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On startup (when you hear the sound, before Apple sign on the screen) you can hold down 'n' to boot from network. Apple uses a kind of special protocoll called NetBoot which is partly similar or includes DHCP protocol. But there is more to it. Find a detailed explanation [http://web.archive.org/web/20090215233615/http://www.bombich.com/mactips/bootpd.html here] if you want to dig into it. | On startup (when you hear the sound, before Apple sign on the screen) you can hold down 'n' to boot from network. Apple uses a kind of special protocoll called NetBoot which is partly similar or includes DHCP protocol. But there is more to it. Find a detailed explanation [http://web.archive.org/web/20090215233615/http://www.bombich.com/mactips/bootpd.html here] if you want to dig into it. | ||
| − | To get this up and running you don't really need to know all this. Setup your DHCP server properly and off you go. | + | To get this up and running you don't really need to know all this. Setup your DHCP server properly and off you go... |
| + | =====ISC DHCP===== | ||
| + | Edit /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf and add the following lines: | ||
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This is just one example on how to do this. There are a lot of great tutorials about this on the web. Help yourself of you want to have an advanced setup of NetBoot... | This is just one example on how to do this. There are a lot of great tutorials about this on the web. Help yourself of you want to have an advanced setup of NetBoot... | ||
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| + | =====DNSmasq===== | ||
| + | So far untested but seems pretty straight forward: http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2010q1/003638.html | ||
| + | Edit /etc/dnsmasq.conf and add the following lines: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | dhcp-boot=net:#apple-boot,ipxe.efi,,<your-tftp-server-ip> | ||
| + | dhcp-vendorclass=apple-boot,AAPLBSDPC/i386 | ||
| + | dhcp-option-force=net:apple-boot,43,08:04:01:00:0b:7e:82:0a:4e:65:74:42:6f:6f:74:30:30:31 | ||
| + | dhcp-option-force=net:apple-boot,60,"AAPLBSDPC/i386" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
Restart your DHCP server after the config change and try booting one of your Macintoshs holding down the 'n' key while it comes up. You should see a globe - instead of the apple - on the screen! | Restart your DHCP server after the config change and try booting one of your Macintoshs holding down the 'n' key while it comes up. You should see a globe - instead of the apple - on the screen! | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 19 March 2015
Contents
Server Install
It has been reported that the FOG server will run on a MAC without any issues.
Client Tutorial
Netbooting Apple Mac
Intel Macintoshs all use (U)EFI - where common PCs have a BIOS - to bootstrap and to some extent talk to hardware. Several different ways exist to make those Macs boot from network. Depending on your preference and setup choose whichever suites you.
Using stones
On startup (when you hear the sound, before Apple sign on the screen) you can hold down 'n' to boot from network. Apple uses a kind of special protocoll called NetBoot which is partly similar or includes DHCP protocol. But there is more to it. Find a detailed explanation here if you want to dig into it. To get this up and running you don't really need to know all this. Setup your DHCP server properly and off you go...
ISC DHCP
Edit /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf and add the following lines:
# Important with apple macintosh!
authoritative;
allow booting;
class "AppleNBI-i386" {
match if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 14) = "AAPLBSDPC/i386";
option dhcp-parameter-request-list 1,3,17,43,60;
if (option dhcp-message-type = 8) { option vendor-class-identifier "AAPLBSDPC"; }
if (option dhcp-message-type = 8) { option vendor-encapsulated-options 08:04:01:00:0b:7e:82:0a:4e:65:74:42:6f:6f:74:30:30:31; }
next-server <your-tftp-server-ip>;
filename "ipxe.efi";
}
This is just one example on how to do this. There are a lot of great tutorials about this on the web. Help yourself of you want to have an advanced setup of NetBoot...
DNSmasq
So far untested but seems pretty straight forward: http://lists.thekelleys.org.uk/pipermail/dnsmasq-discuss/2010q1/003638.html
Edit /etc/dnsmasq.conf and add the following lines:
dhcp-boot=net:#apple-boot,ipxe.efi,,<your-tftp-server-ip> dhcp-vendorclass=apple-boot,AAPLBSDPC/i386 dhcp-option-force=net:apple-boot,43,08:04:01:00:0b:7e:82:0a:4e:65:74:42:6f:6f:74:30:30:31 dhcp-option-force=net:apple-boot,60,"AAPLBSDPC/i386"
Restart your DHCP server after the config change and try booting one of your Macintoshs holding down the 'n' key while it comes up. You should see a globe - instead of the apple - on the screen!
This method is called 'Using stones' as people use stones or other simliar objects to boot a whole lab into NetBoot... but there are other ways to achieve this too!
Using bless
Other then PC (BIOS) an Apple Mac can be 'blessed' to boot from whichever source you want. This setting is saved in NVRAM and not changed by cloning your Macs via FOG. I'd suggest activating SSH on your Macs and use clusterssh to bless all of them without having walk to and login to each and every client.
bless --netboot --booter tftp://<your-tftp-server-ip>/ipxe.efi
No special DHCP configuration is needed for this! BUT if your server ip changes for example you'd have to run this command on all your clients again.
