Probably a simple question - I'd just like to understand the process better before I try it.
I have 3 SmartOS hosts running in one subnet. They currently boot from individual USB sticks. I''m interested in moving them to PXE to make new SmartOS releases simpler to implement. Currently there is no DHCP server in that network because none is needed. There are only a few servers and each server has a static IP. Is the network that the PXE boot method uses to boot and load the OS into memory typically the same network as will be used to manage the server? In other words, if my current servers are 192.168.1.100, 101 and 102, and I want to keep those addresses, do I need to change each host to PXE boot from DHCP and use reservations to make sure that each server still gets its original IP address? Or is the PXE boot network independent of the management network and the server just boots from NIC #1 on some other IP but is managed on NIC #2 connected to the "management" network? Hopefully I'm explaining my question well enough. Thanks! -- Mark ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
