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OS X Server NetBoot from NetRestore Image hangs at 0% progress

I've setup an OS X 10.6.5 machine with all of the user accounts and software that I'd like on all of the clients. I used the SIU on our 10.6.5 OS X Server to create a NetRestore image from that machine. I have configured the NetBoot service on the…
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Netboot Ubuntu w/out Physical Access

We have roughly 12 servers running Ubuntu 8.04 and 9.10 that I'm planning on reformatting and converting to CentOS 5.5. We have a SpaceWalk server setup, so we have the capability to do a PXE boot and remotely install the new OS. Is there a way, in…
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troubleshooting alpine netboot init scripts

So must be very close but not seeing answer. Have no issues w/alpine netboot, overlays or anything like that. First time trying to use a sdcript that loads on startup in an overlay tho. Already consulted most relevant serverfault guide to using init…
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how to netboot a Linux VM in VMware server 2.0?

Folks, I am new to using VMware, so please excuse if this is a newbie question....... How can I netboot a guest Linux virtual machine ? I'm using VMware server 2.0 running on a Linux host ( Fedora ). Would appreciate any pointers….. Cheers !! S
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Debian Installer HTTP boot

I am really becoming desperate here. Any help or advice will be appreciated: I want to install Debian on a remote SuperMicro server to which I have only IPMI accesss. The server is not in my network and I cannot easily use anything except HTTP…
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How to avoid "NBP is too big to fit into free base memory" after searching for boot device repeatedly?

I have some servers which can repeatedly retry searching for boot devices (local sata disk, usb stick, netboot) at startup until one is available. I have a netboot setup with iPXE as well. By default it checks for a custom boot script for the…
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