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4.1.3 Remote Installation via VNC—PXE
Boot and Wake on LAN
This type of installation is completely hands-off. The target machine is started and
booted remotely. User interaction is only needed for the actual installation. This approach
is suitable for cross-site deployments.
To perform this type of installation, make sure that the following requirements are met:
• Remote installation source: NFS, HTTP, FTP, or SMB with working network
connection
• TFTP server
• Running DHCP server for your network
• Target system capable of PXE boot, networking, and Wake on LAN, plugged in
and connected to the network
• Controlling system with working network connection and VNC viewer software
or Java-enabled browser (Firefox, Konqueror, Internet Explorer, or Opera)
To perform this type of installation, proceed as follows:
1
Set up the installation source as described in Section 4.2, “Setting Up the Server
Holding the Installation Sources” (page 52). Choose an NFS, HTTP, or FTP
network server or configure an SMB installation source as described in Sec-
tion 4.2.5, “Managing an SMB Installation Source” (page 60).
2 Set up a TFTP server to hold a boot image that can be pulled by the target system.
This is described in
Section 4.3.2, “Setting Up a TFTP Server” (page 64).
3 Set up a DHCP server to provide IP addresses to all machines and reveal the lo-
cation of the TFTP server to the target system. This is described in
Section 4.3.1,
“Setting Up a DHCP Server” (page 62).
4
Prepare the target system for PXE boot. This is described in further detail in
Section 4.3.5, “Preparing the Target System for PXE Boot” (page 71).
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