Install linux from another server?

kaboom · 03-01-2004, 04:06 AM

I want a possibility to install linux (on a clean empty server) from another server, but how can i do this at boot time without booting from cd or floppy. Is it possible to make this changes in the bios or on the networkcard?

Thanks!

Ice9 · 03-01-2004, 04:18 AM

You have to have a pxe boot image on the server you want to do the install from and then have your empty server boot from the network (you have to enable this in your BIOS)
I don't exactly know how to set up pxe but I know this is how they're doing it at my workplace when they have to install a new machine.
You can probably google for pxe and see what it comes up with.