[syslinux] Client-identifier option in PXE search order

H. Peter Anvin hpa at zytor.com
Thu Nov 2 12:33:33 PST 2006


Andrew Wray wrote:
> Nir,
> 
> We have to use special settings in DHCP to use the UUID.  It requires
> the ISC DHCP server v3.0.  Here's what the dhcpd.conf looks like:
> 
>                 class "c6.cluster4" { #CSM CLASS FOR c6.cluster4
>                         match if substring(option client-guid,1,16) =
> be:57:32:c6:e8:1d:b2:11:8d:f3:ca:8c:18:95:4f:29;
>                 }
>                 pool { #CSM POOL FOR c6.cluster4
>                         allow members of "c6.cluster4";
>                         range 10.64.40.6;
>                         option domain-name "cluster4";
>                         option host-name "c6.cluster4";
>                         option routers 10.64.0.1;
>                 }
> 
> 
> This allows us to bind the UUID to IP, and then pxelinux branches based
> on the IP...
> 

You can also tell dhcpd to generate an option 209 from the UUID, if you 
prefer.

	-hpa




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