IPV4 network boot with iPXE
DHCPv4(isc-dhcp-server)
/etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
option domain-name "example.com";
option domain-name-servers 8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4;
option ntp-servers X.X.X.X,X.X.X.X;
option client-arch code 93 = unsigned integer 16;
include "/etc/dhcp/ipxe-option.conf";
default-lease-time 14400;
max-lease-time 86400;
ignore client-updates;
ddns-update-style none;
authoritative;
log-facility local7;
subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
range dynamic-bootp 192.168.1.50 192.168.1.99;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option routers 192.168.1.1;
default-lease-time 7200;
max-lease-time 86400;
include "/etc/dhcp/ipxe-green.conf";
include "/etc/dhcp/macaddr.1.conf";
}/etc/dhcp/ipxe-option.conf[1]
# Declare the iPXE/gPXE/Etherboot option space
option space ipxe;
option ipxe-encap-opts code 175 = encapsulate ipxe;
# iPXE options, can be set in DHCP response packet
option ipxe.priority code 1 = signed integer 8;
option ipxe.keep-san code 8 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.skip-san-boot code 9 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.syslogs code 85 = string;
option ipxe.cert code 91 = string;
option ipxe.privkey code 92 = string;
option ipxe.crosscert code 93 = string;
option ipxe.no-pxedhcp code 176 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.bus-id code 177 = string;
option ipxe.san-filename code 188 = string;
option ipxe.bios-drive code 189 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.username code 190 = string;
option ipxe.password code 191 = string;
option ipxe.reverse-username code 192 = string;
option ipxe.reverse-password code 193 = string;
option ipxe.version code 235 = string;
option iscsi-initiator-iqn code 203 = string;
# iPXE feature flags, set in DHCP request packet
option ipxe.pxeext code 16 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.iscsi code 17 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.aoe code 18 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.http code 19 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.https code 20 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.tftp code 21 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.ftp code 22 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.dns code 23 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.bzimage code 24 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.multiboot code 25 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.slam code 26 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.srp code 27 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.nbi code 32 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.pxe code 33 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.elf code 34 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.comboot code 35 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.efi code 36 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.fcoe code 37 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.vlan code 38 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.menu code 39 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.sdi code 40 = unsigned integer 8;
option ipxe.nfs code 41 = unsigned integer 8;
# Other useful general options
# http://www.ietf.org/assignments/dhcpv6-parameters/dhcpv6-parameters.txt
option arch code 93 = unsigned integer 16;/etc/dhcp/ipxe-green.conf
allow bootp;
allow booting;
next-server X.X.X.X; # TFTP Server
# Disable ProxyDHCP, we're in control of the primary DHCP server
option ipxe.no-pxedhcp 1;
if exists user-class and option user-class = "iPXE" {
filename "http://boot.example.com/start.ipxe";
} else {
if option client-arch = 00:00 {
filename "undionly.kpxe"; # Standard PC BIOS
} elsif option client-arch = 00:06 {
filename "ipxe.efi"; # 32-bit x86 EFI
} elsif option client-arch = 00:07 {
filename "ipxe.efi"; # 64-bit x86 EFI
} elsif option client-arch = 00:09 {
filename "ipxe.efi"; # 64-bit x86 EFI(obsolete)
} elsif option client-arch = 00:0a {
filename "ipxe.efi"; # 32-bit ARM EFI
} elsif option client-arch = 00:0b {
filename "arm64.efi"; # 64-bit ARM EFI
}
}/etc/dhcp/macaddr.1.conf
host hostname1 {
hardware ethernet xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx;
fixed-address 192.168.1.9;
}tftp server
xinetd
iPXE
start.ipxe
#!ipxe
############ boot.example.com ###########
set conn_type http
chain --autofree http://example.com/menu.ipxe || echo HTTP failed, localbooting...menu.ipxe[2]
#!ipxe
###### set variables ######
set menu-timeout 5000
set submenu-timeout ${menu-timeout}
# Ensure we have menu-default set to something
isset ${menu-default} || set menu-default localhdd
set boot-url http://boot.example.com
set keep-san 1
############################ MAIN MENU ################################
:start
menu iPXE Boot Menu
item
item --gap -- ---------------- Operating Systems ----------------
item --key 0 localhdd [0] Local HDD
item --key 1 windows [1] Windows Install
item --key 2 linux [2] Linux Install
item --key 3 diskutilities [3] Disk Utilities
item --key 4 backup [4] Backup & Recovery
item --key 5 livelinux [5] Linux ISO Live
item --key 6 systemrescue [6] SystemRescue
item --gap -- ---------------- Advanced Options -----------------
item --key c config [c] Configure Settings
item --key s shell [s] Enter iPxe Shell
item --key r reboot [r] Reboot computer
item --key p poweroff [p] Power Off
item --key x exit [x] Exit iPXE
item --gap -- ---------------------------------------------------
choose --default ${menu-default} --timeout 30000 target && goto ${target}
############################## Main ITEMS ##############################
:localhdd
#sanboot --no-describe --drive 0x80 || goto start
exit
:windows
menu Windows Menu
item win-uefi Windows Installer(UEFI)
item win-bios Windows Installer(Legacy BIOS)
item back Back to Top Level
choose target && goto ${target}
:win-bios
set netX/next-server X.X.X.X # WDS Server
imgexec tftp://${netX/next-server}//boot//x64//wdsnbp.com
:win-uefi
set netX/next-server X.X.X.X # WDS Server
imgexec tftp://${netX/next-server}//boot//x64//wdsmgfw.efi
:linux
menu Linux Menu
item centos77 CentOS7.7.1908
item back Back to Top Level
choose target && goto ${target}
:centos77
echo Install CentOS 7.7.1908
set centos_url ${boot-url}/linux/centos/7.7.1908
iseq ${platform} efi && goto centos_efi || goto centos_legacy
:centos_efi
echo Starting Install CentOS (UEFI)
kernel ${centos_url}/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img repo=${centos_url}
initrd ${centos_url}/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
#chain ${centos_url}/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI
boot
:centos_legacy
echo Starting Install CentOS (Legacy BIOS)
kernel ${centos_url}/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img repo=${centos_url}
initrd ${centos_url}/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
boot
:diskutilities
menu Disk Utilities
#item gparted Gparted
item back Back to top menu...
iseq ${menu-default} menu-recovery && isset ${submenu-default} && goto menu-recovery-timed ||
choose selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:menu-recovery-timed
choose --timeout ${submenu-timeout} --default ${submenu-default} selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:systemrescue
menu SystemRescue
item systemrescue1 SystemRescue
item back Back to top menu...
iseq ${menu-default} menu-recovery && isset ${submenu-default} && goto menu-recovery-timed ||
choose selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:menu-recovery-timed
choose --timeout ${submenu-timeout} --default ${submenu-default} selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:systemrescue1
sanboot --drive 0x81 --no-describe ${boot-url}/tools/systemrescuecd-x86-5.2.2.iso
:backup
menu Backup and Recovery
#item clonezilla Clonezilla
item acronis Acronis 2016
item back Back to top menu...
iseq ${menu-default} menu-recovery && isset ${submenu-default} && goto menu-recovery-timed ||
choose selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:menu-recovery-timed
choose --timeout ${submenu-timeout} --default ${submenu-default} selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:clonezilla
#sanboot --drive 0x81 --no-describe ${boot-url}/tools/clonezilla/clonezilla-live-amd64.iso
set clonezilla_url ${boot-url}/tools/clonezilla
kernel ${clonezilla_url}/live/vmlinuz || read void
initrd ${clonezilla_url}/live/initrd.img || read void
imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img boot=live username=root union=overlay config components quiet noswap edd=on nomodeset nodmraid locales=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-layouts=en ocs_live_run="ocs-live-general" ocs_live_extra_param="" ocs_live_batch=no net.ifnames=0 nosplash noprompt fetch=${clonezilla_url}/live/filesystem.squashfs || read void
#imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img boot=live username=root locales=en_US.UTF-8 keyboard-layouts=en components fetch=${clonezilla_url}/live/filesystem.squashfs ip=dhcp splash || read void
boot || read void
:acronis
sanboot --drive 0x81 --no-describe ${boot-url}/tools/Acronis-2016.iso
#goto start
:livelinux
menu Linux Live OS
item ubuntu1604 Ubuntu 1604 Live
item back Back to top menu...
iseq ${menu-default} menu-recovery && isset ${submenu-default} && goto menu-recovery-timed ||
choose selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:menu-recovery-timed
choose --timeout ${submenu-timeout} --default ${submenu-default} selected && goto ${selected} || goto start
:ubuntu1604
set ubuntu_url ${boot-url}/linux/ubuntu
set nfs-server-ip X.X.X.X
set nfs_path /pxe/tftpboot/linux/ubuntu
kernel ${ubuntu_url}/1604/casper/vmlinuz.efi || read void
initrd ${ubuntu_url}/1604/casper/initrd.lz || read void
imgargs vmlinuz.efi initrd=initrd.lz root=/dev/nfs boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${nfs-server-ip}:${nfs_path}/1604 ip=dhcp splash quiet -- || read void
boot || read void
###################### Advanced #######################
:shell
echo Type 'exit' to get back
shell
set menu-timeout 0
set submenu-timeout 0
goto start
:failed
echo Booting failed, dropping to shell
goto shell
:reboot
reboot
:poweroff
poweroff
:exit
exit
:config
config
goto start
:back
set submenu-timeout 0
clear submenu-default
goto start
################################## END ################################