Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual page 209

14.1.6 Remote Installation via SSH—PXE
Boot and Wake on LAN
This type of installation is completely hands-off. The target machine is started and
booted remotely.
To perform this type of installation, make sure that the following requirements are met:
• Remote installation source: NFS, HTTP, FTP, or SMB with working network
connection.
• TFTP server.
• Running DHCP server for your network, providing a static IP to the host to install.
• Target system capable of PXE boot, networking, and Wake on LAN, plugged in
and connected to the network.
• Controlling system with working network connection and SSH client software.
To perform this type of installation, proceed as follows:
1 Set up the installation source as described in
Server Holding the Installation Sources"
FTP network server. For the configuration of an SMB installation source, refer
to Section 14.2.5, "Managing an SMB Installation Source"
2 Set up a TFTP server to hold a boot image that can be pulled by the target system.
This is described in
3 Set up a DHCP server to provide IP addresses to all machines and reveal the lo-
cation of the TFTP server to the target system. This is described in
"Setting Up a DHCP Server"
4 Prepare the target system for PXE boot. This is described in further detail in
Section 14.3.5, "Preparing the Target System for PXE Boot"
5 Initiate the boot process of the target system using Wake on LAN. This is de-
scribed in Section 14.3.7, "Wake on LAN"
Section 14.3.2, "Setting Up a TFTP Server"
(page 208).
Section 14.2, "Setting Up the
(page 198). Choose an NFS, HTTP, or
(page 206).
(page 217).
(page 218).
(page 211).
Section 14.3.1,
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