I'm trying to install Linux on my IBM X30 (no cd, no floppy) via a PXE boot image. I suppose I could borrow an external cd drive and just do it that way, but I would learn nothing from the experience, ...

In this article, I've decided to follow up on a topic I wrote about not in my column directly, but as a feature article called "PXE Magic" in the April 2008 issue. In that article, I talk about how to ...

I hope I worded the above properly, it has been quite some time since I needed to play in linux land. Long story is I'm trying to install linux from a PXE boot. I grabbed knoppix-vmware appliance, ran ...

It's funny how automation evolves as system administrators manage larger numbers of servers. When you manage only a few servers, it's fine to pop in an install CD and set options manually. As the ...