Operation Manual
1.1.6 Remote Installation via SSH—PXE Boot
and Wake on LAN
This type of installation is completely hands-off. The target machine is started and
booted remotely.
To perform this type of installation, make sure that the following requirements are met:
• Remote repository: NFS, HTTP, FTP, or SMB with working network connection.
• TFTP server.
• Running DHCP server for your network, providing a static IP to the host to install.
• Target system capable of PXE boot, networking, and Wake on LAN, plugged in
and connected to the network.
• Controlling system with working network connection and SSH client software.
To perform this type of installation, proceed as follows:
1
Set up the repository as described in Section 1.2, “Setting Up the Server Holding
the Installation Sources” (page 12). Choose an NFS, HTTP, or FTP network
server. For the conguration of an SMB repository, refer to Section 1.2.5,
“Managing an SMB Repository” (page 20).
2
Set up a TFTP server to hold a boot image that can be pulled by the target system.
This is described in Section 1.3.2, “Setting Up a TFTP Server” (page 24).
3
Set up a DHCP server to provide IP addresses to all machines and reveal the lo-
cation of the TFTP server to the target system. This is described in Section 1.3.1,
“Setting Up a DHCP Server” (page 22).
4
Prepare the target system for PXE boot. This is described in further detail in
Section 1.3.5, “Preparing the Target System for PXE Boot” (page 31).
5
Initiate the boot process of the target system using Wake on LAN. This is de-
scribed in Section 1.3.7, “Wake on LAN” (page 31).
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