Autoyast prompts to use DHCP when using netsetup

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Service Pack 1 (SLES 12 SP1)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

Situation

The autoyast installation stops with a prompt: "Automatic configuration via DHCP? Yes/No" If you select "Yes", the installation proceeds as expected with DHCP.

The Installation Boot Options line that fails:

install=cd:// autoyast=http://config.server.com/autoinst.xml netsetup=+dhcp

Resolution

Use netsetup=dhcp instead of netsetup=+dhcp.

Cause

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