FAI Installation

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Fai Installation at the Max-Planck Institute

This command install FAI with all dependences..!!!

 aptitude install fai-quickstart

Preparing new Client for an automatic installation

Check the /etc/fai/fai.conf and make-fai-nfsroot.conf files..!!! Most of the setting must be right. then call

 fai-setup
 

Next Thing you need to know is the MAC Address of your Client. If you starting your Client in the mode "Boot PXE" (or something else), it shows his MAC address. Notice it please..!!!

Next, you need to create a file which is resposible for this mac in

  /srv/tftp/fai/pxelinux.cfg

this ist the config directory of the tftpd server.!!!

Also visit fai!