https://github.com/morph027/pve-iso-2-pxe
Create PXE bootable Proxmox installation
https://github.com/morph027/pve-iso-2-pxe
proxmox proxmox-ve pxe
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Create PXE bootable Proxmox installation
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/morph027/pve-iso-2-pxe
- Owner: morph027
- License: mit
- Created: 2015-02-26T17:51:58.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-11-24T17:50:52.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-02T16:09:23.316Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: proxmox, proxmox-ve, pxe
- Language: Shell
- Size: 46.9 KB
- Stars: 409
- Watchers: 27
- Forks: 91
- Open Issues: 10
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# Create PXE bootable Proxmox installation
* 2023-06-22: successfully pxe-installed 8.0
* 2023-03-23: successfully pxe-installed 7.4
* 2022-11-22: successfully pxe-installed 7.3
* 2022-08-18: successfully pxe-installed 7.2
* 2021-07-09: successfully pxe-installed PBS 2.2-1
* 2021-07-09: successfully pxe-installed 7.0
* 2020-10-26: successfully pxe-installed 6.2
* 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
* install `cpio file zstd gzip genisoimage` packages
* download **Proxmox VE ISO Installer** from [Proxmox](http://proxmox.com/downloads) into a folder somewhere (e.g. `~/Downloads/proxmox-ve_6.4-1.iso`)
* run the script `pve-iso-2-pxe.sh` with the path to the ISO file as parameter
* `bash pve-iso-2-pxe.sh ~/Downloads/proxmox-ve_6.4-1.iso`
* the `linux26` and `initrd` (including ISO) will copied to the sub-directory `pxeboot` located relative to the iso file (e.g. `~/Downloads/pxeboot`)
## [iPXE](https://ipxe.org/) (recommended)
1. copy/move ```linux26``` and ```initrd``` to a directory of your webserver (e.g. */var/www/proxmox/${version}*)
2. mofiy the ip address of the server in the following ipxe bootscript according to your setup:
```
#!ipxe
dhcp
set serverip http://192.168.1.1 //Modify this to match the ip address or domain of your webserver
set pveversion 6.2 //Modify this to match the version you want to install
set opts "vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet initrd=initrd"
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 ${target}
:debug
set kernel "${webserver}/proxmox/${pveversion}/linux26 ${opts} splash=verbose proxdebug"
goto init
:normal
set kernel "${webserver}/proxmox/${pveversion}/linux26 ${opts} splash=silent"
goto init
:init
initrd ${webserver}/proxmox/${pveversion}/initrd
chain ${kernel}
```
3. embed the bootscript into your ipxe build or start the script from ipxe using the chain command
4. be happy and think about [supporting](http://proxmox.com/proxmox-ve/support) the great guys at Proxmox!
## PXE (HTTP - faster)
1. on your PXE server, use lpxelinux.0 as pxelinux.0 (overwrite or set filename via DHCP option)
2. copy/move ```linux26``` and ```initrd``` to a directory of your webserver (e.g. */var/www/proxmox/${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
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
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/${version}* in your PXE root directory (e.g. */var/lib/tftpboot/* or */srv/pxe/*)
2. copy/move ```linux26``` and ```initrd``` to this directory
3. add the following lines to your PXE config file (mind the important parameter *ramdisk_size* or the initrd won't fit into default memory):
```
label proxmox-install
menu label Install Proxmox
linux proxmox/${version}/linux26
append vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet splash=silent
initrd proxmox/${version}/initrd
label proxmox-debug-install
menu label Install Proxmox (Debug Mode)
linux proxmox/${version}/linux26
append vga=791 video=vesafb:ywrap,mtrr ramdisk_size=16777216 rw quiet splash=verbose proxdebug
initrd proxmox/${version}/initrd
```
4. be happy and think about [supporting](http://proxmox.com/proxmox-ve/support) the great guys at Proxmox!