Brief description of PXE unattended system installation and configuration

0. Disable the Firewall:

# Iptables-F

Or

# Service iptables stop

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1. install and configure the DHCP server:

# Yum-y install DHCP // Yum install DHCP server

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# Vi/etc/DHCP/DHCPD. conf // configure the DHCP server

Option domain-name "londey.com"; // specifies the Domain Name

Option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.139; // specify the IP address of the Domain Name Server.

Default-lease-time 86400; // defines the default lease time

Max-lease-time 100000; // defines the maximum lease time

Subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {// define the DHCP network segment and mask

Range 192.168.1.150 192.168.1.200; // defines the DHCP address pool.

Option routers 192.168.1.139; // defines the IP address of the gateway route.

Next-server 192.168.1.139; // defines the next server IP address to be searched

Filename "pxelinux.0"; // defines the file to be searched on the next server

}

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# Chkconfig DHCPD on // set startup

# Service DHCPD start // enable DHCP service

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2. Install the TFTP server:

# Yum-y install TFTP-server // install the TFTP server and client

# Chkconfig xinet on // open the super daemon xinet

# Chkconfig TFTP on // open the TFTP Server

# SS-unl // check whether port 69 is enabled

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2. 5. Install syslinux: (subsequent configuration of TFTP)

# Yum-y install syslinux // install syslinux

# Cp/usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0/var/lib/tftpboot // copy pxelinux0 to the tftpboot folder

# Mkdir/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux. cfg // create the pxelinux. cfg directory in the tftpboot folder.

# Cp/Media/CDROM/images/pxeboot/{vmlinuz, initrd. IMG}/var/lib/tftpboot // copy vmlinuz, initrd. IMG to tftpboot

# Cp/Media/CDROM/isolinux/vesamenu. c32/var/lib/tftpboot // copy vesamenu. c32 to tftpboot

# Cp/Media/CDROM/isolinux/splash.jpg/var/lib/tftpboot // beibeibeisplash.jpg to tftpboot

# Cp/Media/CDROM/isolinux. cfg/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux. cfg/default // copy isolinux. cfg to pxelinux. cfg and change it to default

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3. Install and start the HTTPd service:

# Yum install httpd // install the HTTPd service

# Service httpd start // enable the HTTPd service

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4. Generate and place the KS file:

# Yum install system-config-kickstart // install system-config-kickstart

# System-config-kickstart // Open System-config-kickstart for graphical configuration of KS files

# Mv ks. cfg/var/www/html // move the KS configuration file to/var/www/html

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5. Modify the default file:

# Vi/var/lib/tftpbot/pxelinux. cfg/default // modify the defalut (pxelinux. cfg) File

Lable Linux

Ks = http: // 192.168.1.139/KS. cfg

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6. Put the image in the HTTP directory:

# Mount -- bind/media // var/www/html/PXE // mount the directory to/var/www/html/PXE/

# Http: // 192.168.100.1/PXE // you can open and test the HTTP service on the webpage.

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