Comments on: PXE Install http://www.zen.org/2004/09/09/pxe-install/ The thoughts, ideas, habits, and interests of a sub-culture. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:34:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sven Heinicke http://www.zen.org/2004/09/09/pxe-install/#comment-123 Sven Heinicke Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:39:39 +0000 http://www.zen.org/?p=154#comment-123 Yes, it is very manual. Almost like doing a Gentoo Linux linux install. I used the dhcp3-server package that is a part of sarge. My entries dhcpd.conf file looks something like: <pre>ddns-update-style none; allow bootp; allow booting; filename "pxelinux.0"; option domain-name "<var>your-domain.org</var>"; subnet <var>1.2.3</var>.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { option routers <var>1.2.3</var>.254; option domain-name-servers ns1.<var>your-demain.com, ns2.your-domain.com</var>; host hostname { option host-name "<var>hostname</var>"; hardware ethernet <var>00:01:03:1A:FC:B7</var>; fixed-address <var>1.2.3</var>.33; }</pre> All should work, assuming TFTP and NFS are set of correctly too. Yes, it is very manual. Almost like doing a Gentoo Linux linux install. I used the dhcp3-server package that is a part of sarge. My entries dhcpd.conf file looks something like:

ddns-update-style none;
allow bootp;
allow booting;
filename "pxelinux.0";
option domain-name "your-domain.org“;

subnet 1.2.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
 option routers 1.2.3.254;
 option domain-name-servers ns1.your-demain.com, ns2.your-domain.com;

 host hostname {
  option host-name “hostname“;
  hardware ethernet 00:01:03:1A:FC:B7;
  fixed-address 1.2.3.33;
 }

All should work, assuming TFTP and NFS are set of correctly too.

]]> By: David http://www.zen.org/2004/09/09/pxe-install/#comment-121 David Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:01:46 +0000 http://www.zen.org/?p=154#comment-121 Most of that even should be automatable I would think. I'm about to try your steps on 10 server on Thursday...hopefully it goes well. What was your DHCP setting and how'd you set that up? I am just starting to look into it but I've used debian long enough to hope it won't be so bad. debbotstrap and chroot seem like one way to do it, but it's more manual that I had hoped. Thanks, david Most of that even should be automatable I would think.

I’m about to try your steps on 10 server on Thursday…hopefully it goes well.

What was your DHCP setting and how’d you set that up? I am just starting to look into it but I’ve used debian long enough to hope it won’t be so bad. debbotstrap and chroot seem like one way to do it, but it’s more manual that I had hoped.

Thanks,
david

]]> By: zen.org Communal Weblog &raquo; Uninstalling Sarge http://www.zen.org/2004/09/09/pxe-install/#comment-100 zen.org Communal Weblog &raquo; Uninstalling Sarge Thu, 02 Dec 2004 14:12:44 +0000 http://www.zen.org/?p=154#comment-100 er: General &#8212; sven @ 9:12 am EST In the beginning of September I installed four systems with Debian Sarge, a few weeks later I was rsyncing the old mixed Debian system back. Today I [...] er: General &#8212; sven @ 9:12 am EST In the beginning of September I installed four systems with Debian Sarge, a few weeks later I was rsyncing the old mixed Debian system back. Today I [...]

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