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--- linux_wiki:os_install_pxe_boot [2016/02/02 23:12]
billdozor [Create PXE Content]
+++ linux_wiki:os_install_pxe_boot [2019/05/25 23:50] (current)
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 In order to install an OS via PXE boot, a TFTP and DHCP server are required.\\
 Using PXE allows for clients to begin a network installation without any net-install ISO.
+  * Reference Source: http://www.tecmint.com/install-pxe-network-boot-server-in-centos-7/
 **Checklist**
-  * Distro: Enterprise Linux 7
+  * Distro(s): Enterprise Linux 7
-  * Installation Server Created (NFS/HTTP/FTP) that is hosting the install DVD and kickstart file
+  * Other: Installation Server Created (NFS/HTTP/FTP) that is hosting the install DVD and kickstart file
+    * Example: Using [[linux_wiki:os_install_bare_metal#netinstall_iso_prep|NFS as an Installation Server]]
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   range 192.168.1.240 192.168.1.250 ;
   next-server 192.168.1.150 ;
-  filename "pxelinux/pxelinux.0" ;
+  filename "pxelinux.0" ;
 }
 </code>
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   * Install a required package<code bash>yum install syslinux</code>
-  * Create the PXE Linux directory structure<code bash>mkdir -p /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux/pxelinux.cfg</code>
-  * Copy the pxelinux.0 data file<code bash>cp /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux/</code>
-  * Create the PXE Linux default config file<code bash>vim /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux/pxelinux.cfg/default
-default CentOS7
+  * Create the PXE Linux directory structure<code bash>mkdir -p /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg
-prompt 1
+mkdir /var/lib/tftpboot/centos7/</code>
-timeout 60
-display boot.msg
+  * Copy the pxelinux.0 data file<code bash>cp /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 /var/lib/tftpboot/</code>
+  * Create the PXE Linux default config file (replace '<nfs-ip>' with actual NFS server IP<code bash>vim /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
+default menu.c32
+prompt 0
+timeout 600
+menu title ########## PXE Boot Menu ##########
+label 1
+  menu label ^1) Install CentOS 7.2 x86-64
+  kernel centos7/vmlinuz
+  append initrd=centos7/initrd.img method=nfs:<nfs-ip>:/iso/centos7.2-dvd/
+</code>
+    * PXE Boot Menu Reference Source: https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/PXE/PXE_Setup/Menus
+  * To include a splash image when doing PXE, copy the image from the local system<code bash>cp /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz /var/lib/tftpboot/</code>
+  * Copy the files (images/pxeboot/vmlinuz and initrd.img) from the install disk to /var/lib/tftpboot/centos7/<code bash>mount -t iso9660 -o loop CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1511.iso /mnt
+cp /mnt/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz /var/lib/tftpboot/centos7/
+cp /mnt/images/pxeboot/initrd.img /var/lib/tftpboot/centos7/</code>
-label CentOS7
-  menu label ^Install CentOS 7.2
-  menu default
-  kernel vmlinuz
-  append initrd=initrd.img</code>
-  * To include a splash image when doing PXE, copy the image from the local system<code bash>cp /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux/</code>
-  * Copy the files (images/pxeboot/vmlinuz and initrd.img) from the install disk to /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux/<code bash>mount -t iso9660 -o loop CentOS-7-x86_64-DVD-1511.iso /mnt
-cp /mnt/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux/
-cp /mnt/images/pxeboot/initrd.img /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux/</code>
   * Restart dhcpd and xinetd<code bash>systemctl restart dhcpd
 systemctl restart xinetd</code>
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 **The system is now ready to accept incoming PXE boot requests.**
-/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux contains:
+/var/lib/tftpboot/ contains:
-  * initrd.img
+  * centos7 (directory)
-  * pxelinux.0
+  * pxelinux.0 (data file)
   * pxelinux.cfg (directory)
-  * splash.xpm.gz
+  * splash.xpm.gz (splash image)
-  * vmlinuz
+/var/lib/tftpboot/centos7 contains:
+  * initrd.img (centos 7 initrd)
+  * vmlinuz (centos 7 boot kernel)
-/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux/pxelinux.cfg contains:
+/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg contains:
-  * default
+  * default (config file)
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