How to configure Kickstart server for PXE boot?
We are all done with the steps to setup PXE boot server to perform network based installation in Linux. Using kickstart as the mode of installation we also have configure kickstart server on the same node. I will share the steps to perform VirtualBox PXE Boot installation as I am not using physical hardware here.
How to setup a PXE boot server using RHEL / CentOS 8?
In this article we will setup a PXE boot server using RHEL/CentOS 8 ISO Image. To perform network based installation we will also configure kickstart server. Below are the brief list of steps involved to setup PXE boot server
Do you know how to configure Kickstart server in CentOS?
Both RHEL and CentOS 8 have same directory structure and requirements to configure kickstart server, so you can use either. Do you know how to identify and access USB drives, ISO Images connected to a Linux server?
How is pxe server used to install Linux?
PXE Server ( Preboot eXecution Environment) instructs a client computer to boot, run or install an operating system directly form a network interface, eliminating the need to burn a CD/DVD or use a physical medium, or, can ease the job of installing Linux distributions on your network infrastructure on multiple machines the same time.
How to setup PXE boot server to install RHEL 8?
We will perform VirtualBox PXE boot installation where first VM will be used to setup pxe boot kickstart server while we perform network based installation on the second VM. We will setup PXE boot server to install RHEL 8 using network based installation. Create a new directory where we will place all the RHEL image files
How to configure PXE boot server for multiple images?
We will create PXE boot server which can be used to install multiple images so we will create a boot menu. This boot menu will be displayed to initiate the installation for user input. You can use any name for this file as per your requirement. Since I intent to configure Kickstart server only for single Image, I have only created two menu entries.
When to use kickstart files for ESXi provisioning?
When provisioning lots of ESXi hosts you’ll want to automate most of the process which means you probably won’t want to manually enter things like the hostname, IP address and so on. Now we’ll add specific Kickstart files for this use case. The process differs somewhat depending on UEFI/Legacy PXE boot.