The Kickstart feature enables you to automate the OS installation. A Kickstart installation uses a configuration file that instructs the installer how it should implement a specific installation. The feature offers the following benefits:

• No user intervention is required during the installation process.

• Greater facility in installing on multiple systems.

• The configuration file is useful for troubleshooting a boot-time problem with an installed system.

You can use Kickstart to install Oracle Linux locally. However, the best use of this feature is in the installation of the OS on multiple systems over the network. In network installations, a Kickstart operation would include the following components:

• Kickstart configuration file

• Configured network that supports network installs such as providing connectivity so that different client systems can access the necessary installation and configuration files specific to those clients.

  For an example of the configuration of a network installation, see Creating a Network Installation Setup.