Changes

===SME THINCLIENT CONTRIB===

===SME THINCLIENT CONTRIB===

Using Putty SSH into your SME Server and at the Login Prompt Enter “root “ then your Password. You will now be in the SME Server Shell Menu:

Using Putty SSH into your SME Server and at the Login Prompt enter “root“ then your Password.<br> You will now be in the SME Server Shell.<br>

Install the SME Server Thinclient Contrib as per: [http://wiki.contribs.org/Thinclient http://wiki.contribs.org/Thinclient]

Install the SME Server Thinclient Contrib as per: [http://wiki.contribs.org/Thinclient http://wiki.contribs.org/Thinclient]

Once the SME Server Contribs have been installed use your browser (IE or Firefox) and goto  https://yoursmeserverip/server-manager

Once the ThinClient contrib have been installed use your browser (Firefox or IE) and goto  https://<yoursmeserverip>/server-manager<br>

Choose the ”Thin Clients“ on left side column "Menu Option"

Choose the ”Thin Clients“ on left side column "Menu Option"<br>

In the Thin Client Configuration make sure that “Your PXE Boot Server "is ENABLED

In the Thin Client Configuration make sure that “Your PXE Boot Server "is '''ENABLED'''<br>

In the Thin Client Configuration make sure that “Your TFTP Server" is Self

In the Thin Client Configuration make sure that “Your TFTP Server" is '''Self'''<br>

In the Thin Client Configuration make sure that “The default Distribution" is  default

In the Thin Client Configuration make sure that “The default Distribution" is  '''default'''<br>

Click on the “APPLY” button

Click on the “APPLY” button

Under “ Distributions “ you should have the following:

Under “Distributions“ you should have the following:

<table>

<table>

Distribution

Distribution

</table>

</table>

Logout of the SME Server “ server-manager “ Web Console

Logout of the SME Server “server-manager“ Web Console

SYSLINUX INSTALLATION and SME PXE CONFIGURATION:

===SYSLINUX INSTALLATION and SME PXE CONFIGURATION===

There no real installing PXELINUX, only copying the right files from the SYSLINUX  Archive to the right place in the SME Server:

There no real installing PXELINUX, only copying the right files from the SYSLINUX  Archive to the right place in the SME Server:

Again, “ pxelinux.cfg “ is not a file, but a Directory, and the file you want to create is called default  with no extension.  

Again, “ pxelinux.cfg “ is not a file, but a Directory, and the file you want to create is called default  with no extension.  

Here’s an example of something simple to use in the default File:

Here’s an example of something simple to use in the default File:

PXE EXAMPLE FILES:

====PXE EXAMPLE FILES====

This is the “ default “ Example File

This is the “default“ example file

NB: Note the “ menu background graphics/main.jpg ” file is a background image file. This could be with your Company Logo etc. The File should be 6340 x 480 pixels and can be a jpg, bmp, or png file. Just make sure you use the correct extension in the menu eg: main.bmp or main.png etc.

NB: Note the “menu background graphics/main.jpg” file is a background image file. <br>This could be one with your company logo or [this one http://www.howtoforge.com/images/pxe_install_server_ubuntu_9.10/howtoforge_pxe.png].<br>

The file must to be 640 x 480 pixels and can be a jpg, bmp, or png file. Just make sure you use the correct extension in the menu eg: main.bmp or main.png etc.<br>

menu title --== SME Linux, PXE Main Menu ==--

menu title --== SME Linux, PXE Main Menu ==--

menu background graphics/main.jpg

menu background graphics/main.jpg

  kernel com32/vesamenu.c32

  kernel com32/vesamenu.c32

  append pxelinux.cfg/hdd

  append pxelinux.cfg/hdd

Now you need to create and configure the SME PXE sub menus. Create new plaintext Files called “ tools ” , “ memorytest ” , “ ntfstools ” , “ recovery ” at tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ (The Plaintext files are all placed inside the tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ folder)

Now you need to create and configure the SME PXE sub menus.  

ie: Your “ images “ folder should look like this:

Create new plaintext Files called “tools” , “memorytest” , “ntfstools” , “recovery” at tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ <br>

The plaintext files are all placed inside the tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/ folder<br>

ie: Your tree should look like this:

|---tftpboot

|---tftpboot

|      |-----com32       

|      |-----com32       

|      |-----graphics

|      |-----graphics

|      |

|      |

|      |-----pxelinux.cfg (Pace the default, tools, memorytest, ntfstools)                  |                        (and recovery Files you created inside here)

|      |-----pxelinux.cfg (Place the default, tools, memorytest, ntfstools)                  |                        (and recovery Files you created inside here)

|      |

|      |

|      |-----images

|      |-----images