tftpboot/README.md

tftpboot

1. Overview
2. Description
   • PXE files
   • Configuration files
   • Preseed
   • Scripts
3. How to use it
4. TODO

Overview

All needed files to set up a PXE servers.

Description

PXE files

Use some bootloaders files provide by :

• pxelinux debian package :
  • gpxelinux.0
  • pxelinux.0
• syslinux-common debian package :
  • chain.c32
  • menu.c32
  • reboot.c32
  • vesamenu.c32

Configuration files

Preseed

Scripts

See the scripts's README.md file for more informations.

How to use it

• Put the data of this repository on the PXE server :
  • Clone the repository with https URL or with SSH to /var/lib/tftpboot.
  • Download the last archive : wget https://git.ipr.univ-rennes1.fr/cellinfo/tftpboot/archive/master.tar.gz
• Install a TFTP server (tftpd-hpa package for Debian's based systems or tftp-server for Redhat's based systems).
• Start the tftpd's service :
  • sudo service tftpd-hpa start
  • sudo systemctl start tftpd-hpa
• You can test if the TFTP server provide the files with a TFTP client (tftp-hpa) by downloading a file with the command :
  • tftp $IP.SRV.TFTP -c get README.md /tmp/README.md_from_tftpd_server

TODO

• Add a tiny preseed file that could be load for a manual install.