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iPXE script entries for booting Ubuntu 18.04 in different ways
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# boot-url points to an nfs URL | |
# sanboot-url points to an http URL | |
# ubuntu-version contains 18.04.3 | |
# ubuntu-release contains bionic | |
:ubuntu | |
echo Booting Ubuntu from iSCSI for ${initiator-iqn} | |
set root-path ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.ubuntu | |
sanboot ${root-path} || goto failed | |
goto start | |
:ubuntu-install-iscsi | |
echo Starting Ubuntu ${ubuntu-version} ${archl} installer for ${initiator-iqn} | |
# iBFT table not required for Ubuntu | |
#sanhook ${base-iscsi}:${hostname}.boot.ubuntu || sleep 1 | |
# The partman-iscsi/initiatorname kernel paramter is saved in | |
# /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi during the installation. | |
# Preseed help: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/amd64/apbs04.html | |
set ubuntu-installer-base ubuntu-${ubuntu-version}-server-${archl} | |
set base-url ubuntu/${ubuntu-installer-base}/ | |
kernel ${base-url}install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/${archl}/linux | |
initrd ${base-url}install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/${archl}/initrd.gz | |
imgargs linux auto=true fb=false \ | |
netcfg/get_hostname=${hostname} \ | |
partman-iscsi/initiatorname=${initiator-iqn} \ | |
partman-iscsi/login/username=${username} \ | |
partman-iscsi/login/password=${password} \ | |
partman-iscsi/login/address=${iscsi-server} \ | |
partman-iscsi/login/targets=${base-iqn}:${hostname}.boot.ubuntu \ | |
DEBCONF_DEBUG=5 url=${sanboot-url}ubuntu/${ubuntu-installer-base}.preseed | |
boot || goto failed | |
goto start | |
:ubuntu-install-local | |
echo Starting Ubuntu ${ubuntu-version} ${archl} local installer for ${initiator-iqn} | |
set ubuntu-installer-base ubuntu-${ubuntu-version}-server-${archl} | |
set base-url ubuntu/${ubuntu-installer-base}/ | |
kernel ${base-url}install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/${archl}/linux | |
initrd ${base-url}install/netboot/ubuntu-installer/${archl}/initrd.gz | |
imgargs linux auto=true fb=false url=${sanboot-url}ubuntu/${ubuntu-installer-base}.preseed | |
boot || goto failed | |
goto start | |
:ubuntu-install-remote | |
echo Starting Ubuntu ${ubuntu-version} ${archl} installer for ${initiator-iqn} | |
set base-url http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/${ubuntu-release}/main/installer-${archl}/current/ | |
kernel ${base-url}images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/${archl}/linux | |
initrd ${base-url}images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/${archl}/initrd.gz | |
boot || goto failed | |
goto start | |
:ubuntu-live | |
# See http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/precise/man7/casper.7.html for casper cmdline details | |
echo Booting Ubuntu Live ${ubuntu-version} ${archl} for ${initiator-iqn} | |
set ubuntu-installer-base ubuntu-${ubuntu-version}-desktop-${archl} | |
set base-url ubuntu/${ubuntu-installer-base} | |
kernel ${base-url}/casper/vmlinuz | |
initrd ${base-url}/casper/initrd | |
imgargs vmlinuz boot=casper \ | |
root=/dev/nfs netboot=nfs nfsroot=${nfs-server}:${nfs-root}${base-url} \ | |
locale=en_US.UTF-8 \ | |
keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=no \ | |
mirror/country=NO | |
boot || goto failed | |
goto start |
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