Oracle Linux 6 - boot.iso file.

I just downloaded oracle linux 6 - 64b, DVD image, but there's no boot.iso file in /images directory.
Unfortunatelly I hardly need this file for fresh install, because our HP server has only virtual CD drive connected
via iLO console, so standard installation is possible from CD images or via boot.iso mounted as CD + network install
I haven't found boot.iso on edelivery.oracle.com\linux.
Any idea pls ?

Preparing the system for an install from hard disk is pretty simple. First do a (minimal) install of EL5. Make sure to review the partitioning, reduce the size of the lvm partition by about 5GB, and add a 5GB partition at the end of the device. Let's assume the iso file is called ol6.iso and the last partition is sda3. Then do:
mkfs.ext3 /dev/sda3
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt
cd /mnt
wget http://.../ol6.iso
mkdir iso
mkdir images
mount -o loop,ro ol6.iso iso
cp iso/images/install.img images
cp iso/isolinux/vmlinuz /boot
cp iso/isolinux/initrd.img /boot
cd /
umount /mnt/iso
umount /mnt
cat >>/boot/grub/grub.conf <<EOF
title install ol6
    root (hd0,0)
    kernel /vmlinuz askmethod
    initrd /initrd.img
EOFYou need to select custom partitioning for the OL6 installation, and make sure not to delete sda3. Once the installation is done, you can delete the extra partition, or use it for swap or something else.

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