Kickstart & Jumpstart Consulting

Automated OS Installation for Linux and Solaris

Expert consulting for Red Hat Kickstart and Oracle Solaris Jumpstart — automated provisioning, profile design, PXE/network booting, post-install configuration, and migration to modern alternatives.

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Our Kickstart & Jumpstart Consulting Services

Zwiegnet offers specialized expertise in automated OS deployment using Red Hat Kickstart (RHEL, CentOS, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux) and Oracle Solaris Jumpstart/AI. We help organizations streamline server provisioning, ensure consistency, and reduce deployment time from hours to minutes.

Our services include:

Kickstart Profile Development – Custom .ks files, partitioning schemes, package selection, %pre/%post scripting, and Anaconda integration.
Jumpstart/AI Setup – Solaris Jumpstart rules, profiles, sysidcfg, finish/post-install scripts, and Automated Installer (AI) manifests for Solaris 11.
Network Booting Infrastructure – PXE/TFTP/DHCP configuration for Kickstart, Jet (Jumpstart Enterprise Toolkit), or AI boot servers.
Post-Install Automation – Configuration of users, networking, security hardening, application installation, and integration with Ansible/Puppet.
Hardware & Driver Support – Custom driver disks, kickstart %pre scripts for RAID/HBA detection, and Solaris device aliasing.
Security & Compliance – Hardened base installs, CIS benchmark alignment, and encrypted root/filesystems (LUKS/ZFS encryption).
Scalability & Centralization – HTTP/HTTPS/NFS-hosted repositories, mirrored kickstart servers, and version-controlled profiles.
Migration to Modern Tools – Transition from Kickstart/Jumpstart to Ansible, Foreman, Cobbler, or cloud-native imaging (Packer, Image Builder).
Integration with Virtualization – Kickstart for VMware/KVM guests, Jumpstart in Solaris Zones/LDOMs, and template-based provisioning.
Troubleshooting & Optimization – Diagnosis of failed installs, boot issues, profile errors, and performance tuning of the provisioning process.

Automated installation remains essential for consistent, repeatable deployments — especially in hybrid environments or during Solaris-to-Linux transitions.

Located between Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin since 2009 — direct access to engineers with decades of experience in both Kickstart and Jumpstart provisioning.

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