Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed

Installing with PXE 53Now, you should have the following files:/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/boot.msg/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/expert.msg/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/general.msg/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/param.msg/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/rescue.msg/tftpboot/linux-install/msgs/snake.msg/tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.01Use the following steps to configure the files specific to the Red Hat Enterprise Linuxversion and variant to be installed:TIPThe same PXE server can be used to offer multiple versions and variants of Red HatEnterprise Linux if the files for each are located in different /tftpboot/linuxinstall//directories.1. Create the /tftpboot/linux-install// directory where is aunique identifier for the version and variant of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to installvia PXE. For example, RHEL5Server could be used for Red Hat Enterprise LinuxServer 5.2. Copy the initrd.img and vmlinuz files from the images/pxeboot/ directory of theinstallation tree or the first installation CD into the /tftpboot/linux-install// directory.3. If performing a kickstart installation, copy the kickstart file in the /tftpboot/linux-install// directory as well with the ks.cfg filename.Use the following steps to configure the files specific to the systems connecting to thePXE server for installation:1. Create the /tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg/ directory on the PXE server.2. The /tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg/ directory should contain a file foreach system to be installed, where the filename is the IP address or hostname of thesystem to be installed. If the system to be installed does not have a configurationfile based on its IP address, the configuration information in the file named defaultis used. An example file for the pxelinux.cfg/ directory is in Listing 1.2. In Listing1.2, replace with the directory name created for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux version and variant to install on the system, and replace with thenetwork installation method to use for the installation such asnfs::/.