In order to proceed with the installation, you will need to provide configuration data for the nodes. Kickstart provides a basic node configuration template that you can either use as it is, or modify. The template file is located on your system at /opt/csm/install/kscfg.tmpl.RedHat.Version. For example: /opt/csm/install/kscfg.tmpl.RedHat.7.2. For your convenience, a sample Kickstart node configuration template is also contained in this book, in Appendix D, Sample Kickstart configuration template files.
The Kickstart configuration template file contains the following information:
A sample disk partition table is provided, which can be modified.
A standard list is provided; you can modify the list, or you can use your own list.
This script does standard set up and CSM-specific set up. The script may be modified to suit your installation, provided the marked sections are not altered.
Before updating the Kickstart configuration template, it is recommended that you make a backup copy of the original file, and give it a different name. The template file you use must retain the original name, and be stored in its original directory, so you will need to update the original Kickstart configuration template file.
As stated earlier, you can use the Kickstart node configuration template as it is or modify it. See the annotations in the kscfg.tmpl itself for instructions on how to modify the template. Changes made to the template file affect the entire cluster and should be made before going to the next step.