Preparing The Boot Of The Target System - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual

4.3 Preparing the Boot of the Target
This section covers the configuration tasks needed in complex boot scenarios. It contains
ready-to-apply configuration examples for DHCP, PXE boot, TFTP, and Wake on
LAN.
4.3.1 Setting Up a DHCP Server
There are two ways to set up a DHCP server. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and
higher, YaST provides a graphical interface to the process. Users of any other SUSE
Linux-based products and non-SUSE Linux users should manually edit the configuration
files or use the front-end provided by their operating system vendors.
IMPORTANT
The following sections just cover the configuration changes needed to make
your DHCP server ready for PXE boot. For more information about the configu-
ration of DHCP, turn to the manuals of your operating system vendor.
Setting Up a DHCP Server with YaST
To announce the TFTP server's location to the network clients and specify the boot
image file the installation target should use, add two declarations to your DHCP server
configuration.
1 Log in as root to the machine hosting the DHCP server.
2 Start YaST > Network Services > DHCP Server.
3 Complete the setup wizard for basic DHCP server setup.
4 Select Expert Settings and select Yes when warned about leaving the start-up di-
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