Mount: /dev/loop0 is write-protected, mounting read-only Run the beneath commands to mount iso file and then copy its contents in ftp server’s directory ‘ /var/ftp/pub’ ~]# mount -o loop CentOS-7-x86_6.iso /mnt/ In my case i have already downloaded CentOS 7.x iso file on my PXE Server. ~]# Step:4 Mount CentOS 7.x ISO file and copy its contents to local ftp server ~]# mkdir /var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg

~]# cp -v /usr/share/syslinux/chain.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot

~]# cp -v /usr/share/syslinux/mboot.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot ~]# cp -v /usr/share/syslinux/memdisk /var/lib/tftpboot ~]# cp -v /usr/share/syslinux/menu.c32 /var/lib/tftpboot Run the following commands to copy required network boot files in ‘/var/lib/tftpboot/’ ~]# cp -v /usr/share/syslinux/pxelinux.0 /var/lib/tftpboot

~]# vi /etc/xinetd.d/tftpĪll the network boot related files are to be placed in tftp root directory “/ var/lib/tftpboot” To config tftp server, edit its configuration file ‘ /etc/xinetd.d/tftp’, change the parameter ‘ disable = yes‘ to ‘ disable = no’ and leave the other parameters as it is. 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

Centos 7 tftp server