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Merge "doc: Use dnsmasq to run tftp server"

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@@ -59,27 +59,26 @@ A DHCP server is required for network boot clients. You need to follow steps bel
Replace eth2 with the interface on the network node which you are using to
connect to the Bare Metal service.
TFTP server setup
TFTP Server Setup
-----------------
In order to deploy instances via PXE, a TFTP server needs to be
set up on the Bare Metal service nodes which run the ``ironic-conductor``.
#. Make sure the tftp root directory exist and can be written to by the
Debian or Ubuntu
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In Debian or Ubuntu, xinetd can be used to run tftp server service.
#. Make sure the tftp root directory exists and can be written to by the
user the ``ironic-conductor`` is running as. For example::
sudo mkdir -p /tftpboot
sudo chown -R ironic /tftpboot
#. Install tftp server:
#. Install tftp server::
Ubuntu::
sudo apt-get install xinetd tftpd-hpa
RHEL8/CentOS8/Fedora::
sudo dnf install tftp-server xinetd
sudo apt-get install xinetd tftpd-hpa
#. Using xinetd to provide a tftp server setup to serve ``/tftpboot``.
Create or edit ``/etc/xinetd.d/tftp`` as below::
@@ -99,15 +98,9 @@ set up on the Bare Metal service nodes which run the ``ironic-conductor``.
flags = IPv4
}
and restart the ``xinetd`` service:
and restart the ``xinetd`` service::
Ubuntu::
sudo service xinetd restart
Fedora/RHEL8/CentOS8::
sudo systemctl restart xinetd
sudo systemctl restart xinetd
.. note::
@@ -127,6 +120,41 @@ set up on the Bare Metal service nodes which run the ``ironic-conductor``.
echo 're ^(^/) /tftpboot/\1' >> /tftpboot/map-file
echo 're ^([^/]) /tftpboot/\1' >> /tftpboot/map-file
RHEL or CentOS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In RHEL or CentOS, xinetd is not available. So use a dedicated dnsmasq instance
to run tftp server service.
#. Make sure the tftp root directory exists and can be written to by the
user the ``ironic-conductor`` is running as. For example::
sudo mkdir -p /tftpboot
sudo chown -R ironic /tftpboot
#. Install tftp server::
sudo dnf install openstack-ironic-dnsmasq-tftp-server
#. Using dndmasq to provide a tftp server setup to serve ``/tftpboot``.
Edit ``/etc/ironic/dnsmasq-tftp-server.conf`` as below::
port=0
bind-interfaces
enable-tftp
tftp-root=/tftproot
and restart the ``openstack-ironic-dnsmasq-tftp-server`` service::
sudo systemctl restart openstack-ironic-dnsmasq-tftp-server
#. Create a map file in the tftp boot directory (``/tftpboot``)::
echo 're ^(/tftpboot/) /tftpboot/\2' > /tftpboot/map-file
echo 're ^/tftpboot/ /tftpboot/' >> /tftpboot/map-file
echo 're ^(^/) /tftpboot/\1' >> /tftpboot/map-file
echo 're ^([^/]) /tftpboot/\1' >> /tftpboot/map-file
.. _uefi-pxe-grub:
UEFI PXE - Grub setup