Hints and tips

1. In the Linux Scripting Toolkit, select Create Boot Media . When the process is complete, the following directory structure is created in the /tftpboot directory:

   /tftpboot/
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.cfg
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.cfg/PXE_test
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/tc.zip
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/img2a
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/tcrootfs
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/img3a
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/bsb1.lss
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.0
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/bsb.msg
   /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg

2. Examine the contents of the configuration file. As a rule, no changes should be required. In the following example, the configuration file is /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test. The contents will be similar to the following:

   prompt 0
   default toolscenter
   timeout 100
   label toolscenter
   display bsb.msg
   kernel /PXE_test/img2a
   append initrd=/PXE_test/img3a vga=0x317 root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=100000 
   tftp_server=192.168.0.1 tftp_tcrootfs=/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/tcrootfs 
   tftp_tczip=/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/tc.zip debug_level=1 
   silent_boot=no boot_src=4 tftp_blksize=1420 media_boot=no

3. Copy the contents of the configuration file to the default file:

   cp /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.cfg/PXE_test /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.cfg/default

4. By using the IP address of your server, ensure that the DHCP configuration contains a block similar to this example:

     if substring(option vendor-class-identifier, 0,9) = "PXEClient" {
       filename "lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.0";      # file to be served
       next-server 192.168.0.1;               # This server's ipaddress 
     }

1. In the Linux Scripting Toolkit, select Create Boot Media . When the process is complete, the following directory structure is created in the /tftpboot directory:

   /tftpboot/
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.cfg
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.cfg/PXE_test
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/tc.zip
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/img2a
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/tcrootfs
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/img3a
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/bsb1.lss
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.0
   /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/bsb.msg
   /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg

2. Examine the contents of the configuration file. As a rule, no changes should be required. In the following example, the configuration file is /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test. The contents will be similar to the following:

   prompt 0
   default toolscenter
   timeout 100
   label toolscenter
   display bsb.msg
   kernel /PXE_test/img2a
   append initrd=/PXE_test/img3a vga=0x317 root=/dev/ram0 rw ramdisk_size=100000 
   tftp_server=192.168.0.1 tftp_tcrootfs=/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/tcrootfs 
   tftp_tczip=/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/tc.zip debug_level=1 
   silent_boot=no boot_src=4 tftp_blksize=1420 media_boot=no

3. Change to the /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.cfg/ directory and create a symbolic link using the MAC address of the target system to point to the bootable media configuration file:

   ln -s PXE_test 01-00-14-5e-b5-4a-7e

4. Ensure that the rest of the DHCP configuration contains a block similar to this example:

     host mymachine {
         hardware ethernet 00:14:5e:b5:4a:7e;
         option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.1;   # DNS server
         fixed-address 192.168.0.2;                # Target system IP
         filename "lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.0";         # file to be served
         next-server 192.168.0.1;                  # This server's IP
     }

1. Open the PXE configuration utility.
2. Click the Multicast tab.
3. Change the packet size to 1420 (the default packet size is 768).

1. Start the system.
2. Press F1 to display the menu options.
3. Navigate to System Settings > Network > PXE Configuration.
4. Select Port %MAC1%.
5. Select Enable PXE, and press Enter.
6. Select Legacy Support, and press Enter.
7. Select Save Changes, and press ESC.
8. Select Port %MAC2%.
9. Select Enable PXE, and press Enter.
10. Select Legacy Support, and press Enter.
11. Select Save Changes, and press ESC.

1. On the Altiris console, navigate to Deploy Linux TK.
2. In the Distribute Disk Image Task of the Deploy Linux TK job, clear the option Automatically perform configuration task after completing this image task.
   Note: If you do not clear the check box, the network cannot be configured.

<partitioning config:type="list">
	<drive>
		<initialize config:type="boolean">true</initialize>
		<use>all</use>
	</drive>
</partitioning>

<partitioning config:type="list">
	<drive>
		<initialize config:type="boolean">true</initialize>
		<use>all</use>
		<partitions config:type="list">
			<partition>
				<filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem>
				<format config:type="boolean">true</format>
				<mount>/boot</mount>
				<size>100mb</size>
			</partition>
			<partition>
				<filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem>
				<format config:type="boolean">true</format>
				<mount>swap</mount>
				<size>auto</size>
			</partition>
			<partition>
				<filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem>
				<format config:type="boolean">true</format>
				<mount>/</mount>
				<size>auto</size>
			</partition>
		</partitions>
	</drive>
</partitioning>

1. Either start or restart the server.
2. When prompted, press F1 to display the configuration menu.
3. Click Advanced Setup > ASM Settings.
4. In the OS USB field, select Linux.
5. Select Save Values and Reboot ASM.

sax2 -m 0=fbdev

• Support for IPv6 stateless and stateful address configuration in the pre-installation environment.
• Support for network-based installation of operating systems by using FTP and HTTP servers.
• Support for creating a remote operating system repository using an IPv6 address as an OS images task.
• Support for IPv6 networks in the Create Boot Media Profile wizard.

ipv6only=1  netdevice=eth0  hostip=2000::2dae:2390/64

1. Navigate to another console that has a command prompt.
2. Configure the network by issuing this command:

   ifconfig eth0 inet6 add 2000::2dae:2390/64

3. Return to the console with the error.
4. Click Retry to continue the installation.

1. Download syslinux 3.72 or higher from http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/.
2. Copy the file core/pxelinux.0 from the syslinux directory structure to your tftproot directory.
3. Extract the file pxechain.com from a PXE image created with the Linux Scripting Toolkit. The pxechain.com file is located in /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/image_name/tc.zip. For example, if you have created a PXE image called PXE_test using the Linux Scripting Toolkit, you can extract pxechain.com by using the following command:

   unzip /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/PXE_test/tc.zip

4. Copy the pxechain.com file to your tftproot directory.
5. Copy /tftpboot/lnxtoolkit/pxelinux.0 to your tftproot directory.
6. Create a subdirectory of your tftproot directory called ibm.
7. Copy the PXE files created by the Linux Scripting Toolkit into the tftproot/ibm directory.
8. Create a subdirectory of tftproot called pxelinux.cfg.
9. Create the file tftproot/pxelinux.cfg/default. This sample default file includes the PXE image created by the Linux Scripting Toolkit. You can add other existing PXE images as shown:

    prompt 0
    default ibmchain
    timeout 100
    label ibmchain
    kernel pxechain.com
    append ::ibm/pxelinux.0
    label your_other_pxe
    kernel pxechain.com
    append ::your_other_pxe/pxelinux.0

|-- ibm
|   |-- img2a
|   |-- img3a
|   |-- pxelinux.0      <- IBM's modified pxelinux.0
|   |-- pxelinux.cfg
|   |   `-- PXE_test     <- The default file for Linux Scripting Toolkit created PXE Image
|   |-- tc.zip
|   `-- tcrootfs
|-- your_other_pxe
|   |-- vmlinux
|   |-- initrd.gz
|   |-- pxelinux.0      <- your_other_pxe's pxelinux.0
|   `-- pxelinux.cfg
|     `-- default       <- your_other_pxe's default
|-- pxechain.com        <- pxechain.com from tc.zip (Step 1)
|-- pxelinux.0          <- pxelinux.0 from syslinux 3.72 (or later)
`-- pxelinux.cfg
    `-- default         <- default file for pxechain.com