README.md · xiaoluoji/pve-iso-2-pxe

# Create PXE bootable Proxmox installation

* 2019-12-30: successfully pxe-installed 6.1
* 2018-08-27: successfully pxe-installed 5.2
* 2017-07-11: successfully pxe-installed 5.0 (despite #1)
* 2017-06-07: successfully ipxe-installed 4.4
* 2016-12-13: successfully pxe-installed 4.4
* 2016-09-27: successfully pxe-installed 4.3

## Preparation

1. download **Proxmox VE ISO Installer** from [Proxmox](http://proxmox.com/downloads) into a folder somewhere (e.g. ```/tmp/pve-iso```)
2. run the script ```pve-iso-2-pxe.sh``` with the path to the ISO file as parameter (you need to be root or sudo for the loop mount)
3. the ```linux26``` and ```initrd.iso.img``` (including ISO) will copied to the sub-directory ```pxeboot```

## PXE (HTTP - faster)

1. on your PXE server, use lpxelinux.0 as pxelinux.0 (overwrite or set filename via DHCP option)
2. copy/move ```linux26``` and ```initrd.iso.img``` to a directory of your webserver (e.g. */var/www/proxmox/${version}*)
3. add the following lines to your PXE config file (mind the important parameter *ramdisk_size* or the initrd won't fit into default memory):
    ```
    label proxmox-install-http
            menu label Install Proxmox HTTP
            linux http://${webserver}/proxmox/${version}/linux26
            initrd http://${webserver}/proxmox/${version}/initrd.iso.img
            append vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet splash=silent
            
    label proxmox-install-http
            menu label Install Proxmox HTTP (Debug)
            linux http://${webserver}/proxmox/${version}/linux26
            initrd http://${webserver}/proxmox/${version}/initrd.iso.img
            append vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet splash=silent proxdebug
    ```
4. be happy and think about [supporting](http://proxmox.com/proxmox-ve/support) the great guys at Proxmox!

## PXE (TFTP)

1. on your PXE server, create a directory *proxmox/${version}* in your PXE root directory (e.g. */var/lib/tftpboot/* or */srv/pxe/*)
2. copy/move ```linux26``` and ```initrd.iso.img``` to this directory
3. add the following lines to your PXE config file (mind the important parameter *ramdisk_size* or the initrd won't fit into default memory):

```
    label proxmox-install
            menu label Install Proxmox
            linux proxmox/${version}/linux26
            append vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet splash=silent
            initrd proxmox/${version}/initrd.iso.img
    
    label proxmox-debug-install
            menu label Install Proxmox (Debug Mode)
            linux proxmox/${version}/linux26
            append vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet splash=verbose proxdebug
            initrd proxmox/${version}/initrd.iso.img
    ```

4. be happy and think about [supporting](http://proxmox.com/proxmox-ve/support) the great guys at Proxmox!

## iPXE

1. copy/move ```linux26``` and ```initrd.iso.img``` to a directory of your webserver (e.g. */var/www/proxmox/${version}*)
2. mofiy the ip adress of the server in the following ipxe bootscripct according to your setup:
    ```
    #!ipxe
    dhcp
    set serverip 192.168.1.1 //Modify this to match the ip adress or domain of your webserver
    menu Please choose an operating system to boot
        item normal Install Proxmox
        item debug Install Proxmox (Debug Mode)
    choose --default normal --timeout 5000 target && goto ${target}
    :debug
        kernel http://${webserver}/proxmox/${version}/linux26 vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet splash=verbose proxdebug initrd=initrd.iso.img
        goto init
    :normal
        kernel http://${webserver}/proxmox/${version}/linux26 vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet splash=silent initrd=initrd.iso.img
        goto init
    :init
    initrd http://${webserver}/proxmox/${version}/initrd.iso.img
    boot
    ```
3. embed the bootscript into your ipxe build or start the script from ipxe using the chain command
4. be happy and think about [supporting](http://proxmox.com/proxmox-ve/support) the great guys at Proxmox!

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