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<H1>Root over nfs clients & server Howto. </H1>
<H2>Hans de Goede
<A HREF="mailto:hans@highrise.nl">hans@highrise.nl</A>
</H2>v1.0 30 March 1999
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<EM>Howto setup a server and configure clients for diskless operation from
a network.
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<H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-1.html">Introduction</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.1">1.1 Copyright</A>
<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.2">1.2 Changelog</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-2.html">Basic principle</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.1">2.1 Things can't be that simple</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-3.html">Preparing the server</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1">3.1 Building a kernel</A>
<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.2">3.2 Creating and populating /tftpboot, making symlinks for /tmp etc.</A>
<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.3">3.3 Exporting the appropriate file systems and setting up bootp</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-4.html">Adding workstations</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.1">4.1 Creating a boot disk or bootrom</A>
<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.2">4.2 Creating a ws dir</A>
<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.3">4.3 Add entries to /etc/bootptab and /etc/hosts</A>
<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.4">4.4 Booting the ws for the first time</A>
<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.5">4.5 Set the ws specific configuration.</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-5.html">Added bonus: booting from cdrom</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.1">5.1 Basic Principle</A>
<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.2">5.2 Creating a test setup.</A>
<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.3">5.3 Creating the cd</A>
<LI><A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.4">5.4 Boot the cd and test it</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-6.html">Thanks</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="toc7">7.</A> <A HREF="Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO-7.html">Comments</A></H2>
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