Kickstart installation fails with error "can't write to /dev/sda, because it is opened read-only"

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Issue

  • Tyring to kickstart Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 on DL560G8 connected to SAN storage. OS to be installed on local HDDs.
  • Got stuck at prompt as below - Can't write to /dev/sda, because it is opened read-only.
An error was encountered while activating your storage configuration.
Can't write to /dev/sda, because it is opened read-only.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • SAN Storage

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