Kickstarting RHEL 7 with a static IP reverts to DHCP when --device is unspecified

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Static IP assignment fails when kickstarting RHEL 7 system with an unspecified --device flag. In response, the system defaults to DHCP.
  • Network settings are ignored by anaconda

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7

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