README.md

PXE Server over tftp

Create a simple PXE server that allows you to boot Ubuntu Server over tftp.

Used this as a starting point.

Used this to add UEFI booting.

To try it out

To try this out:

1. Review the ip address in Vagrantfile. Look for this line:

   ubuntu.vm.network "public_network", ip: "192.168.0.240"

2. Spin up a test VM

   vagrant up

3. Modify the network to be "Bridged Networking/Autodetect" after VM has been booted.

4. From this directory, run:

   pyinfra --user vagrant --password vagrant 192.168.0.240 pxe_infra.py

Testing

Test that it actually works from VMware by:

1. Create a new custom virtual machine
2. Linux/Other Linux 3.x kernel 64-bit
3. Legacy BIOS or UEFI should work
4. Accept defaults for VM
5. Go into Network Adapter, and change to "Bridged Networking/Autodetect"

Notes

1. This deploy requires one file from templates/ directory: dnsmasq.conf.j2
2. For troubleshooting, connect to pxe_server and see /var/log/syslog or run "systemctl status dnsmasq" or run "systemctl status nfs-kernel-server".
3. The vagrant box does not have ufw (firewall) enabled. You should/may.