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[HPC Server 2008 R2] Troubles with PXE install of compute nodes

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Hi all,
I am actually trying for my lab to set up a Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 cluster solution. I installed and configured my network (topology 5) and head node as described in the Design and Deployment guide provided by MS. Everything worked perfectly until I get to the compute node deployment from bare metal. Here is the my point:
- Head node is also domain controller and dhcp server, fresh and clean install.
- I try to install the first compute node via PXE booting and I get a PXE-E53 error (no boot filename received)
- When I capture the network flow, I see that the DHCP server answer to the compute node giving him IP informations but the boot file name is not given.
- If I force the boot file name option (66) into the DHCP server options, the boot file name is received by the compute node... but still cannot run it as I set it to "toto.exe"
My questions are:
- What is the way to automatically configure the DHCP options for using the PXE install ?
- Otherwise what is the good configuration of the option 66 ?
Thanks for helping.
Sebastien.
- Edited by Punkounet Wednesday, September 1, 2010 12:56 PM Update title
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 10:05 AM
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Bare Metal Deployment isn't supported over a Topology 5 network. For bare metal deployment you need a private network (Topologies 1 through 4).
Mark
- Proposed as answer by Mark Staveley Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:17 PM
- Marked as answer by Don Pattee Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:22 AM
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:17 PM
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Which version of HPC are you running and what topology?
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 10:23 AM -
I'm using Win HPC Server 2008 R2, topology 5.Wednesday, September 1, 2010 12:34 PM
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Bare Metal Deployment isn't supported over a Topology 5 network. For bare metal deployment you need a private network (Topologies 1 through 4).
Mark
- Proposed as answer by Mark Staveley Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:17 PM
- Marked as answer by Don Pattee Wednesday, January 12, 2011 3:22 AM
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 4:17 PM