Installation guide

15.2. Boot ing a guest using PXE

This section demonstrates how to boot a guest virtual machine with PXE.

15.2.1. Using bridged net working

Pro ced u re 15.2. Bo o t in g a g u est u sin g PXE and brid g ed n et wo rkin g

1. Ensure bridging is enabled such that the PXE boot server is available on the network.

2. Boot a guest virtual machine with PXE booting enabled. You can use the vi rt-i nstal l

command to create a new virtual machine with PXE booting enabled, as shown in the

following example command:

virt-install --pxe --network bridge=breth0 --prompt

Alternatively, ensure that the guest network is configured to use your bridged network, and

that the XML guest configuration file has a <bo o t d ev= ' netwo rk' /> element inside the

<o s> element, as shown in the following example:

<os>

</os>

<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03'

function='0x0'/>

</interface>

15.2.2. Using a privat e libvirt net work

Pro ced u re 15.3. Using a privat e libvirt n et wo rk

1. Configure PXE booting on libvirt as shown in Section 15.1.1, “Setting up a PXE boot server

on a private libvirt network” .

2. Boot a guest virtual machine using libvirt with PXE booting enabled. You can use the vi rt-

i nstal l command to create/install a new virtual machine using PXE:

virt-install --pxe --network network=default --prompt

Alternatively, ensure that the guest network is configured to use your bridged network, and that the

XML guest configuration file has a <bo o t d ev= ' netwo rk' /> element inside the <o s> element, as

shown in the following example:

<os>

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