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Chapter 30. Setting Up an Installation Server

30.1. Setting up the Network Server
30.2. PXE Boot Configuration
30.3. Configuring the DHCP Server
30.4. Starting the tftp Server
30.5. Adding a Custom Boot Message
30.6. Performing the PXE Installation
The following steps must be performed to prepare for a PXE installation:
  1. Configure the network (NFS, FTP, HTTP) server to export the installation tree.
  2. Configure the files on the tftp server necessary for PXE booting.
  3. Configure which hosts are allowed to boot from the PXE configuration.
  4. Start the tftp service.
  5. Configure DHCP.
  6. Boot the client, and start the installation.

30.1. Setting up the Network Server

First, configure an NFS, FTP, or HTTP server to export the entire installation tree for the version and variant of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to be installed. Refer to Section 4.1, “Preparing for a Network Installation” for detailed instructions.