u-boot also supports pxe booting using a syslinux config file https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/blob/master/doc/README.pxe
Dennis On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 5:43 PM Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.g...@gmx.de> wrote: > > On 9/1/20 2:49 PM, Ahsan Zia (TAU) wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I need some ideas regarding Boot Over Ehternet. I have been following the u > > boot document as well. > > > > I am attempting BoE from a Linux Server to a cluster of Raspberry Pis. > > > > i.e we have a Ubuntu (linux) Server with Raspbian image, the desired result > > is to somehow ''Mount'' the image, so that the Cluster of RPis can be > > booted-up using Ethernet? The image can be booted-up automatically when a > > new RPI is introduced into the system? > > > > The RPIs are Power over Ethernet, PoE hats and have Raspbian lite > > pre-installed. The image can be booted-up automatically when a new RPI is > > introduced into the system? > > > > Please post some ideas. > > > > Best Regards, > > Ahsan Zia > > Project Researcher, > > Computing Sciences, Information Technology and Communication Sciences, > > Tampere University. > > > > > > U-Boot supports booting via BOOTP and NFS: > https://www.denx.de/wiki/publish/DULG/to-delete/LinuxNfsRoot.html > > Or you can use iSCSI using U-Boot and iPXE: > https://u-boot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/uefi/iscsi.html > > But why do you need network boot if you already have Rasbian lite > pre-installed on the Raspberries? > > What I would typically do in a cluster is to mount the working directory > via iSCSI and keep the operating system on the SD card. This > configuration is much more stable during OS updates then a network > drive. And using an iSCSI server (e.g. on one of the RPis) I only need > one SSD drive for the cluster. > > Best regards > > Heinrich
