Deploying Debian GNU/Linux with ICE-Linux

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Step 11: Create Agentless Installation Association Configuration Script
Step 12: Installing Debian4-i386 on a Target System
Step 1: Add a Debian 4.0 Source to Your Repository
Use the following procedure to add a Debian 4.0 source to your repository.
1. If your /opt/repository/custom directory is mounted from an NFS share, unmount it.
2. Use either BitTorrent or Jigdo to collect the three DVD ISO images for Debian 4.0.
3. Start HP SIM.
4. Select the HP SIM Options →Manage ICE-Linux Repository... menu item.
5. Select New.
6. Select Custom OS for the Item type menu item, then select Next>.
7. Enter the following information for each text field:
Item type: Custom OS
Name Debian4-i386
Description Debian Etch Release
Vendor GNU
Version 4.0 Release 3
Architecture i386
Item location Local
Kernel name Linux
RAM disk name initrd.gz,Debian4-i386Boot/iram1.gz
8. Change the file name to Linux.
9. Select Save.
10. Select Ok.
Step 2: Copy or Move the Debian ISO Images into the Directory
Copy or move the DVD ISO images for Debian 4.0 into the
/opt/repository/custom/Debian4-i386 directory.
Step 3: Create Directories and Copy ISO Images
In general, loopback mounting is possible; however, the default kernel of many distributions only
permits 8 loopback mounts at a time. Reserve these resources 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/Debian4-i386
2. Make the directories for the mountpoint for the DVD and for the contents of the DVDs: