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* the node to be installed is configured for PXE boot (via ipmi configuration)
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* a DHCP server is present in the network and provides the PXE boot information (TFTP server address and path to bootstrap kernel)
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* the node loads the bootstrap kernel (syslinux) and interprets the boot config file (default filename is known to PXE)
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* the config file either tells the node to boot from disk (regular boot) or to load another kernel with an initramfs and parameters (this triggers the installation)
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* the config file either tells the node to boot from disk (regular boot) or to load another kernel with an initramfs and parameters (in our setup this triggers the installation)
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* the kernel and initramfs were part of the CentOS 7 iso and the additional parameters specify a NFS path to a kickstart file
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* the kernel fetches the kickstart file from the NFS server and starts the install process
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* the packages for the installation are also available over NFS (path is specified in the kickstart file)
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