From 4472a4a5b97b2686b06128c31e3a930bf0d6f520 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Zeidler Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:06:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] installation: unattended: sync the section with the wiki introduction so that there are not two different versions of the introduction and users mistakenly think they have already read the introduction in the admin guide. Signed-off-by: Alexander Zeidler [ AL: use {pve} and format boot option for easier recognizion ] Signed-off-by: Aaron Lauterer --- pve-installation.adoc | 25 ++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/pve-installation.adoc b/pve-installation.adoc index 869a879..e0e5c3f 100644 --- a/pve-installation.adoc +++ b/pve-installation.adoc @@ -406,17 +406,24 @@ Then press `Ctrl-X` or `F10` to boot the configuration. Unattended Installation ----------------------- -It is possible to install {pve} automatically in an unattended manner. This -enables you to fully automate the setup process on bare-metal. Once the -installation is complete and the host has booted up, automation tools like -Ansible can be used to further configure the installation. +The automated installation method allows installing {pve} +in an unattended manner. This enables you to fully automate the setup +process on bare-metal. Once the installation is complete and the host +has booted up, automation tools like Ansible can be used to further +configure the installation. -The necessary options for the installer must be provided in an answer file. This -file allows the use of filter rules to determine which disks and network cards -should be used. +The necessary options for the installer must be provided in an answer +file. This file allows using filter rules to determine which disks and +network cards should be used. + +To use the automated installation, it is first necessary to choose a +source from which the answer file is fetched from and then prepare an +installation ISO with that choice. + +Once the ISO is prepared, its initial boot menu will show a new boot +entry named 'Automated Installation' which gets automatically selected +after a 10-second timeout. -To use the automated installation, it is first necessary to prepare an -installation ISO. https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Automated_Installation[Visit our wiki] for more details and information on the unattended installation.