Pxe boot server configuration, Figure b-1 – Dell Emulex Family of Adapters User Manual

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Appendix B. Example for Installing and Configuring Linux or Citrix for PXE Boot and UEFI Boot

Linux and Citrix PXE Server Remote Installation Procedure

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Starting dhcpd: [ OK ]

PXE Boot Server Configuration

[root@bglinux156 ~]# rpm -qa | grep system-config-netboot

system-config-netboot-cmd-0.1.45.1-1.el5

system-config-netboot-0.1.45.1-1.el5

Copying Files to the TFTP Server with the Graphical Version
of the Network Booting Tool

Copy the files necessary to start the installation to the TFTP server to enable them to be

found when the client requests them. Run the Network Booting Tool on the NFS, FTP,

or HTTP server. A separate PXE server is not necessary.
To use the graphical version of the Network Booting Tool, you must be running the X

Window System, have root privileges, and have the redhat-config-netboot RPM

package installed.
To start the Network Booting Tool from the desktop, do one of the following:

Go to the Main Menu Button (on the Panel) and select System Settings >Server

Settings >Network Booting Service.
-or-

Type the command system-config-netboot at a shell prompt. (For example, in an

XTerm or a GNOME terminal.)

Note: If you are starting the Network Booting Tool for the first time, select

Network Install from the First Time Druid.

Copy the files necessary to start the installation to the TFTP server.
1. Select Configure > Network Installation from the pull-down menu.

Figure B-1 Network Installation and Diskless Environment Window

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