2. Quickstart - For the impatient user
So, you do not like to read the whole manual? You like to try an
installation without reading the manual? OK. Here's how to succeed in
a few minutes.
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Install the package fai-quickstart on your install server (see [faisetup]).
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Edit fai.conf run fai-setup -v and read its output.
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Install the simple examples into the configuration space:
$ cp -a /usr/share/doc/fai-doc/examples/simple/* /srv/fai/config/
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Get the MAC address of your demo host.
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Add your host (try to name it demohost) to dhcpd.conf and
/etc/hosts (= your DNS) on the FAI server.
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When using PXE, tell the install client to boot the install
kernel and perform an installation during the next boot by calling
fai-chboot on the install server.
fai-chboot -IFv demohost
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If you want to try FAI without setting up a PXE+DNS+DHCP-environment:
put the host names into /etc/hosts inside the nfsroot at /srv/fai/nfsroot and use
a CD/DVD to boot the client.
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Boot your demo host and enjoy the fully automatic installation.
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If the installation has finished successfully, the computer should boot a
small Debian system. You can login as user demo or root with password fai.
But now don't forget to read chapters [plan], [instprocess] and [config]!