User`s guide

OS Provisioning Server Network Requirements
Configure your network settings to ensure that OS Provisioning Server installs and functions proprely.
Provisioning Network Interface
When provisioning machines, a private network interface is easier to configure and more secure to use.
However, you can also use a public network.
The provisioning network interface must be associated with the hardware interface named eth1.
Configure the provisioning network interface on the machine you are using as the OS Provisioning Server
with a static IP address so that the OS Provisioning Server can act as a DHCP server. The following are the
default and preferred values used throughout OS Provisioning Server installation process.
n
IP Address: 10.11.12.1
n
Netmask: 255.255.255.0
OS Provisioning Network Port Usage
During the installation of OS distributions, internal application and services must communicate between
the OS Provisioning Server and the target machines. If there are firewalls or routers between the OS
Provisioning Server and the target machines, they must be configured to allow the following ports.
Application or Service Port Description
bootpd/DHCP UDP 68
Provides address and server location
of PXE configuration files.
TFTP UDP69
Downloads initial PXE/kernel.
http TCP 80
Downloads kickstart and package
files.
OS Provisioning Server 21310
Communication with the nodes,
including messages and registration
requests.
Stunnel 40607
Open on OS Provisioning Server so
VCM's stunnel client can connect to
the OS Provisioning Server stunnel
server.
OS Provisioning Server 40610
Allows nodes to communicate with
OS Provisioning Server, including
messages and registration requests.
OS Provisioning Server Repository Server 21307
OS Provisioning Server web service
listening for provisioning requests
from VCM.
OS Provisioning Server Hardware Discovery 21309
Used by the hardware discovery
program to communicate with the
inventory daemon to add new
machines into the OS Provisioning
Server database.
Table 6–1. OS Provisioning Ports
Hardware and Software Requirements for the Operating System Provisioning Server
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