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| - | ====== Booting Debian from an ATA over Ethernet (AoE) target ====== | + | This page has been moved to [[sanboot:debian_and_ubuntu]] |
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| - | - Install the ''aoetools'' package and a kernel image that includes the ''aoe'' driver, ''linux-image-2.6.18-5-*'' from etch will do fine. | + | |
| - | - Copy the ''scripts'' and ''hooks'' subdirectories into | + | |
| - | ''/etc/initramfs-tools'' | + | |
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| - | `hooks/aoetools' makes sure that the `aoe' kernel module and | + | |
| - | /sbin/aoe-discover get added to the initial ramdisk. | + | |
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| - | `scripts/local-top/aoetools' will be copied to the ramdisk and be | + | |
| - | run at boot-time, before the root filesystem is mounted. If the | + | |
| - | root device string looks like an AoE target, It brings up all | + | |
| - | Ethernet interfaces that have been recognized by the kernel and | + | |
| - | sends the `aoe' driver looking for targets. | + | |
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| - | 3. Make sure that /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf contains the | + | |
| - | line | + | |
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| - | BUSYBOX=y | + | |
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| - | so that Busybox is included in the initrd. | + | |
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| - | 4. Create or update /etc/fstab and /boot/grub/menu.lst | + | |
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| - | Replace /dev/hd* or /dev/sd* entries in /etc/fstab with entries of | + | |
| - | the form | + | |
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| - | /dev/etherd/eX.YpZ | + | |
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| - | where X is the AoE shelf number, Y is the disk number, and Z is the | + | |
| - | partition number. | + | |
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| - | Grub should pass something like `root=/dev/etherd/eX.YpZ' to the | + | |
| - | Linux kernel via its command line. | + | |
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| - | 5. Update the initial ramdisks. | + | |
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| - | # update-initramfs -u -k all | + | |
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| - | 6. Disconnect the hard drive in the client machine and boot it. | + | |
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| - | If the system should hang before the root device has been mounted, | + | |
| - | passing `break=mount' on the command line will spawn a shell before | + | |
| - | `scripts/local-top/aoetools' is run. This should allow for further | + | |
| - | debugging. | + | |
