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Netbooting Over IB
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Restart the DHCP server
Netbooting Over IB
The following procedures are an example of netbooting over IB, using an HTTP
boot server.
Prerequisites
Required steps from above have been executed.
The BIOS has been configured to enable booting from the IB adapter. The
gPXE IB device should be listed as the first boot device.
Apache server has been configured with PHP on your network, and is
configured to serve pages out of
/vault.
It is understood in this example that users would have their own tools and
files for diskless booting with an http boot server.
Boot Server Setup
Configure the boot server for your site.
NOTE
The dhcpd and apache configuration files referenced in this example
are included as examples, and are not part of the QLogic OFED+
installed software. Your site boot servers may be different, see their
documentation for equivalent information.
Instructions on installing and configuring a dhcp server or a boot server
are beyond the scope of this document.
NOTE
gPXE supports several file transfer methods such as TFTP, HTTP, iSCSI.
This example uses HTTP since it generally scales better and is the preferred
choice.
NOTE
This step involves setting up a http server and needs to be done by a user
that understands server setup on the http server is being used
Summary of Contents for OFED+ Host
Page 1: ...IB0054606 02 A OFED Host Software Release 1 5 4 User Guide...
Page 14: ...xiv IB0054606 02 A OFED Host Software Release 1 5 4 User Guide...
Page 22: ...1 Introduction Interoperability 1 4 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 96: ...4 Running MPI on QLogic Adapters Debugging MPI Programs 4 24 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 140: ...6 SHMEM Description and Configuration SHMEM Benchmark Programs 6 32 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 148: ...8 Dispersive Routing 8 4 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 164: ...9 gPXE HTTP Boot Setup 9 16 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 176: ...A Benchmark Programs Benchmark 3 Messaging Rate Microbenchmarks A 12 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 202: ...B SRP Configuration OFED SRP Configuration B 26 IB0054606 02 A Notes...
Page 206: ...C Integration with a Batch Queuing System Clean up PSM Shared Memory Files C 4 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 238: ...E ULP Troubleshooting Troubleshooting SRP Issues E 20 IB0054606 02 A...
Page 242: ...F Write Combining Verify Write Combining is Working F 4 IB0054606 02 A Notes...
Page 280: ...G Commands and Files Summary of Configuration Files G 38 IB0054606 02 A...
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