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NAIS-Documentation-HOWTO

Mattias Gärtner gaertner@informatik.uni-koeln.de, Lech Nieroda nieroda@informatik.uni-koeln.de, Jens Rühmkorf ruehmkorf@informatik.uni-koeln.de.

v.0.1, June 2000

This document describes how to automatically install a PC Cluster with Linux via network using NAIS. It is a step-by-step guide that explains the set-up of the needed services on your server and what part on the client side is required.

1. Introduction

1.1 Disclaimer and Copyright
1.2 Intended Audience and Applicability
1.3 Features
1.4 Wishlist
1.5 New versions of NAIS and this document
1.6 Feedback and corrections

2. Quick-Installation-Guide

3. Setting up the server

3.1 The TFTP daemon
3.2 The NFS daemon
3.3 The DHCP daemon

4. Setting up the client's resources

4.1 How to create a reasonable client kernel
4.2 How to create install-root filesystem
4.3 How to create the Initial RAM disk

5. How the client boots

5.1 Booting from floppy
5.2 Booting from network card

6. The installation process, 1st part

7. The installation process, 2nd part

8. How configuring works

9. Resources

10. Acknowledgements

11. Disclaimer and Copyright

12. Glossary

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