exactly!, odd I know but it is a beautiful solution for building boxes via DRAC/iLOs in remote datacentres.
Tim On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, Steven Shiau wrote: > Hi Tim, > So you are runng gPXE/PXE client without a dhcp server ? > > Steven. > > Tim Gebbett wrote: >> Hi Steven, >> >> The system was booted first by gPXE into pxelinux, then pxelinux to >> clonezilla. I appreciate this is all against the grain, but due to >> draconian firewalling etc, it would be great to accomplish all via http. >> >> Thanks - Tim >> >> >> On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, Steven Shiau wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Tim, >>> >>> Tim Gebbett wrote: >>> >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Does anyone know if passing static ip details to the initramfs via a >>>> syslinux/pxelinux menu entry works? >>>> >>>> The line in question reads (line split for easier reading): >>>> >>>> append initrd=http://193.189.140.120/otw/cz/live/initrd1.img >>>> >>>> console=ttyS1,57600n8 boot=live union=aufs noprompt >>>> >>>> ocs_live_run="ocs-live-general" ocs_live_extra_param="" ocs_live_keymap="" >>>> >>>> ocs_live_batch="no" ocs_lang="" nolocales >>>> >>>> ip=x.x.x.x::x.x.x.x:255.255.255.0:clonezilla:eth0:off >>>> >>>> vga=normal fetch=http://x.x.x.x/otw/cz/live/filesystem.squashfs >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Is that necessary to use fetch here ? Did you boot clonezilla live via >>> CD, USB flash drive or PXE ? >>> >>> Steven. >>> >>>> The official way from Debian Live is: >>>> >>>> >>>> ip=[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF] >>>> [,[CLIENT_IP]:[SERVER_IP]:[GATEWAY_IP]:[NETMASK]:[HOSTNAME]:[DEVICE]:[AUTOCONF]]* >>>> >>>> >>>> I have found various pages explaining how to deal with the AUTOCONF field, >>>> putting none, off, <blank> all to no effect. Also I am guessing that if >>>> you are providing static ip and loading squash_fs via a fetch: line you >>>> would leave the SERVER_IP field blank (I have also tried it with the >>>> target ip). Every combination I have tried ends up with initramfs issuing >>>> bootp requests regardless: >>>> >>>> IP-Config: eth0 hardware address 00:1e:c9:f7:56:27 mtu 1500 DHCP RARP >>>> [ 20.146038] tg3: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex. >>>> [ 20.146038] tg3: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX. >>>> >>>> >>>> I do not have the ability to implement a dhcpd setup since the machines >>>> are based on live public connections at the datacentre. >>>> >>>> Could anyone help with the correct syntax or any reports of being able to >>>> boot via static? >>>> >>>> Many thanks, >>>> >>>> Tim >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, >>>> CA >>>> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the >>>> Enterprise >>>> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source >>>> participation >>>> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: >>>> SFAD >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Clonezilla-live mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clonezilla-live >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> Steven Shiau <steven _at_ nchc org tw> <steven _at_ stevenshiau org> >>> National Center for High-performance Computing, Taiwan. >>> http://www.nchc.org.tw >>> Public Key Server PGP Key ID: 1024D/9762755A >>> Fingerprint: A2A1 08B7 C22C 3D06 34DB F4BC 08B3 E3D7 9762 755A >>> >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA >> -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise >> -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation >> -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H >> _______________________________________________ >> Clonezilla-live mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clonezilla-live >> > > > -- > Steven Shiau <steven _at_ nchc org tw> <steven _at_ stevenshiau org> > National Center for High-performance Computing, Taiwan. http://www.nchc.org.tw > Public Key Server PGP Key ID: 1024D/9762755A > Fingerprint: A2A1 08B7 C22C 3D06 34DB F4BC 08B3 E3D7 9762 755A > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Clonezilla-live mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clonezilla-live
