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--- redhat:other-redhat:pxe-installation-server-redhat [2017/07/05 13:55] – [Step 4 - Set sebools and firewall rules] michael
+++ redhat:other-redhat:pxe-installation-server-redhat [2017/09/26 21:19] (current) – [Configure PXE (Network Boot) installation Server on CentOS 7] michael
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 Once the PXE server is configured we can install hundreds of System at the same time over the network.As it works on Client-Server architecture, to get the OS installation on clients, boot the clients via PXE option.
+FIXME
+  * **https://www.linuxtechi.com/configure-pxe-installation-server-centos-7/**
+  * https://dokuwiki.nausch.org/doku.php/centos:pxe_c7:pxe_1#clienttest
@@ Line 12: / Line 17: @@
 Below are details of my Setup:
-  * OS(Operating System)  = CentOS 7.x
+  * OS (Operating System) = CentOS 7.x
   * IP  Address = 192.168.1.11
   * Hostname = pxe.example.com
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 <WRAP center round box 100%>
 <code>
-# openssl passwd -1 Pxe@123#
+# openssl passwd -1 MY-STR0NGpW123!
 </code>
-$1$e2wrcGGX$tZPQKPsXVhNmbiGg53MN41
+$6$bDp6BGDIUOTz487Q$Kw3w/B7Pb/T8bj/qOI1yXeHU.zdNPZbMo2N8GSKzHUxxdcTskfPkFx6SMkA5pAj/kFmUPpIRvC8DhKBievJUM/
 </WRAP>
-System default kickstart file is placed under **/root** with name **anaconda-ks.cfg**. We will be creating a new kickstart under the folder ''/var/ftp/pub'' with the name **centos7.cfg**
+System default kickstart file is placed under **/root** with name **anaconda-ks.cfg**. We will now creating our own kickstart-file under the folder ''/var/ftp/pub'' with the name **centos7.cfg**
-Copy the following content into the new kickstart file. Please modify the kickstart file as per your needs.
+Copy the following content into the new kickstart file. Please modify the file as per your needs.
 <code>
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 <sxh bash; first-line: 1>
-#platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T
+#version=CentOS 7
-#version=DEVEL
+# Action - Install OS instead of upgrade
+install
+# Accept Eula
+eula --agreed
 # Firewall configuration
 firewall --disabled
-# Install OS instead of upgrade
-install
+repo --name="EPEL" --baseurl=http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64
 # Use FTP installation media
 url --url="ftp://192.168.1.11/pub/"
-# Root password
-rootpw --iscrypted $1$e2wrcGGX$tZPQKPsXVhNmbiGg53MN41
+rootpw --iscrypted $6$bDp6BGDIUOTz487Q$Kw3w/B7Pb/T8bj/qOI1yXeHU.zdNPZbMo2N8GSKzHUxxdcTskfPkFx6SMkA5pAj/kFmUPpIRvC8DhKBievJUM/
 # System authorization information
 auth useshadow passalgo=sha512
 # Use graphical install
 graphical
 firstboot disable
-# System keyboard
-keyboard us
+# Keyboard layouts
+keyboard --vckeymap=ch-de_sundeadkeys --xlayouts='ch (de_sundeadkeys)'
 # System language
-lang en_US
+lang en_US.UTF-8
-# SELinux configuration
-selinux disabled
+# SELinux State
-# Installation logging level
+selinux --enabled
-logging level=info
 # System timezone
-timezone Europe/Amsterdam
+timezone Europe/Zurich --isUtc --ntpservers=0.centos.pool.ntp.org,1.centos.pool.ntp.org,2.centos.pool.ntp.org,3.centos.pool.ntp.org
 # System bootloader configuration
-bootloader location=mbr
+bootloader --location=mbr --boot-drive=sda
+# Partition clearing information
 clearpart --all --initlabel
-part swap --asprimary --fstype="swap" --size=1024
-part /boot --fstype xfs --size=300
-part pv.01 --size=1 --grow
+# Disk partitioning information
+part pv.01 --fstype="lvmpv" --ondisk=sda --size=1 --grow
+part /boot --fstype="xfs" --ondisk=sda --size=1024
+part /boot/efi --fstype="efi" --ondisk=sda --size=200 --fsoptions="umask=0077,shortname=winnt"
 volgroup root_vg01 pv.01
-logvol / --fstype xfs --name=lv_01 --vgname=root_vg01 --size=1 --grow
+logvol swap  --fstype="swap" --size=1024 --name=swap --vgname=root_vg01
+logvol /  --fstype="xfs" --name=root --vgname=root_vg01 --size=1 --grow
 %packages
-@^minimal
+@base
 @core
+at
+bash-completion
+bind-utils
+bzip2
+curl
+man-pages
+nc
+net-tools
+ntp
+ntpdate
+unzip
+vim-enhanced
+wget
+zip
 %end
 %addon com_redhat_kdump --disable --reserve-mb='auto'
 %end
 </sxh>
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 </code>
+In Case SELinux is enabled, then set the following selinux rule for ftp server.
+<code>
+# setsebool -P allow_ftpd_full_access 1
+</code>
+At the End, open all the needed ports in the OS firewall using following firewall-cmd commands
-https://www.linuxtechi.com/configure-pxe-installation-server-centos-7/
+<code>
+# firewall-cmd --add-service=ftp --permanent
+# firewall-cmd --add-service=dhcp --permanent
+# firewall-cmd --add-port=69/tcp --permanent
+# firewall-cmd --add-port=69/udp --permanent
+# firewall-cmd --add-port=4011/udp --permanent
+# firewall-cmd --reload
+</code>
+Up to this point, PXE server installation and configuration is completed now.
+==== Step 7 - Boot the clients with pxe boot option. ====
+FIXME
+BILDER VON VM BOOT EINFügen
+**Alte Links:**
+https://www.linuxtechi.com/configure-pxe-installation-server-centos-7/
 https://askubuntu.com/questions/412574/pxe-boot-server-installation-steps-in-ubuntu-server-vm/414813
+----
+**Neue Links, Besser erklährt:**
+https://www.tecmint.com/multiple-centos-installations-using-kickstart/
+https://www.tecmint.com/install-pxe-network-boot-server-in-centos-7/
+https://fogproject.org/
+----
+===== Fine-Tuneing des Kickstartfiles =====
+  * https://dokuwiki.nausch.org/doku.php/centos:pxe_c7:pxe_2?s[]=yum