RHEL6.1PXE network installation

1. Configure the yum source and install the dhcp service cat/etc/yum. repos. d/my-source.repo [my-source] name = RedHatEnterpriseLinux $ releasever-$ basearch-mysourcebaseurl = file: // mediaenabled = 1 gpgcheck = 1 gpgkey = file: // e

1. Configure the yum source and install the dhcp service.

Cat/etc/yum. repos. d/my-source.repo

[My-source]

Name = Red Hat Enterprise Linux $ releasever-$ basearch-my source

Baseurl = file: // media

Enabled = 1

Gpgcheck = 1

Gpgkey = file: // etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-RedHat-release

Mount/dev/cdroom/media

Yum-y instasll dhcp

Yes | find/-name dhcpd. conf. sample-exec cp-p {}/etc/dhcp/dhcpd. conf \;

Filter comments: grep-v ^ # </etc/dhcp/dhcpd. conf

Edit dhcpd. conf to add the following content:
Ddns-update-style interim;
Ignore client-updates;
Subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
Option routers 192.168.1.124;
Option subnet-mask limit 255.0;
Next-server 192.168.1.124;
Filename "pxelinux.0 ";
Range 192.168.1.200 192.168.1.220;
Default-lease-time 600;
Max-lease-time 7200;
}
Start the dhcp service:

/Etc/init. d/dhcpd start

Starting dhcpd: [OK]

2. Install the tftp service

Yum search tftp; yum-y install tftp-server

Chkconfig tftp on;/etc/init. d/xinetd restart

Test tftp: tftp 192.168.1.124

Tftp> get filename

3. Deploy and install the source

Yum-y install nfs *;/etc/init. d/rpcbind start

Echo "/media * (sync, ro)">/etc/exports;/etc/init. d/nfs star

View shared information:

Exportfs-v

Test mounting:

Mount. nfs 192.168.1.124:/media // opt/test

Use the ftp Source: Start vsftp; mount/dev/cdroot/var/ftp/pub/linuxos;

4. Deploy the PXE Environment

To obtain the Pxelinux.0 file, you must install the pxelinux package.

Yum search pxelinux; yum-y install yum search pxelinux

Mkdir/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux. cfg

Cp/usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0/var/lib/tftpboot/

Cp/media/images/pxeboot/{vmlinuz, initrd. img}/var/lib/tftpboot/

Cp/media/isolinux. cfg/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux. cfg/default

The modified default file:

Default linux

Prompt 1

Timeout 10

Display boot. msg

Menu background splash.jpg

Menu title Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1!

Menu color border 0 # ffffffff #00000000

Menu color sel 7 # ffffffff # ff000000

Menu color title 0 # ffffffff #00000000

Menu color tabmsg 0 # ffffffff #00000000

Menu color unsel 0 # ffffffff #00000000

Menu color hotsel 0 # ff000000 # ffffffff

Menu color hotkey 7 # ffffffff # ff000000

Menu color scrollbar 0 # ffffffff #00000000

Label linux

Menu label ^ Install or upgrade an existing system

Menu default

Kernel vmlinuz

Append initrd = initrd. img ks = ftp: // 192.168.1.124/pub/ksfile/ks. cfg

5. Configure the ks. cfg file

Yum-y install system-config-kickstart

Run system-config-kickstart.

System-config-kickstart

Basic Configuration:

Select the time zone, do not use UTC clock, set the root password Encrypt root password, architecture x86

Choose to restart the system after installation

Installation Method

Execute New installation and configure the installation Source:

Method 1: FTP Server: 192.168.1.124 FTP Directory:/pub/linuxos

Method 2: NFS Server: 192.168.1.124 NFS Directory:/media

Boot Loader Options

Set the GRUB Password by default.

Partition Information

Clear Master Boot records, delete all existing partitions, initialize disk tags, and layout partitions

Minimum installation package options:

@ Core

@ Server-policy