Configuring the tftp service – Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V40z User Manual

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Appendix A

Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation

Configuring the TFTP Service

Complete the following steps on your DHCP server.

1. Determine whether the TFTP server package is already installed on the server by

typing the following command:

# rpm -qa | grep tftp

2. If the TFTP server package is not listed, install the package using yast with the

following command:

# yast -i tftp

3. Edit the file that corresponds to the appropriate version of SUSE Linux:

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For SUSE Linux Enterprise 8: Edit and save the

/etc/inetd.conf

file to make

the following changes:

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Locate and remove the comment before the tftp service.

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Change the

-s /tftpboot

entry to

-v -s /home/pxeboot

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For SUSE Linux Professional 9.0: Edit and save the

/etc/xinetd.d/tftp

file to

make the following changes:

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Change the

-s /tftpboot

entry to

-v -s /home/pxeboot

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Change the disable attribute to

4. Restart the inetd server by typing the following command:

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For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8:

# /etc/init.d/inetd restart

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For SUSE Professional 9.0:

# /etc/init.d/xinetd restart