Saturday, August 29, 2009

Pxe Server Configuration in Linux

How to Install and configure PXE server in RHEL5

What are the servivces need to configure

NFS server (configure Local or Remote machine)
DHCP server
TFTP server
PXE Boot Server
NFS server Configuration

Pls refer this Link Linux NFSServer Configuration
You need to copy OS Image in NFS Server shared path for PXE client boot OS installation
DHCP server Configuration
Pls refer this Link How to configure DHCP server on Linux
TFTP Server Configuration

Pls refer this Link How to configure TFTP server on Linux
PXE Boot Server Configuration

Pls Make Sure Before staring PXE server setup below RPM installed or not
[root@bgpxetest ~]# rpm -qa | grep system-config-netboot
system-config-netboot-0.1.45.1-1.el5
system-config-netboot-cmd-0.1.45.1-1.el5
If it is not installed you can get it from here
mount 10.192.194.110:/work /emu
cd /emu/rhel5332/Server/
Pls install it from here.
root@bgpxetest ~]#rpm -ivh system-config-netboot-0.1.45.1-1.el5
PXE Boot Server

[root@bgpxetest ~]#system-config-netboot

First time druid -> click network install, it will open one dialog box
Operating system identifier -> /tftpboot/linux-install
Description -> pxe
Select protocole for installation -> NFS
Kickstart
Server ipaddress -> 10.192.194.110
Location ->/work/rhel5132
click apply ok
Adding PXE Hosts
New -> Hostname or IPaddress ->11.0.0.34
Operating system ->/tftpboot/linux-install
And apply OK

How to Boot PXE client:

Got to Client machine in Bios menu select F11 for Booting to PXE server
It will get DHCP server IP and also it get Boot Linux Image.

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