1pxeboot(8)                  System Manager's Manual                 pxeboot(8)
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NAME

6       pxeboot - Network Booting Operating Systems Configuration Utility
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SYNTAX

9       pxeboot [OPTION] [Hostname | IP Address | Subnet]
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DESCRIPTION

12       This is a command line tool for configuring PXE boot files.
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OPTIONS

15       -a, --add
16              add a new PXE Boot file.
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18       -m, --modify
19              modify a PXE boot file
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21       -d, --delete
22              delete a PXE boot file
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24       -l, --list
25              list all PXE boot files
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27       -s, --serial
28              Use serial console on client
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30       -S, --snapshot <snapshotname>
31              Use alternate name for diskless snapshot directory
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33       -e, --ethernet <ethernet device>
34              Use this ethernet device to mount diskless directories
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36       -N, --nisdomain <nisdomain>
37              specify  NIS domain to be used by the installation/diskless ker‐
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40       -K, --kickstart <kickstartfile>
41              specify the location of the kickstart file, this should be spec‐
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44       -r, --ramdisk <size>
45              specify the size of ramdisk to be used by the installation/disk‐
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48       -O, --os <Operating System>
49              specify the operating system description as created with pxeos
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51       -h, --help
52              show usage
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54       tname | IP Address
55              specify the Hostname or IP Address/Subnet to be  used  for  cre‐
56              ation of the PXE boot file.
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FILES

59       /usr/sbin/pxeboot
60       /tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg/pxeos.xml
61       /usr/share/system-config-netboot/*
62       /tftpboot/linux-install/*
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EXAMPLES

65       pxeboot -l
66              List all the pxeboot files
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68       pxeboot -a -O RHEL-AS-Diskless -r 1000 10.0
69              Create  a PXEBoot file which will boot a diskless Operating Sys‐
70              tem for any host in the 10.0 subnet
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LIMITATIONS

73       This utility configures PXE boot files to be used for network installa‐
74       tions or diskless environments.
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SEE ALSO

77       system-config-netboot(8) pxeos(8)
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BUGS

AUTHORS
81       Dan Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>
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86                                Tue Apr 1 2003                      pxeboot(8)



        

    


            
        

        

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