FAI Issues

[Augustine Ike]

First of all, I am new to FAI. I administer some debian systems
and that is why I want to learn and master FAI. It will make life
better for me.
(1) I was able to create the mirror. I had to do some more reading on that.
(2) My DNS, DHCP server and PXE all work.
(3) The version of FAI I am using is Version 3.2
(4) The debian image I have for PXE also works.
My confusion is how the system should continue after PXE kicks off.
When I install the FAI server, it also installs most of the components for DHCP.
Should I set PXE in the FAI server or should it remain in the DHCP server?
If I get passed this, I can delve further.
I am reading and trying this as I go so bear with me.
When I know where all the pieces fit in the frame work, I should get
this working soon. Anything that explains this in an orderly fashion
will help.

Thanks
Augustine
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Hi Augustine,

Augustine Ike wrote:
> I think I have a disconnect
> on where PXE should be and the internal workings of the FAI system.

I really don't understand what you mean with this. Could you please
elaborate and tell us more exactly what you try, and what exactly
happens when things start to be different than what you expect?

And, which version of FAI are you using?

> I setup PXE in my DHCP server and it works fine. The documentation in
> http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/ makes a few assumptions on PXE
> and not all details for creating the mirrors are there.

What exactlky are you missing - what kind of information do you need how
far do you come?

Also, you can make your first steps without a mirror - but it's
recommended to have one when you start developing classes and are trying
multiple installs again and again in that process.

Mirrors and PXE are basically totally independent of each other.