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       -K, kickstart   <kickstartfile>
37            specify  the location of the kickstart file, this should be speci‐
38       fied as a kernel  parameter.   http://frodo.lab.boston.redhat.com/kick‐
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41       -r, ramdisk <size>
42            specify  the  size of ramdisk to be used by the installation/disk‐
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45       -O, os <Operating System>
46            specify the operating system description as created with pxeos
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48       -h, help
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51       Hostname | IP Address
52            specify the Hostname or IP Address/Subnet to be used for  creation
53       of the PXE boot file.
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FILES

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

64       To run this program simply type:
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66       pxeboot -l
67       List all the pxeboot files
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69       pxeboot -a -O RHEL-AS-Diskless -r 1000 10.0
70       Create  a  PXEBoot file which will boot a diskless Operating System for
71       any host in the 10.0 subnet
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LIMITATIONS

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

80       system-config-netboot(8)
81       pxeos(8)
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BUGS

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



        

    


            
        

        

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