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tftpboot

  1. Overview
  2. Description
  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

Contains the files which defines the PXE menu. The first one will :

  • Call all others menu.cfg from subdirectories (debian/, clonezilla/,…) as an entry.
  • Define a timeout (4 seconds).
  • Define the default entry (boot on local first disk).
  • …

config/debian/menu.cfg

  1. Provide PXE entry for :
  • Debian Wheezy (oldStable) amd64
  • Debian Wheezy (oldStable) i386
  • Debian Wheezy (oldStable) amd64 with additionnals firmwares (see make_debian_initrd_with_firmware.sh script)
  • Debian Wheezy (oldStable) amd64 with additionnals firmwares and preseed file
  • Debian Wheezy (oldStable) amd64 for minions with preseed (Gnome 3 as default GUI)
  • Debian Jessie (Stable) amd64
  • Debian Jessie (Stable) amd64 with preseed file
  • Debian Jessie (Stable) amd64 for minions with preseed (Gnome 3 as default GUI)
  • Debian Jessie (Stable) amd64 for minions with preseed (Mate as default GUI)
  • Debian Jessie (Stable) amd64 for minions with preseed (Cinnamon as default GUI)
  • Debian Sid (unstable) amd64
  • Debian Sid (unstable) amd64 with additionnals firmwares
  • Debian Sid (unstable) i386
  1. If you want to use with your own TFTPD server, you need te set your IP server ! Replace all occurrences of 129.20.27.239 by the IP of your TFTPD server to be able to load the preseed 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
  • Set your IP in some files instead of the default one 129.20.27.239 :
    • debian menu.cfg to be able to load the preseed files (preseed/url=tftp://SRV.IP.AD.DR/)
    • Jessie preseed file to download the postinstall script from your TFTPD server (in-target /usr/bin/tftp SRV.IP.AD.DR)
    • Wheezy preseed file to download the postinstall script from your TFTPD server (in-target /usr/bin/tftp SRV.IP.AD.DR)

TODO

  • Add a tiny preseed file that could be load for a manual install.
  • Download the latecommand archive from this repository instead of the TFTPD server ?