pxe

PXE boot cookbook.

• Depends on apt cookbook.
• Depends on yum cookbook.
• Depends on tftp cookbook.
• Depends on apache2 cookbook.

Supported Platforms

Supported systems:

1. Ubuntu 12.04
2. Ubuntu 14.04
3. Centos 6.5

Attributes

Key	Type	Description	Value
default['dhcp']['eth']	text	Ethernet adapter name for dhcp server.	E.g "eth1"
default['dhcp']['configs']['subnet']	text	Subnet IP	E.g. '192.168.56.0'
default['dhcp']['configs']['routers']	text	IP of dhcp router	E.g. '192.168.56.5'
default['dhcp']['configs']['next_server']	text	IP that points to TFTPD server	E.g. "192.168.56.5"
default['dhcp']['configs']['dynamic_range']	text	Range of IP for clients	E.g. "192.168.56.100 192.168.56.200"
default['dhcp']['configs']['subnet_mask']	text	Subnet mask	E.g. "255.255.255.0"
default['download']['default_image']	boolean	Prepare default PXE netboot image. True will download a minimal centos.	true/false
default['pxe']['hostname']	text	IP or hostname for apache virtual host	E.g. "192.168.56.5"

TODO:

• Complete the documentation.

Usage

pxe::default

Include pxe in your node's run_list:

{
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[pxe::default]"
  ]
}

If you have a restrict access to internet, change attribute value default['download']['from_web'] = 'false'. Then put downloaded by yourself CentOS 6.5 minimal image to files, to be able import ISO as a default netboot image. To download an iso, please use the files/default/centos_minimal_dl.sh

Contributing

1. Fork the repository on Github
2. Create a named feature branch (i.e. add-new-recipe)
3. Write your change
4. Write tests for your change (if applicable)
5. Run the tests, ensuring they all pass
6. Submit a Pull Request

License and Authors

Author:: Denis Chekirda (dchekirda@gmail.com)