[syslinux] EFI Reboot Timer, DHCP option 211

[Bateman, Matt]

I ended up switching to iPXE and got it working. Thank you to all who responded. 

Matt

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> On Jan 16, 2016, at 9:51 AM, Geert Stappers via Syslinux <syslinux at zytor.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 09:23:44PM +0000, Bateman, Matt via Syslinux wrote:
>> I am working on setting up a global boot server that serves up files
>> across the WAN. I am running into a 5 minute timer that is rebooting
>> my hosts before they can complete the kernel and initrd file download.
>> 
>> The servers in questions are HP DL60s, and they use UEFI. I am using
>> syslinux.efi version 6.03. They get the kernel file from the TFTP server
>> in about 2 ½ minutes, then get 2 ½ more minutes into the download of
>> the initrd file when the host reboots and starts over.
>> 
>> I see there is a 300 second timeout in pxelinux, but not sure if that
>> applies to syslinux.efi as well.
>> 
>> Is there anything I can do from DHCP or the config file that will change
>> that timeout so my downloads can complete? Or is there a way to have
>> syslinux.efi use something other than TFTP to get the kernel/initrd
>> files (FTP, HTTP, etc)? TFTP is inherently slow across the WAN since
>> every packet has to be acknowledge before the next one can be sent.
> 
> DHCP 211 is "pxelinux.reboottime".
> 
> See http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php/PXELINUX#DHCP_options for
> further information.
> 
> And karma bonus points for reporting your milage.
> 
> 
> Groeten
> Geert Stappers
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