Difference between revisions of "NetBoot server principle"
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* [[DHCP server installation | DHCP server]] | * [[DHCP server installation | DHCP server]] | ||
| + | * [[TFTP server]] | ||
| + | * [[NFS server]] | ||
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| + | Optional: | ||
* [[DNS server]] | * [[DNS server]] | ||
| + | * [[Samba server]] | ||
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[[File:NetBoot overview step by step.png|none|NetBoot overview step by step]] | [[File:NetBoot overview step by step.png|none|NetBoot overview step by step]] | ||
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| + | Note that you have to prepare the image before being able to boot on it. ^^ | ||
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| + | =Installation steps= | ||
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| + | 1. First you need to setup a '''DHCP and DNS''' server. | ||
| − | + | 2. Then you'll need to setup a '''TFTP server''' and setup some kernels for NetBoot | |
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| + | 3. Setup a '''NFS server''' | ||
| − | + | 4. Create a '''NFS image''' | |
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| + | 5. Reference the NFS image into the TFTP server | ||
| + | 6. Run the image ! ;) | ||
Latest revision as of 13:47, 21 August 2014
Contents
Requirements
To setup a PXE NetBoot infrastructure you MUST have:
Optional:
Overview of a NetBoot sequence
1. Client broadcasts a DHCPDISCOVER message.
2. The DHCP server responds with:
- the computer IP address,
- TFTP server address (called "next-server"),
- PXE boot filename to load,
- NetBoot root-path values.
3. The client sends a TFTP request to "next-server", asking to retrieve the PXE filename.
4. The TFTP server responds and sends filename to client.
5. Many things here:
- The client executes filename, which is in PXE format.
- The PXE menu will be display so the user can choose which kernel to load
- Then PXE loads the kernel.
- When the kernel executes, the root file system specified by root-path is mounted. If it's a diskless workstation then the client distribution will be mounted in NFS mode.
Diskless NetBoot
The following picture describes the same thing as before in the sequential order:
Note that you have to prepare the image before being able to boot on it. ^^
Installation steps
1. First you need to setup a DHCP and DNS server.
2. Then you'll need to setup a TFTP server and setup some kernels for NetBoot
3. Setup a NFS server
4. Create a NFS image
5. Reference the NFS image into the TFTP server
6. Run the image ! ;)
References
The 1st overview picture comes from the FreeBSD forum: http://www.nl.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/network-diskless.html
