User Manual

Rev 2.2-1.0.1
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E.2 Configuring the DHCP Server
Edit a host-declaration for your PXE client in the DHCP configuration file, serving it with pxe-
linux.0, and restart your DHCP.
"pxelinux.0" is a part of the "syslinux" RPM (/usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0).
To install the syslinux RPM on:
• RedHat, run "yum install syslinux"
• SUSE - "zypper install syslinux"
To get the latest version of syslinux please refer to http://www.syslinux.org
Here is an example of such host declaration inside DHCP config file:
host qadell011 {
filename "pxelinux.0" ;
next-server 12.7.6.30;
option host-name "qadell011";
fixed-address 12.7.6.11 ;
hardware ethernet 00:02:C9:E5:D8:E0 ;
}
E.3 Configuring the PXE Server
Step 1. Download SLES11SP3-kISO-VPI.tgz from
http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?&product_family=34&mtag=flexboot
Step 2. Extract the .tgz file on the PXE server, under the TFTP root directory.
For example:
[root@sqa030 ~]# cd /var/lib/tftpboot; tar xzvf SLES11SP3-kISO-VPI.tgz
The following are examples of PXE server configuration:
• PXE server configuration:
SLES11SP3-kISO-VPI/pxelinux.cfg/default
• Kernel and initrd for the installation:
SLES11SP3-kISO-VPI/pxeboot-install/initrd
SLES11SP3-kISO-VPI/pxeboot-install/linux
• Kernel and initrd for the boot after the installation:
SLES11SP3-kISO-VPI/pxeboot/initrd
SLES11SP3-kISO-VPI/pxeboot/linux
• kISO installation medium that can be used to boot from instead of booting the installer program
over the network.
If choosing this method:
• Boot the client into the below SLES11 SP3 iso and proceed with the installation until
the client fully boots up the installer program.
• Discover and connect to a remote iSCSI storage.
During the installation process you will be asked to insert the original installation medium to
continue with the installation.
SLES11SP3-kISO-VPI/sles11-sp3-x86_64-mlnx_ofed-2.1-1.0.6.iso