alp-installer-script-based-automated-deployment.xml

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    <title>Script-based automated deployment with the &agama; installer</title>
    <abstract>
      <para>
        The default &productname; installer, &agama;,
        supports an unattended automated deployment. This article describes the
        script-based type of an automated deployment.
      </para>

      <para>
        Select the script-based deployment to obtain full control of the
        deployment process.
      </para>
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  <para>
    The script that you specify at the boot command line
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<screen>agama.auto=<replaceable>PROFILE_OR_SCRIPT_URL</replaceable></screen>
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    is a Linux shell script and you can include any commands available on the
    deployment media. To specify &productnameshort; deployment option, use the
    <command>/usr/bin/agama</command> command.
  </para>
  <para>
    The following is a minimal working example to install &productnameshort;:
  </para>
<screen>
set -ex

/usr/bin/agama config set software.product=ALP-Dolomite
/usr/bin/agama config set user.userName=<replaceable>EXAMPLE_USER</replaceable> user.password=<replaceable>PASSWORD</replaceable>
/usr/bin/agama install
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