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→Part 3: Installing from a Network using a Kickstart File
:'''Perform the following steps:'''
# Create the VM (called '''centos3''') # During the install, copy the network URL, then click the '''URL options''' to expand the '''kernel options''' input textbox. Type the following in the kernel options textbox:<br>'''<span style="color:#336699;font-weight:bold">ks=</span>http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~andrew.smith/ops235/centos7-kickstart-v01.cfg''' and then click the '''forward''' button to proceed. Make certain to select the correct Memory Size and Disk Space size shown in the VM Details aboveMake certain to enter the name: '''centos3''', <u>AND</u> then select the option: '''Customize configuration before install''', and select '''Copy Host CPU Configuration''', click '''Apply''', and then click '''Begin Installation'''.
# Observe the installation. How is it different from booting from a downloaded image?
# Record the time taken to install, and compare this to the time taken by the previous installations.<br><br>If the during the installation, you see the message at the bottom '''Pane is Dead''', click the '''Virtual Machine''' menu at the top, select '''Shut Down''' -> '''Force Off''', '''right-click''' on '''centos3''' in the ''virtual manager'' window and select '''Delete'''. Redo the VM setup for a new instance of the ''centos3'' VM.<br><br>