How to configure Network Booting Service (in RHEL 3 using GUI tool provided with it )

jatin · 05-29-2009, 07:50 AM

Dear all

I'm trying to configure Network Booting service in my Redhat Enterprise 3 AS from GUI tool provided under ...System Settings-->Service Settings--> Network Booting Service

I've /tftpboot directory and it is containing boot directory also and it /tftpboot is NFS exported also (and also mounted on /mnt/nfs direcrory )

but it gives me a error like this
" The diskless directory must be NFS exported and contain a boot sub-directory " and I'm unable to configure net-boot

can anyone help to solve this problem... please

Thnx and Regards T.C

Jatin Khatri

saagar · 05-30-2009, 11:13 PM

First you need to copy the images directory from your installation CD/DVD to your system and put that to /etc/exports and share it via NFS. hope u have system-config-netboot package installed.

jatin · 06-12-2009, 03:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saagar

First you need to copy the images directory from your installation CD/DVD to your system and put that to /etc/exports and share it via NFS. hope u have system-config-netboot package installed.

ya that is already done .... but the message is coming same like this "The diskless directory must be NFS exported and contain a boot sub-directory"

farslayer · 06-12-2009, 07:47 AM

Did you check the documentation ?

Admin Guide
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/e...ysadmin-guide/

Code:

14. PXE Network Installations

    14.1. Setting up the Network Server
    14.2. PXE Boot Configuration
    14.3. Adding PXE Hosts
    14.4. Starting the tftp Server
    14.5. Configuring the DHCP Server
    14.6. Adding a Custom Boot Message
    14.7. Performing the PXE Installation

Installation Guide
http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red...ide/index.html

Code:

33. PXE Network Installations

    33.1. Setting up the Network Server
    33.2. PXE Boot Configuration

        33.2.1. Command Line Configuration

    33.3. Adding PXE Hosts

        33.3.1. Command Line Configuration

    33.4. TFTPD

        33.4.1. Starting the tftp Server

    33.5. Configuring the DHCP Server
    33.6. Adding a Custom Boot Message
    33.7. Performing the PXE Installation

Command line setup and configuration.
http://docs.sun.com/source/820-4893-...50589736_74338

jatin · 06-14-2009, 11:41 PM

Thanx all of you ...

Take care

mikeaguilar · 06-04-2010, 09:50 AM

In my case, I had a problem with interpretation of my /etc/hosts file.