Deploying Debian GNU/Linux with ICE-Linux

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5. Select Custom OS for the Operating Systems menu.
6. Select Save.
7. Select Ok.
Step 10: Create a Default Custom OS Configuration File
Use the following procedure to create the default OS configuration file for Debian4-i386.
1. Determine the HP SIM server that provides service to the target system you want to install Debian
on.
Determine the (numeric) IP address of the Ethernet port of that HP SIM server. You will need the IP
address in step 5.
2. Change directory to the location in the repository for the installation configuration file added in
Step 9: Add Debian 4.0 Installation Configuration File:
# cd /opt/repository/instconfig/db403-agentless
3. Use the text editor of your choice to open the db403-agentless.cfg configuration file.
4. Copy the following text and paste it into the text editor’s buffer.
# mirror
###########################################
d-i mirror/country string enter information manually
d-i mirror/http/hostname string HP_SIM_Server_IP_Address
d-i mirror/http/directory string /custom/Debian4-i386/DVD1/debian
d-i mirror/protocol string http
d-i mirror/http/proxy string
d-i mirror/suite string stable
# partition
###########################################
d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/cciss/c0d0
#d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc
d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition select Guided - use entire disk
d-i partman-auto/purge_lvm_from_device boolean true
d-i partman-auto/method string regular
#d-i partman-auto/method string lvm
#d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select All files in one partition
# (recommended for new users)
d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select Finish partitioning and
write changes to disk
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
# time
###########################################
d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
d-i time/zone string US/Central
# accounts
###########################################
# root
d-i passwd/root-login boolean true
d-i passwd/root-password password root
d-i passwd/root-password-again password root
# mortal
d-i passwd/user-fullname string James T. Kirk
d-i passwd/username string student
d-i passwd/user-password password student
d-i passwd/user-password-again password student