Deploying Debian 5 GNU/Linux with Insight Control for Linux 6.2

configuration files, see the Installing a Custom Operating System with HP Insight Control for Linux

white paper.

Follow this procedure to copy the installation configuration file:

1. Change to the directory that will contain your installation configuration file.

# cd /opt/repository/instconfig/debian5/

2. Copy the example debian5.cfg file to the current directory.

# cp ../custom/examples/Debian5/debian5.cfg .

3. Edit your copy of debian5.cfg using the text editor of your choice and make any necessary

modifications.

4. Save the debian5.cfg file and exit the text editor.

Step 5: Create directories and copy ISO images

In general, loopback mounting is possible; however, the default kernel of many distributions only

permits eight loopback mounts at a time. Therefore, it is possible that these resources may have been

already allocated for other purposes.

HP recommends that you create directories and copy the contents of the ISO images into them, as in

the following procedure:

1. Change to the directory specified in Step 2: Copy or move the Debian ISO images into the

directory:

# cd /opt/repository/custom/Debian5-i386

2. Make the directories for the mount point for the DVD and for the contents of the DVDs:

# mkdir cdrom ; mkdir DVD{1,2,3}

3. Mount the first DVD:

# mount -o loop debian-503-i386-DVD-1.iso cdrom

4. Copy the contents of the DVD into the DVD1 directory:

# cp -ar cdrom/* DVD1

5. Unmount the first DVD:

# umount cdrom

6. Mount the second DVD:

# mount -o loop debian-503-i386-DVD-2.iso cdrom

7. Copy the contents of the DVD into the DVD2 directory:

# cp -ar cdrom/* DVD2

8. Unmount the second DVD:

# umount cdrom

9. Mount the third DVD:

# mount -o loop debian-503-i386-DVD-3.iso cdrom

10. Copy the contents of the DVD into the DVD2 directory:

# cp -ar cdrom/* DVD3

11. Unmount the third DVD:

# umount cdrom