HP BL10e Setting up a Linux PXE server and integrating clients - Page 1

Setting up a Linux PXE server and integrating clients HOWTO Abstract...2 Text conventions ...2 Required hardware and software...2 For the PXE server ...2 For the clients ...2 Overview...3 pxelinux functionality ...3 Kickstart files ...4 Setting up the PXE server ...4 Integrating the clients ...7 Troubleshooting ...10 Bootcfg usage information...10 Potential kickstart installation issues 10 Additional configuration for ProLiant BL10e servers 11 Appendix a: glossary ...13 Appendix b: sample scripts and files...14 For the PXE server ...14 NFS configuration file ...14 syslinux.cfg files ...14 import-to-tftpboot.sh file ...16 For the clients ...17 dhcpd.conf script...17 syslinux.cfg script ...19 Kickstart file ...19 For more information...21 Call to action ...21