If the NFS service package is not listed, install the NFS service with the following commands:
a. Mount the CD/DVD drive.
#
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
b. Install the NFS server package.
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For RHEL 4.8, insert the DVD or CD2 and type:
#
rpm -Uvh /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/nfs-utils-*
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For RHEL 5.3, insert the DVD or CD1 and type:
#
rpm -Uvh /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS/nfs-utils-*
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For SLES10 SP2, insert DVD1 or CD1 and type:
#
rpm -Uvh /mnt/cdrom/suse/x86_64/nfs-utils*
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For SLES11, insert DVD1 and type:
#
rpm -Uvh /mnt/cdrom/suse/x86_64/nfs-kernel-server*
c. Unmount the CD/DVD drive.
#
umount /mnt/cdrom
d. Remove the CD or DVD from the server.
Add the following line to the
/etc/exports
file and save it.
/home/pxeboot *(no_root_squash,no_subtree_check,insecure)
Start the NFS service.
#
service nfs start
Configure the server to always start the NFS service.
# chkconfig nfs on
#
chkconfig nfslock on
Note –
If you are using a DNS server, verify that DNS entries exist for the range of addresses
defined in the PXE subnet
dynamic-bootp
entry in the
dhcpd.conf
file. If you are not using a
DNS server, edit the
/etc/hosts
file to add the range of host addresses found in the PXE subnet
dynamic-bootp
entry in the
dhcpd.conf
file.
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