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| 1.3. Overview and Concept | ||
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Using AutoYaST, multiple systems sharing the same environment and similar but not necesserily identical hardware performing similar tasks can easily be installed in parallel and in a short time. A configuration file (referred to as "autoyast profile") is created using existing configuration resources. The profile file can be easily tailored for any specific environment.
Unlike autoinstallation systems available with older SuSE releases, AutoYaST is fully integrated and provides various options for installing and configuring a system. The main advantage over older systems and other auto-installation systems is the possibility to configure a computer by using existing modules and avoiding using custom scripts which are normally executed at the end of the installation.
This document will guide you through the three steps of auto-installation:
Preparation: All relevant information about the target system are collected and turned into the appropriate directives of the profile. The profile file is transferred onto the target system where its directives will be parsed and transformed to YaST2 conforming data.
Installation: follows the instructions given in the profile and installs the base system.
Configuration: YaST2 in addition to user-defined post-install scripts complete the system configuration
The complete and detailed process is illustrated in the following figure:
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| 1.2. Motivation |  | Chapter 2. The Control File |
