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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-pxe.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-pxe.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7b7597c91626 --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/installation/installing-pxe.xml @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="sec-booting-from-pxe"> + +<title>Booting from the <quote>netboot</quote> media (PXE)</title> +<para> + Advanced users may wish to install NixOS using an existing PXE or + iPXE setup. +</para> +<para> + These instructions assume that you have an existing PXE or iPXE + infrastructure and simply want to add the NixOS installer as another + option. To build the necessary files from a recent version of + nixpkgs, you can run: +</para> +<programlisting> +nix-build -A netboot nixos/release.nix +</programlisting> +<para> + This will create a <literal>result</literal> directory containing: * + <literal>bzImage</literal> – the Linux kernel * + <literal>initrd</literal> – the initrd file * + <literal>netboot.ipxe</literal> – an example ipxe script + demonstrating the appropriate kernel command line arguments for this + image +</para> +<para> + If you’re using plain PXE, configure your boot loader to use the + <literal>bzImage</literal> and <literal>initrd</literal> files and + have it provide the same kernel command line arguments found in + <literal>netboot.ipxe</literal>. +</para> +<para> + If you’re using iPXE, depending on how your HTTP/FTP/etc. server is + configured you may be able to use <literal>netboot.ipxe</literal> + unmodified, or you may need to update the paths to the files to + match your server’s directory layout +</para> +<para> + In the future we may begin making these files available as build + products from hydra at which point we will update this documentation + with instructions on how to obtain them either for placing on a + dedicated TFTP server or to boot them directly over the internet. +</para> + +</section> |