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3.8 KiB
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122 lines
3.8 KiB
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 1999 Doug White
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd May 1, 2000
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.Dt PXEBOOT 8
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm pxeboot
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.Nd Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) bootloader
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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bootloader is a modified version of the system third-stage bootstrap
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.Xr loader 8
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configured to run under Intel's Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) system.
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PXE is a form of smart boot ROM, built into Intel EtherExpress Pro/100 and
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3Com 3c905c Ethernet cards, and Ethernet-equipped Intel motherboards.
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PXE supports DHCP configuration and provides low-level NIC access services.
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The
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.Nm
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bootloader retrieves the kernel, modules,
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and other files either via NFS over UDP or by TFTP,
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selectable through compile-time options.
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In combination with a memory file system image or NFS-mounted root file system,
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.Nm
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allows for easy,
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EEPROM-burner free construction of diskless machines.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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binary is loaded just like any other boot file,
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by specifying it in the DHCP server's configuration file.
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Below is a sample configuration for the ISC DHCP v2 server:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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option domain-name "example.com";
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option routers 10.0.0.1;
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option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
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option broadcast-address 10.0.0.255;
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option domain-name-servers 10.0.0.1;
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server-name "DHCPserver";
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server-identifier 10.0.0.1;
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default-lease-time 120;
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max-lease-time 120;
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subnet 10.0.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
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filename "pxeboot";
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range 10.0.0.10 10.0.0.254;
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}
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.Ed
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.Nm
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recognizes
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.Va next-server
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and
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.Va option root-path
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directives as the server and path to NFS mount for file requests,
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respectively, or the server to make TFTP requests to.
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Note that
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.Nm
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expects to fetch
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.Pa /boot/loader.rc
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from the specified server before loading any other files.
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.Pp
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In all other respects,
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.Nm
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acts just like
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.Xr loader 8 .
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.Pp
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As PXE is still in its infancy, some firmware versions may not work
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properly.
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The
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.Nm
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bootloader has been extensively tested on version 0.99 of Intel firmware;
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pre-release versions of the newer 2.0 firmware are known to have
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problems.
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Check with the device's manufacturer for their latest stable release.
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.Pp
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For further information on Intel's PXE specifications and Wired for
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Management (WfM) systems, see
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.Li http://www.intel.com/design/archives/wfm/ .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr loader 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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bootloader first appeared in
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.Fx 4.1 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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.An -nosplit
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The
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.Nm
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bootloader was written by
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.An John Baldwin Aq jhb@FreeBSD.org
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and
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.An Paul Saab Aq ps@FreeBSD.org .
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This manual page was written by
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.An Doug White Aq dwhite@FreeBSD.org .
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