How to install OpenSuSE Tumbleweed via pxe boot server
set-up pxe boot server
TFTP, DHCP servers - there are multiple places to get these directions.
I prefer to use a menu file, this gives you flexibility to boot different os’s.
Create <tftproot>/pxelinux.cfg/default.menu
DEFAULT vesamenu.c32
TIMEOUT 600
ONTIMEOUT BootLocal
PROMPT 0
MENU INCLUDE pxelinux.cfg/pxe.conf
NOESCAPE 1
LABEL BootLocal
localboot 0
TEXT HELP
Boot to local hard disk
ENDTEXT
MENU END
MENU BEGIN OpenSUSE install
MENU TITLE OpenSUSE install
LABEL Previous
TEXT HELP
Return to previous menu
ENDTEXT
MENU EXIT
MENU SEPERATOR
MENU INCLUDE opensuse/opensuse-install.menu
MENU END
create <tftproot>/opensuse/opensuse-install.menu
TEXT HELP
Install Opensuse Tumbleweed
LABEL 1
MENU LABEL opensuse tumbleweed
KERNEL opensuse/tumbleweed/linux
APPEND initrd=opensuse/tumbleweed/initrd splash=silent vga=0x314 showopts install=http://download.opensuse.org/repo/tumbleweed/oss
ENDTEXT
Mount tumbleweed dvd
copy linux & initrd files form <DVDmount>/install/boot/x86_64/loader/ to <tftproot>/opensuse/tumbleweed/
boot computer with pxe
install