multiple install servers; memdisk

[Steffen Grunewald]

On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 04:29:10PM +0200, Alexander Jolk wrote:
> Steffen Grunewald wrote:
> 
> >While I am here: I'm looking into memdisk to do automated BIOS updates.
> >Is there a simple way to tell the server(s) to remove the PXE link
> >when done? (I could imagine to try to TFTP a file that isn't there,
> >and watch the messages for this particular error, then translate the
> >IP to hex notation and pick the file below pxelinux.cfg - a hack but
> >one that has been working with our RedHat cluster for ages)
> 
> I've written a small CGI script in perl that takes a `secret' token and 
> the IP address as parameter, and disables FAI's PXE link if the token is 
> correct.  That seems to work rather fine.  Mail me if you're interested 
> in the script.

Since this can be used (and extended) to also set PXE links, the answer
is, of course, yes please!

Cheers,
 Steffen

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