Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V40z - Manual (Page 61)

Appendix A Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation 55
6. Edit the /usr/local/etc/neopxe.conf configuration file, which is read by
neopxe at startup.
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If the /usr/local/etc/ directory doesn’t exist, create it with the following
command:
# mkdir /usr/local/etc
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If you need to create the neopxe.conf file, you can copy it from the
/tmp/sles8-pxefiles/neopxe-0.2.0/ or
/tmp/suse9-pxefiles/neopxe-0.2.0/ directory.
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A valid configuration file must have entries for each of the following lines,
including at least one service line.
ip_addr= n.n.n.n
prompt= boot-prompt-string
prompt_timeout= timeout
service= service-number,boot-server,boot-file,label
Where:
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n.n.n.n is the IP address of your PXE server.
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boot-prompt-string is the character string displayed during a network boot that
prompts the user to press the F8 key for a boot menu.
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timeout is the number of seconds the prompt is displayed before the server
defaults to the first service for booting.
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service-number is an integer in the range of 1 to 254 that identifies the boot
service.
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boot-server is the IP address of the boot server for that boot service.
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boot-file is the name of the boot file that is read from your /home/pxeboot
directory.
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label is the text string that is displayed when the boot menu is invoked by
pressing the F8 key.
For example:
ip_addr=192.168.0.1
prompt=Press [F8] for menu...
prompt_timeout=10
service=1,192.168.0.1,pxelinux.0,Linux
service=2,192.169.0.1,nbp.unknown,Solaris
Note – Refer to the neopxe.conf man page for more information.
7. Start the neopxe daemon by running the following command:
# /usr/local/sbin/neopxe