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@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@ The `pxe-boot` host serves HTTP boot assets for iPXE clients.
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- Hostname: `pxe-boot`
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- Web service: nginx on TCP port 80
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- PXE root: `/srv/pxe`
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- iPXE entry script: `/srv/pxe/boot.ipxe`
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- Generated iPXE menu: `/srv/pxe/menu.ipxe`
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- TFTP fallback script: `/srv/pxe/boot/autoexec.ipxe`
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- HTTP root for scripts and images: `/srv/pxe/http`
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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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- 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/boot/ipxe.efi`
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- `/srv/pxe/boot/undionly.kpxe`
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- `/srv/pxe/tftp/ipxe.efi`
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- `/srv/pxe/tftp/undionly.kpxe`
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## Directory Layout
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@@ -20,12 +22,18 @@ The host creates these directories with systemd tmpfiles:
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```text
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/srv/pxe
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/srv/pxe/boot
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/srv/pxe/nixos
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/srv/pxe/ubuntu
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/srv/pxe/rescue
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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/ubuntu
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/srv/pxe/http/rescue
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/srv/pxe/tftp
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```
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Mount shared image storage under `/srv/pxe/http`, preferably
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`/srv/pxe/http/images` unless a menu entry expects files in a specific
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directory such as `/srv/pxe/http/nixos`.
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The HTTP iPXE chain is:
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```text
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@@ -35,9 +43,6 @@ undionly.kpxe or ipxe.efi
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-> http://192.168.2.247/menu.ipxe
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```
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The same scripts are also exposed under `/boot/` for compatibility with older
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checks and any DHCP option that already points there.
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The generated menu currently exposes entries for:
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- NixOS installer
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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/<entry>/` directories by an operator or a separate build
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process. This repository defines the service and menu, not the installer images.
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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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## Validation
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@@ -62,10 +68,6 @@ 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/boot/menu.ipxe
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curl http://pxe-boot/boot/autoexec.ipxe
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curl -I http://pxe-boot/boot/ipxe.efi
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curl -I http://pxe-boot/boot/undionly.kpxe
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```
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During a successful BIOS chainload, TFTP should deliver `undionly.kpxe` once,
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