Installation guide

Procedure
1. Open /opt/FastScale/etc/dhcpd.conf.
2. Configure the settings for your environment.
Option Description
subnet
The IP address subnet of the private network interface.
Default value is 10.11.12.0.
netmask
The netmask of the subnet.
Default value is 255.255.255.0.
range
The range of allocated IP addresses for the provisioned nodes.
Default value is 10.11.12.100–10.11.12.200.
broadcast-address
The broadcast address on the subnet.
Default value is 10.11.12.255.
next-server
The IP address of the private network interface.
Default value is 10.11.12.1.
What to do next
Configure your TFTP server to work with the provisioning environment. See "Configure TFTP " below.
Configure a DHCP Server Other Than the OS Provisioning Server
To configure your system to work with a DHCP server other than the one on the OS Provisioning Server,
you turn off the OS Provisioning Server DHCP server and configure your corporate DHCP server to
connect to the OS Provisioning Server after nodes connect and NetBoot (PXE) starts. The nodes download
the boot kernel from the OS Provisioning Server through TFTP.
Procedure
1. On the OS Provisioning Server, log in as root.
2. Open /etc/sysconfig/FSdhcpd.
3. Change DHCPD_CONF=/opt/FastScale/etc/dhcpd.conf to DHCPD_
CONF=/opt/FastScale/etc/dhcpd.conf.none
This change prevents the DHCP from resetting after a reboot.
4. Run the /opt/FastScale/etc/init.d/FSdhcpd stop command.
5. On the corporate DHCP server, update dhcpd.conf to add these options:
allow bootp;
allow booting;
next-server <IP address of the OS Provisioning Server>;
Configure TFTP
The OS Provisioning Server provides TFTP services that run on the provisioning network. You must
configure the TFTP server to listen on the private OS provisioning network interface.
Installing, Configuring, and Upgrading the OS Provisioning Server and Components
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