After configuring the network server, the interface as shown in Figure 3.2, “Add Hosts” is displayed.
The next step is to configure which hosts are allowed to connect to the PXE boot server. For the command line version of this step, refer to Section 3.3.1, “Command Line Configuration”.
To add hosts, click the New button.
Enter the following information:
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Hostname or IP Address/Subnet — The IP address, fully qualified hostname, or a subnet of systems that should be allowed to connect to the PXE server for installations.
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Operating System — The operating system identifier to install on this client. The list is populated from the network install instances created from the Network Installation Dialog.
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Serial Console — This option allows use of a serial console.
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Kickstart File — The location of a kickstart file to use, such as
http://server.example.com/kickstart/ks.cfg. This file can be created with the Kickstart Configurator. Refer to Chapter 2, Kickstart Configurator for details.
Ignore the Snapshot name and Ethernet options. They are only used for diskless environments. For more information on configuring a diskless environment, refer to Chapter 4, Diskless Environments for details.