Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-autoinstall (59 mails)

["Dirk Schreiner" <Dirk.Schreiner@xxxxxxx>]

Hi*,

maybe you can try this:

Change Bootorder to:
   1: Local Disk
   2: PXE

Then, if you want to reinstall System simply destroy Boot Block of local 
Disk and reboot.
   1: fails
   2: PXE succeds and starts reinstall.

After (re)install:
   1: Local Disk Succeds, which has also the benefit of more security
       (PXE cannot be spoofed !!), and shorter Boot Time.

Jut my 2ct/EUR

Dirk


Hans-Joachim Ehlers schrieb:
> I think a better solution is to disable tftp ( or even DHCP if IPs are fixed ) 
> for the given client as soon as the installation has reached the post install 
> step.
>
> During the post install a script on the client removes its PXE and/or dhcp 
> configuration on the installation. Thus the next pxe boot will fail and the 
> client should proceed with the local boot.
> Of course this does work only the the client will try to boot from its harddisk 
> if PXE boots fails
>
> hth
> Hajo
>
>
>
>
>   
> > > > Wayman Smith <wayman.smith@xxxxxxxxxx> 24/01/2008 13:58 >>>
> > > >         
> Hello,
>
> I am implementing a PXE installation with autoyast, and it has been
> working well. However, the system continues to boot from PXE and the
> installation repeats itself over and over. I will not have access to the
> machines to disable PXE in the bios.
>
> I have look at the autoyast documentation and Section 7.2.3 recommends a
> solution of adding an entry to autoyast.xml profile. I have tried this
> option, however I still receive the same result. This is what I have
> added to my autoinst.xml
>
> <pxe>
>        <pxe_localboot config:type="boolean">true</pxe_localboot>
>        <pxelinux-config>
> DEFAULT linux
>   LABEL linux
>   localboot 0
>
>
>        </pxelinux-config>
>        <tftp-server>192.168.66.1</tftp-server>
>        <pxelinux-dir>/pxelinux.cfg</pxelinux-dir>
>      </pxe>
>
> I also am using dhcp and the hexadecimal file names. What section of the 
> autoinst.xml should the pxe section be inserted in?
>
> I have made alot of progress with my installation, thanks for all the support.
>
> Wayman
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