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@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The `pxe-boot` host serves HTTP boot assets for iPXE clients.
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- TFTP root for first-stage bootloaders: `/srv/pxe/tftp`
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- iPXE entry script: `/srv/pxe/http/boot.ipxe`
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- Generated iPXE menu: `/srv/pxe/http/menu.ipxe`
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- SystemRescue iPXE script: `/srv/pxe/http/systemrescue.ipxe`
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- TFTP fallback script: `/srv/pxe/tftp/autoexec.ipxe`
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- Boot binaries copied from the Nix `ipxe` package:
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- `/srv/pxe/tftp/ipxe.efi`
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@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ The host creates these directories with systemd tmpfiles:
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/srv/pxe/http
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/srv/pxe/http/images
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/srv/pxe/http/nixos
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/srv/pxe/http/systemrescue
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/srv/pxe/http/ubuntu
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/srv/pxe/http/rescue
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/srv/pxe/tftp
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@@ -46,14 +48,28 @@ undionly.kpxe or ipxe.efi
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The generated menu currently exposes entries for:
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- NixOS installer
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- Rescue environment
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- SystemRescue environment
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- iPXE shell
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- Reboot
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Kernel and initrd artifacts for installer or rescue entries must be placed under
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the matching `/srv/pxe/http/<entry>/` directories by an operator or a separate
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build process. This repository defines the service and menu, not the installer
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images.
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Kernel and initrd artifacts for the NixOS installer entry must be placed under
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`/srv/pxe/http/nixos` by an operator or a separate build process.
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The SystemRescue entry expects the source ISO at:
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```text
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/srv/pxe/http/images/systemrescue.iso
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```
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The `stage-systemrescue.service` oneshot extracts that ISO into:
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```text
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/srv/pxe/http/systemrescue
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```
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The rescue menu entry then chains `http://192.168.2.247/systemrescue.ipxe`,
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which loads the SystemRescue kernel and initramfs from the extracted tree and
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uses `archiso_http_srv` to fetch the squashfs payload over HTTP.
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## Validation
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@@ -68,6 +84,9 @@ After deployment by an operator, basic service checks are:
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```bash
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curl http://pxe-boot/boot.ipxe
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curl http://pxe-boot/menu.ipxe
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curl http://pxe-boot/systemrescue.ipxe
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curl -I http://pxe-boot/systemrescue/sysresccd/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz
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curl -I http://pxe-boot/systemrescue/sysresccd/boot/x86_64/sysresccd.img
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```
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During a successful BIOS chainload, TFTP should deliver `undionly.kpxe` once,
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