This folder contains scripts to generate minimal Linux VM images for different distributions, and installs this project in them. After installation, the VM's can be rebooted into the iSCSI Target Ramdisk boot entry, then the test-initiator VM can be started to test PXE boot to that machine.
Hardcoded partition UUIDs are used so that we can set the configuration deterministically.
Each VM has 2 network interfaces, one connected to the regular NAT libvirt network for external connectivity, and one connected to the isolated network. The isolated network has the host DHCP server disabled, so the test target VM can provide DHCP and PXE boot directly to the initiator VM without interference from the host's DHCP server.
To test PXE DHCP Proxy mode when an existing DHCP server is present (in this case the built-in libvirt dnsmasq server), swap the isolated and NAT network connections on both the target and initiator VMs.
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cd common./create-isolated-network.sh./mk-vm-test-initiator.sh
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cd fedora./mk-vm-test-target-fedora.sh./test.sh
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Reboot
test-target-fedorainto theiSCSI Target Ramdiskentry -
Boot
test-initiator -
The
test-target-fedoraOS should now be running on thetest-initiatorhost.
The example VMs use CSM boot by default.
If you want to use UEFI for testing, do the following:
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mk-vm-test-*.sh:- Add
--boot loader=/usr/share/edk2/ovmf/OVMF_CODE.fd,loader.readonly=yes,loader.type=pflash,nvram.template=/usr/share/edk2/ovmf/OVMF_VARS.fd,loader_secure=no
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You may have to add EFI partitions in the kickstart/preseed files.