Simplest PXE boot server solutions

[drmike]

Collectively brain pooling on this one.

Looking for easiest/quickest PXE boot server solution.

Simply, need a setup where netboot can get one of many distro options to be served by this server.

Anyone have a recommendation for the simplest/quickest to setup PXE boot server?

 

[KuJoe]

I'll see if I can find the CentOS tutorial I used. It's insanely simple to setup and took me maybe 15 minutes (not including the ISO downloads). Creating the menu is the longest part but it comes with some samples to work off of.

 

[KuJoe]

While searching for the one I used I found this tutorial that's even shorter than the one I used: http://www.justnudge.com/2013/02/setting-up-a-pxe-boot-server-with-centos-and-dnsmasq/

I need to setup a PXE server in our Denver location so I'll give this tutorial a try and see how well it fairs. I'll grab the .bash_history from our PXE server in Tampa to compare against.

 

[drmike]

I found this tutorial that's even shorter than the one I used: http://www.justnudge...os-and-dnsmasq/

That looks mega simple and easily adapted to Debian.

Going to work on that overnight and see if I can replicate success in Debian.  

And, figure out, if it works, how to inject multiple OS selections.

Thanks a bunch @KuJoe!

 

[earl]

Have not tried but looks interesting..

http://www.netboot.me/

 

[drmike]

Have not tried but looks interesting..

http://www.netboot.me/

Mighty interesting.

Too bad they seemed to have stopped in 2009  No new distro stuff on there.

 

[earl]

Mighty interesting.

Too bad they seemed to have stopped in 2009  No new distro stuff on there.

Holy gheez you're right!! I found the site a while back and been meaning to try it out but I keep forgetting.. guess that was around 4 years ago, lol..

 

[peterw]

Going to work on that overnight and see if I can replicate success in Debian.

Waiting for your Debian howto.

 

[drmike]

Waiting for your Debian howto.

 

Me too Like usual everything bumped back for another night.

 

[Mun]

Holy gheez you're right!! I found the site a while back and been meaning to try it out but I keep forgetting.. guess that was around 4 years ago, lol..

I wonder if you can change the repository location, Might be able to build something

Mun

 

[earl]

I wonder if you can change the repository location, Might be able to build something

Mun

Im sure it's possible.. wish I can play around with it but currently renovating my house so I don't have access to a spare computer..

on another note just finished moving 9 1U/2U server from upstairs to the main floor.. man those things are really heavy I'm surprised I did not pass out hahaha....