Configuring a Pre-execution Environment (PXE) using Red Hat Linux 6.2 or Later on Compaq ProLiant Servers

Configuring a Pre-execution Environment (PXE) using Red Hat Linux on Compaq ProLiant Servers 6
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6. Press F8 when you see the following:
Press <F8> to view menu...
A PXE boot menu displays stating
Local Boot
Linux Install
7. Select Linux Install and press <Enter>. You should see the following text appear on the
screen.
MD w.x.y.z
BOOT SERVER IP: w.x.y.z
MTFTP..
Intel Linux NBP, PXE-2.0 Beta-x (build nnn)
Downloading linux kernel image
PXE-T01: File not found.
If you see this message, you configured the PXE server and TFTP/MTFTP daemons
correctly. The next step is to put the proper boot images in place.
8. Insert the RedHat CD-ROM
9. Insert an erasable floppy diskette
10. Perform the following to copy the boot images:
Type
[cd /usr/src]
[tar –xzf redhat/SOURCES/pxe-linux.tar.gz]
[cd /tftpboot/X86PC/UNDI/linux-install]
[cp /usr/src/pxe-linux/server/linux.0 ./]
Type [mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom]
[cd /mnt/cdrom/images/]
[dd if=bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=72k]
[umount /mnt/cdrom]
[mount /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy]
[cd /tftpboot/X86PC/UNDI/linux-install]
[cp /mnt/floppy/vmlinuz ./linux.1]
[cp /mnt/floppy/initrd.img ./linux.2]
[umount /mnt/floppy]
At this point, the client can boot Linux.
The following instructions are necessary to complete setup of the PXE Installation for Red Hat
Linux operating system. It is easier to configure the PXE server for installing the operating
system over FTP than NFS.
For NFS Installation
11. Configure a NFS mountpoint .
12. Copy the RedHat CD-ROM to the path for the mountpoint.