Installation Using PXE

Chapter 2. Preparing for PXE Installation
user = root
server = /usr/sbin/in.tftpd
server_args = -v -s /tftpboot
per_source = 11
cps = 100 2
flags = IPv4
}
Once you are done, save the file.
2. Copy the following files to the /tftpboot directory (if this directory does not exist, create it under the root
(/) directory):
• vmlinuz
• initrd.img
• menu.c32
• pxelinux.0
These files are necessary to start the installation of Acronis Storage. You can find the first two files in the
/images/pxeboot directory of the Acronis Storage distribution. The menu.c32 and pxelinux.0 files are located in
the syslinux installation directory on the PXE server (usually, this is the /usr/share/syslinux or /usr/lib/syslinux
directory).
3. Create the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg directory, and inside this directory, make the default file.
4. Open the default file for editing, and add the following strings to it:
default menu.c32
prompt 0
timeout 100
ontimeout VZ
menu title Acronis Storage Boot Menu
label VZ
menu label Install Acronis Storage
kernel vmlinuz
append initrd=initrd.img ip=dhcp
For detailed information on the parameters you can specify in the /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default file and their
configuration, see the documentation for syslinux and its man pages.
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