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Using PXE for virtual machine (vmware) ?
Hi Experts,
I installed vmware server ver 2 on my PC, and created 2 virtual machines which named 'UDA' and 'TestA'
I installed 'Ultimate Deployment Appliance'(linux) for machine named UDA.
For the machine 'TestA', I'd like to use PXE to boot it and get the image from UDA, I already uploaded iso images to UDA.
In the TestA's bios, I select 'Network boot from AMD am79cxxxxx' as first boot. After saved the settings and reboot, I press F12, it keeps saying :
"PXE-E51: No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were received
PXE-M0F: Exiting intel PXE ROM
Operating System not found"
What do I need to have to make my virtual machine to boot by using PXE ?
Thanks.
I installed vmware server ver 2 on my PC, and created 2 virtual machines which named 'UDA' and 'TestA'
I installed 'Ultimate Deployment Appliance'(linux) for machine named UDA.
For the machine 'TestA', I'd like to use PXE to boot it and get the image from UDA, I already uploaded iso images to UDA.
In the TestA's bios, I select 'Network boot from AMD am79cxxxxx' as first boot. After saved the settings and reboot, I press F12, it keeps saying :
"PXE-E51: No DHCP or proxyDHCP offers were received
PXE-M0F: Exiting intel PXE ROM
Operating System not found"
What do I need to have to make my virtual machine to boot by using PXE ?
Thanks.
65td
Is the Ultimate Deployment Appliance'(linux) supplying DHCP addresses?
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no, as far as i know it doesn't.
ASKER
Btw, do i have to setup DHCP for it ?
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Thanks eager and everyone,
I got DHPC setup and now I can boot from my virtual machine with PXE
But somehow, i stuck at selecting installation method for linux, don't know what to select for the linux. please see the picture. Any ideas ? Thanks.
uda.jpg
I got DHPC setup and now I can boot from my virtual machine with PXE
But somehow, i stuck at selecting installation method for linux, don't know what to select for the linux. please see the picture. Any ideas ? Thanks.
uda.jpg
What kind of OS are you trying to deploy with the UDA, is it one of the following?
http://www.ultimatedeployment.org/ossupport.html
Is this the first screen that comes up when it PXE boots? I'm not totally familiar with the UDA but I use the ESX Deployment Appliance (EDA) which is a ver similar idea so I hope I can help.
www.virtualpro.co.uk
http://www.ultimatedeployment.org/ossupport.html
Is this the first screen that comes up when it PXE boots? I'm not totally familiar with the UDA but I use the ESX Deployment Appliance (EDA) which is a ver similar idea so I hope I can help.
www.virtualpro.co.uk
What you are doing is a remote install, not starting a PXE image.
What you need to do is create a boot image for your target system or use one provided by UDA. This will be in /tftboot on the server system. You also need to create a root file system.
Take a look at http://aput.net/~jheiss/netboot_linux/ or http://www.vergenet.net/linux/diskless/ or search Google for "creating a PXE boot image".
What you need to do is create a boot image for your target system or use one provided by UDA. This will be in /tftboot on the server system. You also need to create a root file system.
Take a look at http://aput.net/~jheiss/netboot_linux/ or http://www.vergenet.net/linux/diskless/ or search Google for "creating a PXE boot image".
Try this one:
http://www.r3uk.com/index.php/home/38-software/13-pxe-diskless-ubuntu-installation
You will need to
1) setup a DHCP server and configure it to redirect the requests to a FTP server (eg tftpd)
2) setup your tftpd and create the configuration files needed
Hope this helps
Regards,
D.
http://www.r3uk.com/index.php/home/38-software/13-pxe-diskless-ubuntu-installation
You will need to
1) setup a DHCP server and configure it to redirect the requests to a FTP server (eg tftpd)
2) setup your tftpd and create the configuration files needed
Hope this helps
Regards,
D.