IPXE boot option - Revision history

Markjenkinsparit: link out to member-sub menu wiki pages

2019-03-14T04:40:08Z

link out to member-sub menu wiki pages

Markjenkinsparit: /* iPXE build */

2019-03-08T04:42:30Z

‎iPXE build

Markjenkinsparit: /* iPXE build */

2019-03-08T04:40:54Z

‎iPXE build

Markjenkinsparit: /* iPXE build */

2019-03-08T04:40:34Z

‎iPXE build

Markjenkinsparit at 13:22, 6 March 2019

2019-03-06T13:22:11Z

Markjenkinsparit: include obscure OS under museum of horrors

2019-03-06T13:19:48Z

include obscure OS under museum of horrors

Markjenkinsparit at 13:10, 6 March 2019

2019-03-06T13:10:53Z

Markjenkinsparit: our system isn't nasty in the slightest

2019-03-06T13:08:59Z

our system isn't nasty in the slightest

Markjenkinsparit: terminal use use

2019-03-06T13:08:04Z

terminal use use

Markjenkinsparit: note clusters as a use-case

2019-03-06T12:54:09Z

note clusters as a use-case

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	The remaining master menu options are sub-menus loaded over http and customized by individual Skullspace members. Get your own personal sub-menu by contacting Mark Jenkins. (mark AT parit DOT ca)		The remaining master menu options are sub-menus loaded over http and customized by individual Skullspace members. Get your own personal sub-menu by contacting Mark Jenkins. (mark AT parit DOT ca)
		+
		+	You can study the member sub-menus by following the chain of ipxe configuration files, starting from the master one. (use the source Luke!) In addition, the following members have opted to provide further documentation on this wiki:
		+	* [[Mark Jenkins iPXE menu]]

	=Use cases=		=Use cases=

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 ==iPXE build==
 We built iPXE revision 272fe32529103dd39875a9fbed5cfdf1a059e294 by way of
   <nowiki>$ git clone git://git.ipxe.org/ipxe.git
 $ cd ipxe/src
-$ make EMBED=skullspace.ipxe
+$ make EMBED=skullspace.ipxe</nowiki>
 skullspace.ipxe file contained

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 skullspace.ipxe file contained
   #!ipxe
-−
   :retry
   dhcp || goto retry

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 ==iPXE build==
-We built iPXE by way of
+We built iPXE revision 272fe32529103dd39875a9fbed5cfdf1a059e294 by way of
   <nowiki>
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   </nowiki>
-Before running make, we enabled the [https://ipxe.org/buildcfg/download_proto_https DOWNLOAD_PROTO_HTTPS] build option
+skullspace.ipxe file contained
-(FIXME, include text of skullspace.ipxe script)
+ :retry
-(FIXME, note which git revision we built from)
+Before running make, we enabled the [https://ipxe.org/buildcfg/download_proto_https DOWNLOAD_PROTO_HTTPS] build option
 skspbiosiPXE.kpxe is the bin/undionly.kpxe [http://ipxe.org/appnote/buildtargets build target] which relies on a 32 BIOS with PXE and the UNDI network API.
 The build target deployed to workstations is bin/ipxe.lkrn which includes drivers for many network cards. Some workstations still have an older build.

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 * memtest86 and other diagnostic options
 * cluster experimentation to make your high performance computing dreams come true
-* boot terminal software, e.g. RDP, X, ssh for remote access to other computers, including more powerful computers that live in the skullspace rack
+* Run thin client / terminal software, e.g. RDP, X, ssh for remote access to other computers, including more powerful computers that live in the skullspace rack
 =PXE magic how?=

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 ==Demonstrated use cases==
 * Boot [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_CD live media]
-* Museum of horrors. See living proof of ancient operating systems. Fill your history channel air time. The truth is out there!
+* Museum of horrors. See living proof of ancient or obscure operating systems. Fill your history channel air time. The truth is out there!
 ==Promised use cases (demo to come)==

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 Some of the workstations at the space have [https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/ GRUB] installed, which provides an option of Microsoft Windows (only some), GNU/Linux or iPXE.
-Other workstations have a built-in [[wikipedia:PXE|PXE]] ROM enabled as their first boot option and these will [https://ipxe.org/howto/chainloading chainload] our iPXE build if they are plugged into the Skullspace wired local area network (172.30.6.0/24). (not available on Skullspace WiFI) You can still boot the local hard drive option from these workstations as a first option.
+Other workstations have a built-in [[wikipedia:PXE|PXE]] ROM enabled as their first boot option and these will [https://ipxe.org/howto/chainloading chainload] our iPXE build if they are plugged into the Skullspace wired local area network (172.30.6.0/24). (not available on Skullspace WiFI) You can still boot the local hard drive option from these workstations as a first option in our iPXE master menu.
 You can bring in your own laptop or workstation and PXE boot as well. Please be aware if you have this enabled as your first boot option on a computer you normally boot to a local OS, you may be in for a surprise when our iPXE build and master menu loads instead. Don't panic! Our first menu item is boot from first hard drive. Consider this our friendly warning if you network boot by default but don't really want to. A hostile network (not ours!) could feed you something nasty. Configure your system to network boot if that's only what you really want by default or explicitly select during your boot process.

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 Other workstations have a built-in [[wikipedia:PXE|PXE]] ROM enabled as their first boot option and these will [https://ipxe.org/howto/chainloading chainload] our iPXE build if they are plugged into the Skullspace wired local area network (172.30.6.0/24). (not available on Skullspace WiFI) You can still boot the local hard drive option from these workstations as a first option.
-You can bring in your own laptop or workstation and PXE boot as well. Please be aware if you have this enabled as your first boot option on a computer you normally boot to a local OS, you may be in for a surprise when our iPXE build and master menu loads instead. Don't panic! Our first menu item is boot from first hard drive. Consider this our friendly warning if you network boot by default but don't really want to. A hostile network (not ours!) could feed you something more nasty. Configure your system to network boot if that's only what you really want by default or explicitly select during your boot process.
+You can bring in your own laptop or workstation and PXE boot as well. Please be aware if you have this enabled as your first boot option on a computer you normally boot to a local OS, you may be in for a surprise when our iPXE build and master menu loads instead. Don't panic! Our first menu item is boot from first hard drive. Consider this our friendly warning if you network boot by default but don't really want to. A hostile network (not ours!) could feed you something nasty. Configure your system to network boot if that's only what you really want by default or explicitly select during your boot process.
 =The Master Menu=

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	* More live media options		* More live media options
	* memtest86 and other diagnostic options		* memtest86 and other diagnostic options
		+	* cluster experimentation to make your high performance computing dreams come true