--- pxeboot.8-orig 2007-01-02 18:17:02.000000000 -0500 +++ pxeboot.8 2007-01-02 18:19:34.000000000 -0500 @@ -1,79 +1,64 @@ .TH pxeboot 8 "Tue Apr 1 2003" .SH "NAME" pxeboot \- Network Booting Operating Systems Configuration Utility -.SH "SYNTAX" +.SH "SYNOPSIS" pxeboot [\fIOPTION\fR] [\fIHostname | IP Address | Subnet\fR] .SH "DESCRIPTION" This is a command line tool for configuring PXE boot files. .SH "OPTIONS" +.TP -a, add -.br - add a new PXE Boot file. -.LP +add a new PXE Boot file. +.TP -m, modify -.br - modify a PXE boot file -.LP +modify a PXE boot file +.TP -d, delete -.br - delete a PXE boot file -.LP +delete a PXE boot file +.TP -l, list -.br - list all PXE boot files -.LP +list all PXE boot files +.TP -s, serial -.br - Use serial console on client -.LP +Use serial console on client +.TP -S, snapshot -.br - Use alternate name for diskless snapshot directory -.LP +Use alternate name for diskless snapshot directory +.TP -e, ethernet -.br - Use this ethernet device to mount diskless directories -.LP +Use this ethernet device to mount diskless directories +.TP -K, kickstart -.br - specify the location of the kickstart file, this should be specified as a kernel parameter. http://frodo.lab.boston.redhat.com/kickstart/ks.cfg -.LP +specify the location of the kickstart file, this should be specified as a kernel parameter. http://frodo.lab.boston.redhat.com/kickstart/ks.cfg +.TP -r, ramdisk -.br - specify the size of ramdisk to be used by the installation/diskless kernel -.LP +specify the size of ramdisk to be used by the installation/diskless kernel +.TP -O, os -.br - specify the operating system description as created with pxeos -.LP +specify the operating system description as created with pxeos +.TP -h, help -.br - show usage -.LP +show usage +.TP Hostname | IP Address -.br - specify the Hostname or IP Address/Subnet to be used for creation of the PXE boot file. - +specify the Hostname or IP Address/Subnet to be used for creation of the PXE boot file. .SH "FILES" +.nf \fI/usr/sbin/pxeboot\fP -.br \fI/tftpboot/linux-install/pxelinux.cfg/pxeos.xml\fP -.br \fI/usr/share/system-config-netboot/*\fP -.br \fI/tftpboot/linux-install/*\fP +.fi .SH "EXAMPLES" To run this program simply type: -.LP +.RS pxeboot -l -.br -.br +.RE List all the pxeboot files -.LP +.RS pxeboot -a -O RHEL-AS-Diskless -r 1000 10.0 -.br -.br +.RE Create a PXEBoot file which will boot a diskless Operating System for any host in the 10.0 subnet .LP @@ -81,12 +66,11 @@ This utility configures PXE boot files to be used for network installations or diskless environments. .SH "SEE ALSO" -.IR system-config-netboot(8) -.br +.IR system-config-netboot(8), .IR pxeos(8) .SH "BUGS" .SH "AUTHORS" Dan Walsh -.br +