R Step 1 – Connect the LinMin Server client to the provisioning network

R Step 2 -- Verify the BIOS settings

R Step 3 – If the LinMin Server client does not have native PXE capability, insert the floppy disk or the USB flash drive

 

Step 3 is not required if your client has native PXE capability; clients without native PXE-boot capability can be provisioned by using a floppy disk or USB flash drive to initiate the PXE boot.

R Step 4 -- Boot the client (and hit F12 if it has an installed distro or OS you wish to overwrite)

R Step 5 – Provision the System

If you are using interactive provisioning, select the Boot Menu will be presented to the client's UI, and the user makes the selection, or waits 60 seconds for the “Default Boot” option to get invoked.

If you are using automated provisioning, the proper profile will be applied based your system's MAC address.

 

When a client provisioned with Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP boots, the client requires a password, and the default password is password.  If you want a different default password, you can edit the Windows sif file to change the default password. Learn more about editing the Windows sif files.

 

Operating the LinMin Server without firewall software during the provisioning process enhances performance.  Significant performance gains can be achieved by using 1 Gbit (or higher) NICs and switches instead of 100 Mbit networking hardware.