Sunday October 17, 2004 Solaris x86 PXE Servers
Many people have been asking about PXE servers for Solaris x86, and it's been possible to create a PXE server on Solaris for quite some time, from Solaris 9 and on Solaris 10 now. One problem is that it's not so easy to get things configured and I have heard that Sun will be providing documentation and possible scripts to automate this process.
I recently installed a PXE server for one of Sun's partners, with the help of one of my colleagues, Andrei Dorofeev. I consider Andrei to be one of the gurus for PXE servers, his scripts automate the process and once installed, you can easily enter the MAC address of the NIC for the system you want to install, and away you go.
Andrei has been threatening to make his scripts available, so if you have an interest in creating an "easy-to-use" PXE server, don't hesitate provide your comments here and I'll pass them along to him so he'll consider doing so in a timely mannor.
I currently have Andrei's scripts setup on my laptop and I can plug it into a network switch, along with another system to PXE install, add the MAC address and run a script, and PXE boot the system to perform the install. It's fast, convenient, and is reliable to install most all systems with a NIC that incorporates a PXE client.
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