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(MarkLinimon note: WIP)

all machines

  • set up the BIOS:
    • TBA
  • figure out the MAC address
  • clone an entry in /usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf and use that MAC address

machines which will pxeboot

  • make sure rsw02XX has the the interface's vlan set to portsbuild (e.g.)
  • make sure the /usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf entry for your machine has entries for both fixed-address and option root-path
  • boot the machine
  • format the drive
  • edit drive information into files in (e.g.) /home/linimon/pxeroot/amd64-9/conf/<ipaddress>/etc/:
    • fstab
    • rc.conf
  • reboot the machine
  • profit!

machines which will boot from hard drive

  • if you have not done so already:
    • create a directory for pxebooting, something like /home/linimon/pxeroot/amd64-install-9.0
    • copy over the /home/linimon/pxeroot/amd64-install-9.0/doit script to it and edit for that directory and release
    • sudo sh -x ./doit
  • make sure rsw02XX has the the proper interface's vlan set to install
  • make sure the /usr/local/etc/dhcpd.conf entry for your machine has entries for neither fixed-address nor option root-path so it will boot from the default install vlan
  • reboot the machine
  • do the install
  • profit!
  • clusteradm/nyinetinstall.1339025883.txt.gz
  • Last modified: 2012/06/06 23:38
  • by MarkLinimon