iPXE

Introduce

iPXE is the leading open source network boot firmware. It provides a full PXE implementation enhanced with additional features such as:

• boot from a web server via HTTP
• boot from an iSCSI SAN
• boot from a Fibre Channel SAN via FCoE
• boot from an AoE SAN
• boot from a wireless network
• boot from a wide-area network
• boot from an Infiniband network
• control the boot process with a script

You can use iPXE to replace the existing PXE ROM on your network card, or you can chainload into iPXE to obtain the features of iPXE without the hassle of reflashing.

iPXE is free, open-source software licensed under the GNU GPL (with some portions under GPL-compatible licences), and is included in products from several network card manufacturers and OEMs.

ipxe rom build

custom

/src/config/console.h
CONSOLE_VMWARE - VMware logfile console
#define CONSOLE_VMWARE

LOG_LEVEL - Log message level
#define LOG_LEVEL LOG_ALL

CONSOLE_SYSLOG - Syslog console
#define CONSOLE_SYSLOG   CONSOLE_USAGE_LOG

make parameter : DEBUG=scsi:3,iscsi,image,efi_image

docker

docker run -it --rm --name ipxe-build -v ${PWD}:/ipxe willglynn/ipxe-build-image sh

container shell:

// version string generate
git describe --tags --always --long --abbrev=1 --match "v*"

cd /ipxe/src && apk add syslinux && make

make bin/undionly.kpxe
make bin/undionly.kpxe EMBED=/ipxe/scripts/script.ipxe
make bin/ipxe.iso DEBUG=scsi:3,iscsi,image,efi_image

make bin-x86_64-efi/ipxe.efi DEBUG=scsi:3,iscsi,image,efi_image
make bin-x86_64-pcbios/ipxe.kpxe DEBUG=scsi:3,iscsi,image,efi_image

deploy

router dhcp config file: dnsmasq.conf

dhcp-match=set:iPXE,175
dhcp-boot=tag:!iPXE,ipxe.efi,,192.168.1.122     #tftp
dhcp-boot=tag:iPXE,http://pxeserver/menu.ipxe   #http

ipxe client

boot ipxe.efi
chain http://${pxeserver}/boot.ipxe