to as "PXE boostrap server" below), and that the directory containig this README
is available on the PXE bootstrap server in ~testuser/host-setup.
-### Prepare the PXE bootstrap server when there is no http server
+### Prepare the PXE bootstrap server when there is no http server AMD64
- `sudo apt-get install isc-dhcp-server tftpd-hpa nginx-light ansible`
- edit dhcpd.conf and place it to /etc/dhcp/
- `sudo cp dhcpd.cfg /etc/dhcp/`
- `sudo service isc-dhcp-server restart`
- `cd ~testuser/host-setup`
- - `wget 'http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04.2/ubuntu-16.04.2-server-amd64.iso'`
- `sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom`
- - `sudo mount -o loop ubuntu-16.04.2-server-amd64.iso /mnt/cdrom/`
+ - Ubuntu Xenial
+ - `wget 'http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04.2/ubuntu-16.04.2-server-amd64.iso'`
+ - `sudo mount -o loop ubuntu-16.04.2-server-amd64.iso /mnt/cdrom/`
+ - Ubuntu Bionic
+ - `wget 'http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/releases/18.04/release/ubuntu-18.04-server-amd64.iso'`
+ - `sudo mount -o loop ubuntu-18.04-server-amd64.iso /mnt/cdrom/`
- `sudo cp -r /mnt/cdrom/install/netboot/* /var/lib/tftpboot/`
- figure out where nginx will look for files on the filesystem when
responding to HTTP requests. The configuration is in one of the
files in /etc/nginx/conf.d/, /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/ or in
- /etc/nginx/nginx.conf under section server/root. Save the path to NGINX_ROOT
- - `sudo mkdir -p ${NGINX_ROOT}/download/ubuntu`
- - `sudo cp -r /mnt/cdrom/* ${NGINX_ROOT}/download/ubuntu/`
- - `sudo cp /mnt/cdrom/ubuntu/isolinux/ldlinux.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot`
- - `sudo cp /mnt/cdrom/ubuntu/isolinux/libcom32.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot`
- - `sudo cp /mnt/cdrom/ubuntu/isolinux/libutil.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot`
- - `sudo cp /mnt/cdrom/ubuntu/isolinux/chain.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot`
- - `sudo umount /mnt/cdrom`
- - edit ks.cfg and replace IP address with that of your PXE bootstrap server
- - `sudo cp ks.cfg ${NGINX_ROOT}/download/ks.cfg`
- - edit boot-screens_txt.cfg and replace IP address with that of your PXE bootstrap server
- - `sudo cp boot-screens_txt.cfg /var/lib/tftpboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/boot-screens/txt.cfg`
- - `sudo cp syslinux.cfg /var/lib/tftpboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/boot-screens/syslinux.cfg`
-
-### PREFERED: Prepare the PXE bootstrap server when an http server is already configured
-
- - `sudo apt-get install isc-dhcp-server tftpd-hpa ansible`
- - edit dhcpd.conf and place it to /etc/dhcp/
- - `sudo cp dhcpd.cfg /etc/dhcp/`
- - `sudo service isc-dhcp-server restart`
- - `cd ~testuser/host-setup`
- - `wget 'http://releases.ubuntu.com/16.04.2/ubuntu-16.04.2-server-amd64.iso'`
- - `sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom`
- - `sudo mount -o loop ubuntu-16.04.1-server-amd64.iso /mnt/cdrom/`
- - `sudo cp -r /mnt/cdrom/install/netboot/* /var/lib/tftpboot/`
- - `sudo mkdir /var/www/download/ubuntu`
- - `sudo cp -r /mnt/cdrom/* /var/www/download/ubuntu/`
+ /etc/nginx/nginx.conf under section server/root. Save the path to WWW_ROOT
+ - `sudo mkdir -p ${WWW_ROOT}/download/ubuntu`
+ - `sudo cp -r /mnt/cdrom/* ${WWW_ROOT}/download/ubuntu/`
- `sudo cp /mnt/cdrom/ubuntu/isolinux/ldlinux.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot`
- `sudo cp /mnt/cdrom/ubuntu/isolinux/libcom32.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot`
- `sudo cp /mnt/cdrom/ubuntu/isolinux/libutil.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot`
- `sudo cp /mnt/cdrom/ubuntu/isolinux/chain.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot`
- `sudo umount /mnt/cdrom`
- edit ks.cfg and replace IP address with that of your PXE bootstrap server and subdir in /var/www (in this case /download)
- - `sudo cp ks.cfg /var/www/download/ks.cfg`
+ - `sudo cp ks.cfg ${WWW_ROOT}/download/ks.cfg`
- edit boot-screens_txt.cfg and replace IP address with that of your PXE bootstrap server and subdir in /var/www (in this case /download)
- `sudo cp boot-screens_txt.cfg /var/lib/tftpboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/boot-screens/txt.cfg`
- `sudo cp syslinux.cfg /var/lib/tftpboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64/boot-screens/syslinux.cfg`
- Set the next boot from HDD (without restart)
- `./cimc.py -u admin -p Cisco1234 $CIMC_ADDRESS -d -hdd`
-Optional: If installing Skylake machine, connect to IPMI and boot from PXE via F12
+Optional: If installing Skylake machine
+
+ - Get MAC address of LAN0
+ - `ipmitool -U ADMIN -H $HOST_ADDRESS raw 0x30 0x21 | tail -c 18`
+ - Reboot into PXE for next boot only
+ - `ipmitool -I lanplus -H $HOST_ADDRESS -U ADMIN chassis bootdev pxe`
+ - `ipmitool -I lanplus -H $HOST_ADDRESS -U ADMIN power reset`
+ - For live watching SOL (Serial-over-LAN console)
+ - `ipmitool -I lanplus -H $HOST_ADDRESS -U ADMIN sol activate`
+ - `ipmitool -I lanplus -H $HOST_ADDRESS -U ADMIN sol deactivate`
+
When installation is finished: