RE: Net boot Linux SUSE 7.2 from a filer F840 or F230 - toasters

24 Sep 2001


      Hi to all
we set up SUSE Linux automated Installation , using , PXE , ETHERBOOT , Bootprom
for SAP Aplication Servers the only thing that you must do is make the entry at the DHCP
Server a detailed Technical Report is comming soon , if somebody needs more information , please
send me a mail .
You can use this installation method for other Aplications
Regards
Manfred Buchmann
Network Appliance SAP Competence Center
-----Original Message-----
From: Fox, Adam [mailto:Adam.Fox@netapp.com]
Sent: Mittwoch, 19. September 2001 20:38
To: 'Oye'; McCarthy, Tim
Cc: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: RE: Net boot Linux SUSE 7.2 from a filer F840 or F230
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From my 6.1.1 machine:
f880-rtp> options tftpd                   
tftpd.enable                 off          
tftpd.logging                off          
tftpd.rootdir                /etc/tftpboot
So set the tftpd.enable options to on.  Set the tftpd.rootdir option
to where ever you like and turn on logging if you want to log all of
the gets.
That's about it.  Just be aware..at this time it only goes gets, no puts.
You'll have to write data to that area via an NFS/CIFS client.
-- Adam Fox
NetApp Professional Services, NC
adamfox@netapp.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Oye [mailto:Oyegbemi.Akintan@oracle.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 1:48 PM
To: McCarthy, Tim
Cc: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: Re: Net boot Linux SUSE 7.2 from a filer F840 or F230
This is definitely helpful. I'm going to resolve to using 
this solution but
I need more info on setting u p the tftp server. Also I fond 
a documentation
on how to do it at 
http://cui.unige.ch/info/pc/remote-boot/howto.html .
Thanks
-Oye
"McCarthy, Tim" wrote:
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Well, with the F230 you are almost out of luck.
The F820, which can run 6.0.3 or later or 6.1.1 or later
has a tftp server on it!
Enable it, point your clients to use tftp to boot from
and it may just work!!!
The F230, cannot run 6.0 or higher software. So you could
take one of your linux boxes, make a dir on the F230, mount it
and then use said linux box as the tftp server to boot from.
Does this help?
--tmac
-----Original Message-----
From: Oye [mailto:Oyegbemi.Akintan@oracle.com]
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:40 PM
To: toasters@mathworks.com
Subject: Net boot Linux SUSE 7.2 from a filer F840 or F230
Does anyone have any idea on how to set up net boot of Suse
Linux 7.2 or
...
RedHat on a filer F840 or F230?
Thanks,
Oye