SUSE Linux Network configuration
The following system prerequisites apply only to SUSE Linux systems:
Install the following RPM packages (unless they are installed already):
nfs-utils
dhcp-base
dhcp-server
inetd
tftp
Enable the tftp service by doing the following:
Edit the
/etc/inetd.conffile and uncomment the tftp line.Start the service by running the following command:
/etc/init.d/inetd restart
Modify the /etc/dhcpd.conf file to define the networks it serves. You do not have to define host information; hosts are added and removed as needed by the Bare Metal Restore software. The following is an example configuration:
log-facility local7; ddns-update-style none; ignore unknown-clients; subnet 10.10.5.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { default-lease-time 600; max-lease-time 7200; option domain-name "example.com"; option broadcast-address 10.10.5.255; option domain-name-servers 10.10.1.4,10.88.24.5; option routers 10.10.5.1; }To verify the /etc/dhcpd.conffile syntax, restart the daemon and ensure that it starts successfully by running:
/etc/init.d/dhcpd restart
Note:
DHCP server needs to be configured on Linux BMR boot server. Any existing DHCP server in the network cannot be used for Linux BMR network-based boot recovery. It is recommended to shut down any other DHCP server while Linux client is network booting over BMR boot server. If the client DHCP boot request goes to the other DHCP server, then network boot recovery fails. This is not a BMR limitation and instead the way this boot protocol works.