In case of PXE server setup tftp is used for bootstrap loading. TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol ) is used to transfer files from data server to its clients without any kind of authentication. When we install dhcp package then a sample configuration file of dhcp server is created at “ /usr/share/doc/dhcp*/“, though the configuration file of dhcp is at ‘ /etc/dhcp/nf’.Ĭopy the following lines into the file ‘/etc/dhcp/nf’, replace the ip subnet and other details as per your environment. Open the terminal execute beneath command : ~]# yum install dhcp tftp tftp-server syslinux vsftpd xinetd Step:2 Configure DHCP Server for PXE
To install and Configure pxe server on centos 7.x we need the following packages “dhcp, tftp-server, ftp server(vsftpd), xinted”.
Step:1 Install required packages for PXE Setup