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Setting up a PXE boot server
Remote Starter
Conclusions
Once the PXE server is up and running on the LAN, you can set up new machines and VMs quite easily with a network-based install. Both the Windows and Linux installation programs support various options for unattended setup. All you then have to do for a new system on the LAN is boot through the LAN and select the appropriate PXE entry for automatic installation. Do not forget the diskless client-server and disaster recovery use cases. If you run a small cluster with virtualization servers that use shared iSCSI or NFS SAN storage for the VMs, you can run them without hard disks and boot over the LAN.
Infos
- Syntax of a Syslinux menu: https://wiki.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Menu
- Bootable WinPE media: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/winpe-create-usb-bootable-drive
- iPXE wimboot: https://ipxe.org/wimboot
- GNU GRUB Manual 2.06: https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub/grub.html
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