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DHCP server

To use netboot, DHCP server have to know the MAC address of VMIVME/SVA041/CCNET. When controller is turned on, the log of the dhcp request in /var/log/message can be seen. Here, you can know the MAC address of controller. Or, simple, you can connect display to VME/CAMAC controller.

This is an example of dhcpd.conf, you have to modify the MAC address.

option domain-name "";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.3.1;

default-lease-time 600;
max-lease-time 7200;


log-facility local7;

subnet 192.168.3.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
  range 192.168.3.150 192.168.3.249;
  option domain-name-servers 192.168.3.1;
  option domain-name "";
  option routers 192.168.3.1;
  option broadcast-address 192.168.3.255;
  default-lease-time 600;
  max-lease-time 7200;

# fixed ip
  host gto {
    hardware ethernet  00:20:4A:E4:B9:09;
    fixed-address gto;
    option host-name "gto";
  }

  host hv {
    hardware ethernet 00:50:c2:2d:cb:2f;
    fixed-address 192.168.3.3;
    option host-name "hv";
  }
}

# for PXE boot
group {
  next-server   192.168.3.1;
  default-lease-time 1296000;
  max-lease-time     2592000;
  filename   "/linux-install/pxelinux.0";

  host sva01 {
    hardware ethernet  00:a0:b6:04:e9:f6;
    fixed-address sva01;
    option host-name "sva01";
  }

  host vmi01 {
#    hardware ethernet  00:20:38:01:ff:10;
    hardware ethernet 00:20:38:01:3e:53;
    fixed-address vmi01;
    option host-name "vmi01";
  }


#  host vmi02 {
#    hardware ethernet  00:20:38:01:ff:10;
#    fixed-address vmi01;
#    option host-name "vmi02";
#  }

}

The server must know IP-addresses written with "fixed-address". In this case, these addresses are written in /etc/hosts . If you prepare DNS server, it is more useful.

# example of /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1   localhost localhost.localdomain

192.168.3.1  daq
192.168.3.2  gto
192.168.3.3  hv
192.168.3.11 sva01
192.168.3.12 sva02
192.168.3.21 vmi01
192.168.3.22 vmi02