.. _Starting Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform Installation:

Starting Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform Installation
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To start the installation, do the following:

#. Configure the server to boot from the chosen media.

#. Boot the server and wait for the welcome screen.

#. On the welcome screen, do one of the following:

   - If you want to set installation options manually, choose **Install Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform**.

   - If you want to install Virtuozzo Infrastructure Platform in the unattended mode, press **E** to edit the menu entry, append kickstart file location to the ``linux`` line, and press **Ctrl+X**. For example:

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           linux /images/pxeboot/vmlinuz inst.stage2=hd:LABEL=<ISO_image> quiet ip=dhcp logo.nologo=1 inst.ks=<URL>

     .. note:: For instructions on how to create and use a kickstart file, see :ref:`Creating Kickstart File` and :ref:`Using Kickstart File`, respectively.
