Copying the Kickstart File

To install Parallels Cloud Server using a kickstart file, you first need to make the kickstart file accessible over the network. To do this:

1. Copy the kickstart file to the same directory on the HTTP server where the Parallels Cloud Server installation files are stored (e.g., to /var/www/html/pcs ).
2. Add the following string to the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default file on the PXE server:

   ks= HTTP_SERVER_ADDRESS / PATH_TO_KICKSTART_FILE

   Note: For EFI-based systems, the file you need to edit has the name of /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/efidefault or /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ PXE_Server_IP_Address .

Assuming that the HTTP server has the IP address of 198.123.123.198, the DocumentRoot directory is set to /var/www/html and the full path to your kickstart file on this server is /var/www/html/pcs/ks.cfg , your default file may look like the following:

default menu.c32

prompt 0

timeout 100

ontimeout PCS

menu title Parallels Boot Menu

label PCS

menu label Install Parallels Cloud Server

kernel vmlinuz

append initrd=initrd.img ks=http://198.123.123.198/pcs/ks.cfg method=http://198.123.123.198/pcs ksdevice=eth0