persica cluster

This is a cluster of three identical nodes, named persica1/2/3

• Alma Linux 9.1 x64
• Dell Optiplex 9020 Micro
  • Intel Core i5-4590T @ 2.00 GHz
  • 16gb DDR3-1600
  • 128gb SSD

Build notes

• Full UEFI mode
• PXE boot for kickstart install
• tftpd-hpa running on illustrious

  • Upstream repo mirror: https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/9/BaseOS/x86_64/os/EFI/BOOT/

• kickstart file served from /data/www/illustrious/ks: https://illustrious.thighhighs.top/ks/persica1.ks.cfg

• KS references:

  • Reference manual: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/performing_an_advanced_rhel_9_installation/kickstart-commands-and-options-reference_installing-rhel-as-an-experienced-user#keyboard-required_kickstart-commands-for-system-configuration

  • Generator tool: https://access.redhat.com/labs/kickstartconfig/

This was useful for figuring out the TFTP stuff for the first time. Paths are hardcoded into the grubx64.efi binary, meaning HDD and PXE versions aren't the same. Make sure you put all the grub stuff in a grub/ directory. Check the $prefix to see where it's searching: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1183487/grub2-efi-boot-via-pxe-load-config-file-automatically