14.3. Adding PXE Hosts

After configuring the network server, the interface as shown in Figure 14-2 is displayed.

Figure 14-2. Add Hosts

The next step is to configure which hosts are allowed to connect to the PXE boot server. For the command line version of this step, refer to Section 14.3.1 Command Line Configuration.

To add hosts, click the New button.

Figure 14-3. Add a Host

Enter the following information:

Ignore the Snapshot name and Ethernet options. They are only used for diskless environments.

14.3.1. Command Line Configuration

If the network server is not running X, the pxeboot utility, a part of the redhat-config-netboot package, can be used to add hosts which are allowed to connect to the PXE server:

pxeboot -a -O <os-identifier> -r <value> <host>

The following list describes the options: