pxeboot

pxeboot(8)							   pxeboot(8)



NAME
       pxeboot - Network Booting Operating Systems Configuration Utility

SYNTAX
	pxeboot [OPTION] [Hostname | IP Address | Subnet]

DESCRIPTION
       This is a command line tool for configuring PXE boot files.

OPTIONS
       -a, add
	    add a new PXE Boot file.

       -m, modify
	    modify a PXE boot file

       -d, delete
	    delete a PXE boot file

       -l, list
	    list all PXE boot files

       -s, serial
	    Use serial console on client

       -S, snapshot <snapshotname>
	    Use alternate name for diskless snapshot directory

       -e, ethernet <ethernet device>
	    Use this ethernet device to mount diskless directories

       -K, kickstart   <kickstartfile>
	    specify the location of the kickstart file, this should be speci-
       fied as a kernel parameter.   http://frodo.lab.boston.redhat.com/kick-
       start/ks.cfg

       -r, ramdisk <size>
	    specify  the size of ramdisk to be used by the installation/disk-
       less kernel

       -O, os <Operating System>
	    specify the operating system description as created with pxeos

       -h, help
	    show usage

       Hostname | IP Address
	    specify the Hostname or IP Address/Subnet to be used for creation
       of the PXE boot file.



FILES
       /usr/sbin/pxeboot
       /tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg/pxeos.xml
       /usr/share/system-config-netboot/*
       /tftpboot/linux-install/*

EXAMPLES
       To run this program simply type:

       pxeboot -l
       List all the pxeboot files

       pxeboot -a -O RHEL-AS-Diskless -r 1000 10.0
       Create  a PXEBoot file which will boot a diskless Operating System for
       any host in the 10.0 subnet



LIMITATIONS
       This utility configures PXE boot files to be used for network  instal-
       lations or diskless environments.


SEE ALSO
       system-config-netboot(8)
       pxeos(8)


BUGS
AUTHORS
       Dan Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>




				Tue Apr 1 2003			   pxeboot(8)