AutoYaST entries - SUSE Linux
The AutoYaST Entries tab lets you modify the contents of the AutoYaST file, which is an XML file used in unattended installations of SUSE Linux.
When you define settings of a SUSE system package, an AutoYaST file is automatically generated at deploy time that incorporates all of the options you defined for the system package. You do not have to edit the AutoYaST file. However, the AutoYaST Entries panel gives advanced users the option of manually editing the AutoYaST file.
Tokens in the AutoYaST file
The AutoYaST file includes tokens that represent information needed to provision a server. This information is presented in the form of tokens because it is either not available until the provisioning process of a server actually begins or it is derived from provisioning configuration settings. For example, a token might represent a server's MAC address. Or, a token might represent the DNS server specified in the Network panel of the provisioning wizard. The following table describes all the possible tokens that can be used in an AutoYaST file.
Token | Description |
|---|---|
??APP_SERVER_IP?? | The IP address of the Application Server, which is set using the bl-server option when you configure a Linux-based DHCP server. For more information, see Configuring-a-DHCP-server-on-Linux. |
??MAC_ADDRESS?? | The MAC address of the server being provisioned. |
??IP_ADDRESS?? | The IP address that was specified in the Network panel of the system package wizard. This value is overridden during provisioning using the value you enter in the Network panel of the provisioning wizard. |
??SUBNET_MASK?? | The subnet mask that was specified in the Network panel of the system package wizard. This value is overridden during provisioning using the value you enter in the Network panel of the provisioning wizard. |
??DEF_GATEWAY?? | The default gateway that was specified in the Network panel of the system package wizard. This value is overridden during provisioning using the value you enter in the Network panel of the provisioning wizard. |
??DNS_SERVER?? | The DNS server that was specified in the Network panel of the system package wizard. This value is overridden during provisioning using the value you enter in the Network panel of the provisioning wizard. |
??HOST_NAME?? | The computer name that was specified in the Basic Config panel of the system package wizard. This value is overridden during provisioning using the value you enter in the Basic Config panel of the provisioning wizard. |
??ROOT_PASSWORD?? | The root password that was specified in the Basic Config panel of the system package wizard. This value is overridden during provisioning using the value you enter in the Basic Config panel of the provisioning wizard. |
??NET_DEVICE?? | The network device that was specified in the Basic Config panel of the system package wizard. This value is overridden during provisioning using the value you enter in the Basic Config panel of the provisioning wizard. |
??RSCD_DIR?? | The path of the RSCD installer for a system package type. This path is specified using the System Package tab of the Provisioning Configurations window (see Changing-the-location-of-installation-files). |
??DATA_STORE_BASE_DIR?? | The virtual directory for the data store. You specify this location when you configure the VIRTUAL_DIR property in the Data Store system object (see Configuring-the-data-store-for-PXE-provisioning). |
??DATA_STORE_IP?? | The IP address that the Application Server resolves from the server name specified in the LOCATION property in the Data Store system object (see Configuring-the-data-store-for-PXE-provisioning). |
To edit the AutoYaST file
- Check Customize the AutoYaST file.
A message warns that the AutoYaST file is be generated using your current settings in the system package wizard. - Edit the XML of the AutoYaST file.
The TrueSight Server Automation system provides basic editing tools, including cut, copy, paste, select all, undo, and redo. To access a menu of these tools, click in the body of the file and right-click.
The text editor utility also provides a search and replace feature. To access it, right-click in the file and select Find. - Optionally, after editing the AutoYaST file, you can clear Customize the AutoYaST file to generate a new version of the file based on your settings in the system package.
A message warns you that all customizations you made to the AutoYaST file will be lost. A new version of the AutoYaST file will be generated based on your current settings in the system package wizard.
Proceed to the Post-install-configuration-SUSE-Linux tab.