Set up the TFTP environment
How to step up the TFTP environment.
A TFTP server is required to host the PXE boot configuration files. The specific configuration instructions vary according to the type of TFTP server.
The following instructions are for SysLinux, a third-party Linux TFTP server.
Modify the instructions as needed if you are using a different server.
Auto installation parameters
The auto installation parameters and their descriptions.
The following parameters are available if you use auto installation.
Parameter | Possible Values | Description |
---|---|---|
VII_DISK_LABEL | gpt or msdos | Disk label. |
VII_ADMIN_USERNAME | string | Default is admin username. |
VII_ADMIN_PASSWORD | string | Default is admin password. |
VII_CONSOLE | string | Default is console device. |
VII_CONSOLE_SPEED | string | Default is console device speed. |
VII_IMAGE_SAVE_CONFIG | yes or no | Save the image configuration. |
VII_BOOT_PART_MIN | decimal | Minimum boot partition size. Default is 32. |
VII_BOOT_PART_SIZE | decimal | Preferred boot partition size. Default is 256. |
VII_ESP_PART_MIN | decimal | Minimum ESP partition size. Default is 45. |
VII_ESP_PART_SIZE | decimal | Preferred ESP partition size. Default is 512. |
VII_LOG_PART_SIZE | decimal | Preferred logging partition size. Default is 0 (means do not create the partition). |
VII_VIRT_PART_SIZE | decimal | Preferred libvirt partition size. Default is 1024 (vnf). |
VII_VYOS_PART_MIN | decimal | Minimum router partition size. Default is 4096. |
VII_VYOS_PART_SIZE | decimal | Preferred router partition size. Default is 0 (means use all remaining space after other partitions are created. |
VII_IMAGE_REPLACE | yes or no | Replace existing image with image of the same name. Default is no. Applies only to upgrades. |
VII_IMAGE_NAME | string | Image name. |
VII_IMAGE_CONFIG_BOOT | path | Location of the configuration file to copy. |