Thank @george1421 for your help. I just wanted to close out this thread with the final parameters you recommended that worked.
kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/spp/vmlinuz
initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/spp/initrd.img
imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img media=net root=/dev/ram0 splash quiet hp_fibre showopts TYPE=MANUAL AUTOPOWEROFFONSUCCESS=no iso1=nfs://${fog-ip}/images/os/spp/2019-12-09-0.iso iso1mnt=/mnt/bootdevice iso1opts=nolock,ro
boot || goto MENU
It’s not freely downloadable but I’ll try to upload it to a public cloud.
Hi,
I need help with the above and would very much appreciate your help.
The files i’ve gotten from the iso are: initrd.img, vmlinuz, and spp2019120.menu. I’m not sure what to do with spp2019120.menu
Here are the README instructions:
Prerequisites / Assumptions
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* A working TFTP(PXE) server and supporting network infrastructure.
* We will be using a Linux server and with the tftpd package.
Windows configuration should follow similarly, but is left as an exercise
to the user.
* The TFTP root directory is assumed to be /tftpboot
* PXELINUX bootloader and the menu.c32 menu program that is included with PXELINUX.
( http://www.syslinux.org )
* PXELINUX default configuration file is located at /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
* You should already have PXELINUX and the menu system configured and working.
* A ProLiant server we will use as the PXE client.
* An NFS or Windows file server to host the ISO images
(may or may not be the same server as the TFTP server)
* We will be using an NFS server that being exported as 192.168.0.1:/exportdir
* You already have the SPP ISO image
> ls ~/Downloads/SPP2019120.2019_1219.1.iso
* You should have the SPP ISO image mounted or extracted in order
to access the contents of the ISO. We assume the SPP is mounted as /media/SPP
> sudo mkdir -p /media/SPP
> sudo mount -o loop ~/Downloads/SPP2019120.2019_1219.1.iso /media/SPP
1. Copy the SPP so it is accessible over the network
----------------------------------------------------
Assuming the /exportdir is exported over NFS.
Choose either option 1.1 or option 1.2 *** ONE OR THE OTHER, BUT NOT BOTH ***
1.1 Copy the SPP ISO **image** to an exported filesystem.
> mkdir -p /exportdir/hp-spp/
> cp ~/Downloads/SPP2019120.2019_1219.1.iso /exportdir/hp-spp/SPP2019120.2019_1219.1.iso
1.2 Copy the SPP ISO **contents** to the exported filesystem.
> mkdir -p /exportdir/hpp-spp/spp2019120/
> cp -r /media/SPP/. /exportdir/hpp-spp/spp2019120/
**
Option 1.2 makes it easier to modify the contents of the hp/swpackages
directory to suit your needs and is intended for advanced users.
**
2. TFTP server configuration
----------------------------
2.1 Copy the entire folder spp2019120 from the SPP ISO to the TFTP root directory.
> sudo cp -r /media/SPP/pxe/spp2019120 /tftpboot/
2.2 Update the iso1 values in the configuration file to reflect your NFS server.
If using option 1.1
> sudo sed -i.orig -e \
> 's,iso1=nfs://nfsserver.localdomain.net/path/to/spp.iso,iso1=nfs://192.168.0.1/exportdir/hp-spp/SPP2019120.2019_1219.1.iso,g' \
> /tftpboot/spp2019120/spp2019120.menu
If using option 1.2
> sudo sed -i.orig -e \
> 's,iso1=nfs://nfsserver.localdomain.net/path/to/spp.iso,iso1=nfs://192.168.0.1/exportdir/hp-spp/spp2019120,g' \
> /tftpboot/spp2019120/spp2019120.menu
2.3 Update your PXELINUX configuration to include the /tftpboot/spp2019120/spp2019120.menu entries.
> sudo cat /media/SPP/pxelinux.cfg/spp.menu >> /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/default
2.4 Copy the SPP ISO image to an exported filesystem or location.
> mkdir -p /exportdir/hp-spp/
> cp ~/Downloads/SPP2019120.2019_1219.1.iso /exportdir/hp-spp/SPP2019120.2019_1219.1.iso
3. PXE Boot your ProLiant Server client machine
-----------------------------------------------
I believe your dhcp server tells it where to look for /fog/service/ipxe/boot.php
Check your dhcpd.conf
Yeah, I still get the same error on 19.1. It’s not a problem for me since 19.2 works. I did re-exact the 19.1 iso and retried your steps.
I’m using 19.2 now. 
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I could re-exact 19.1 iso and double check.
@george1421 Ok, I’ve also downloaded 19.2 and will try too. :D. Thank you for help1
@george1421 I’m using the LM 19.1 cinnamon 64bit
This doesn’t happen when I try to mount the real iso on esxi 6.7.
My iPXE menu settings is mirrored from @george1421 tutorial link
@Tom-Elliott said in Centos/rhel install problem:
So the setup per redhat documentation:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/installation_guide/chap-anaconda-boot-optionsIn particular, remove the
//as the installer documentation shows it’s not to be set with nfs://inst.repo=nfs:${fog-ip}:/images/os/centos7-dvd
Thank you George/Sebastian/Tom! This worked
inst.repo=nfs:${fog-ip}:/images/os/centos7-dvd
That’s strange since this is different from the instructions from link text
@george1421
Nice catch! I did miss that but it’s still not working…
@george1421 said in Centos/rhel install problem:
Realize that tftp and nfs have two different base paths. For tftp its /tftpboot and for nfs its /images. Do you have the repository files in the correct location?
It looks like i have the correct repository location.
I can connect to the nfs share from my macbook.
Which will show these contents:
My client can pxe boot from fog and start the installation process but fails at find the repository for the os install.
I have checked the the nfs shares exists and reachable from another system.
I would like help understanding what I’m doing wrong. Thank you