Build Mareo's nfs branch of iPXE from: http://ipxe.org/gsoc/nfs
Using full bootstrap example from https://gist.github.com/2234639
In dhcpd.conf chainload clause:
filename "nfs:nas.smidsrod.lan:/raid/boot:bootstrap.ipxe";
Modify bootstrap.ipxe with this boot-url:
set boot-url nfs:nas.smidsrod.lan:/raid/boot:
| Log from trying to boot Ubuntu 12.04 amd64 liveCD (casper) (works without problems on http) | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: net0: 10.1.1.29/255.255.255.0 gw 10.1.1.1 | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Next server: 10.1.1.2 | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Filename: nfs:nas.smidsrod.lan:/raid/boot:bootstrap.ipxe | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: nfs:nas.smidsrod.lan:/raid/boot:bootstrap.ipxe...Downloaded "<NULL>" | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: ok | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Executing "img0" | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: nfs:nas.smidsrod.lan:/raid/boot:/bootstrap/hostname-testvm.ipxe...Downloaded "<NULL>" | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: ok | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Execution of "img0" completed | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Executing "img1" | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Booting TestVM | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: nfs:nas.smidsrod.lan:/raid/boot:/menu.ipxe...Downloaded "<NULL>" | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: ok | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Execution of "img1" completed | |
| Oct 9 15:19:16 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Executing "img2" | |
| Oct 9 15:19:26 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Booting Ubuntu Live 12.04 amd64 for iqn.2011-02.lan.smidsrod:testvm | |
| Oct 9 15:19:27 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: nfs:nas.smidsrod.lan:/raid/boot:/ubuntu-12.04-dvd-amd64/casper/vmlinuz... 65%Downloaded "<NULL>" | |
| Oct 9 15:19:27 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: #010#010#010#010 #010#010#010#010 ok | |
| Oct 9 15:19:31 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: nfs:nas.smidsrod.lan:/raid/boot:/ubuntu-12.04-dvd-amd64/casper/initrd.lz... 22%#010#010#010#010 #010#010#010#010 45%#010#010#010# | |
| Oct 9 15:19:32 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Downloaded "<NULL>" | |
| Oct 9 15:19:32 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: #010#010#010#010 #010#010#010#010 ok | |
| Oct 9 15:19:32 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Download of "vmlinuz" failed: Invalid argument (http://ipxe.org/1c346002) | |
| Oct 9 15:19:32 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Could not start download: Invalid argument (http://ipxe.org/1c346002) | |
| Oct 9 15:19:32 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Execution of "img2" failed: Invalid argument (http://ipxe.org/1c346002) | |
| Oct 9 15:19:32 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Could not boot image: Invalid argument (http://ipxe.org/1c346002) | |
| Oct 9 15:19:32 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: No more network devices | |
| Oct 9 15:19:32 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: | |
| Oct 9 15:19:34 testvm.smidsrod.lan ipxe: Press Ctrl-B for the iPXE command line...#010 #010#010 #010#010 #010#010 #010#010 #010#010 #010#010 #010#010 #010#010 #010#010 #010# |