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Operating Systems Linux Red Hat pxe boot server Post 302620741 by duckeggs01 on Monday 9th of April 2012 06:06:05 AM
Old 04-09-2012
pxe boot server

Hi

Hoping someone can help ove setup a pxe/dhcp boot server for auto installs on centos My server seems to be providing dhcp fine but the installation fails to progress when it reaches the pxe boot menu. I make my selection and nothing happens. I am serving the media via http from the same system which is providing pxe/dhcp. Http seems to be working has i can open the url and get to the contents of the media.

Pxe Configuration
/var/lib/tftpboot

OS boot files (vmlinux/initrd.img)
/var/lib/tftpboot/rhel6.1

Dhcp config

default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;

authoritative;

log-facility local7;

next-server 192.168.0.102;
filename "/pxelinux.0";
subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.120 192.168.0.130;
option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255;
option routers 192.168.0.1;
allow booting;
allow bootp;
}

boot menu config (/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default)
default menu.c32
prompt 0
timeout 300

menu title ################ PXE BOOT MENU ##################

LABEL RHEL 6.1
MENU LABEL RHEL 6.1 KS
kernel rhel6.1/vmlinux append initrd=rhel6.1/initrd.img
method=http://192.168.0.102/rhel61
#ks=http://192.168.0.102/kickstart/test.cfg ksdevice=eth0 devfs=nomount

(ive commented out the kickstart stuff on purpose for now)

TFTP config

service tftp
{
disable = no
socket_type = dgram
protocol = udp
wait = yes
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
server_args = -s /var/lib/tftpboot
per_source = 11
cps = 100 2
flags = IPv4
}




The logs state the following when i boot the client;
Apr 9 12:02:35 senna dhcpd: DHCPDISCOVER from 00:0c:29:1f:24:7e via eth0
Apr 9 12:02:36 senna dhcpd: DHCPOFFER on 192.168.0.120 to 00:0c:29:1f:24:7e via eth0
Apr 9 12:02:38 senna dhcpd: DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.0.120 (192.168.0.102) from 00:0c:29:1f:24:7e via eth0
Apr 9 12:02:38 senna dhcpd: DHCPACK on 192.168.0.120 to 00:0c:29:1f:24:7e via eth0
Apr 9 12:02:38 senna in.tftpd[3162]: tftp: client does not accept options


I basically get to my pxe boot menu, but when i select the rhel option to do the install nothing happens??? Any ideas.
 

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RLM_IPPOOL_TOOL(8)					      System Manager's Manual						RLM_IPPOOL_TOOL(8)

NAME
rlm_ippool_tool - dump the contents of the FreeRadius ippool database files SYNOPSIS
If an ipaddress is specified then that address is used to limit the actions or output. rlm_ippool_tool [-a] [-c] [-o] [-v] session-db index-db [ipaddress] Mark the entry nasIP/nasPort as having ipaddress rlm_ippool_tool -n session-db index-db ipaddress nasIP nasPort Update old format database to new. rlm_ippool_tool -u session-db new-session-db DESCRIPTION
rlm_ippool_tool dumps the contents of the FreeRADIUS ippool databases for analyses or for removal of active (stuck?) entries. Or with the -n argument adds a usage entry to the FreeRADIUS ippool databases. OPTIONS
-a Print all active entries. -c Report number of active entries. -r Remove active entries. -v Verbose report of all entries. -o Assume old database format (nas/port pair, not md5 output). -n Mark the entry nasIP/nasPort as having ipaddress. -u Update old format database to new. EXAMPLES
Given the syntax in the FreeRadius radiusd.conf: ippool myippool { range-start = 192.168.1.0 range-stop = 192.168.1.255 [...] session-db = ${raddbdir}/ip-pool.db ip-index = ${raddbdir}/ip-index.db } To see the number of active entries in this pool, use: $ rlm_ippool_tool -c ip-pool.db ip-index.db 13 To see all active entries in this pool, use: $ rlm_ippool_tool -a ip-pool.db ip-index.db 192.168.1.5 192.168.1.82 192.168.1.244 192.168.1.57 192.168.1.120 192.168.1.27 [...] To see all information about the active entries in the use, use: $ rlm_ippool_tool -av ip-pool.db ip-index.db NAS:172.16.1.1 port:0x2e8 - ipaddr:192.168.1.5 active:1 cli:0 num:1 NAS:172.16.1.1 port:0x17c - ipaddr:192.168.1.82 active:1 cli:0 num:1 NAS:172.16.1.1 port:0x106 - ipaddr:192.168.1.244 active:1 cli:0 num:1 NAS:172.16.1.1 port:0x157 - ipaddr:192.168.1.57 active:1 cli:0 num:1 NAS:172.16.1.1 port:0x2d8 - ipaddr:192.168.1.120 active:1 cli:0 num:1 NAS:172.16.1.1 port:0x162 - ipaddr:192.168.1.27 active:1 cli:0 num:1 [...] To see only information of one entry, use: $ rlm_ippool_tool -v ip-pool.db ip-index.db 192.168.1.1 NAS:172.16.1.1 port:0x90 - ipaddr:192.168.1.1 active:0 cli:0 num:0 To add an IP address usage entry, use: $ rlm_ippool_tool -n ip-pool.db ip-index.db 192.168.1.1 172.16.1.1 0x90 rlm_ippool_tool: Allocating ip to nas/port: 172.16.1.1/144 rlm_ippool_tool: num: 1 rlm_ippool_tool: Allocated ip 192.168.1.1 to client on nas 172.16.1.1,port 144 SEE ALSO
radiusd(8) AUTHORS
Currently part of the FreeRADIUS Project (http://www.freeradius.org) Originally by Edwin Groothuis, edwin@mavetju.org (http://www.mavetju.org) Mailing list details are at http://www.freeradius.org/ RLM_IPPOOL_TOOL(8)
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