HP Scripting Toolkit 9.30 for Linux User Guide

3 Booting and OS installation
SYSLINUX
SYSLINUX is a free third-party bootloader available on the SYSLINUX web page at http://
syslinux.zytor.com/index.php.
SYSLINUX is a suite of programs that perform various boot functions. The Scripting Toolkit uses the
following bootloader programs:
• isolinux.bin—Boot from ISO media.
• pxelinux.0—Boot using PXE protocol.
• ldlinux.sys—Boot from a USB drive key.
The bootloaders each require a configuration file to run:
• isolinux.cfg—Use when booting from ISO media.
• default—Use when booting using PXE.
• syslinux.cfg—Use when booting from a USB drive key.
In the boot files (isolinux.cfg, default, and syslinux.cfg), the following options are
supported in the append statements.
DescriptionOption
This command specifies the device node or name to mount;
for example, /dev/hdc or 10.0.0.1:/nfs_bootstrap
sstk_mount=<device>
This command specifies the file system type of the device;
for example, nfs, vfat, or iso9660
sstk_mount_type=<mount type>
This command specifies the options for mounting the device;
for example, ro, or ro,nolock for NFS
sstk_mount_options=<mount options>
This command specifies the administrator-created script
that executes to continue the process. Typically, the script
sstk_script=<script filename>
uses Toolkit tools to configure and update the system, and
then begins an operating system installation.
This command causes the bootstrap script to load network
drivers and use DHCP to acquire a network address.
network=1
The bootstrap script included with the Toolkit performs the following commands:
mount -t $sstk_mount_type $sstk_mount /mnt/main -o $sstk_mount_options
exec /mnt/main/$sstk_script
For more information about SYSLINUX usage, see the SYSLINUX web page at http://
syslinux.zytor.com/index.php
Booting using PXE
A basic understanding of DHCP, PXE, and TFTP is required to perform the procedure described in
this section.
Examples in this section might not be specific to your operating system environment. For more
information about your particular environment, see the Linux system administrator's guide.
The following figure illustrates a simplified Scripting Toolkit PXE boot.
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