ERPXE:Installation

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Appliance Installation

ERPXE software is pre-installed and pre-configured for trouble free deployment.

The Appliance is based on CentOS Mini Linux using VMware Hypervisor.

A Microsoft Hyper-V and Oracle VirtualBox versions will be released further this year.

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Custom Installation

Installing ERPXE

Linux:

* Download erpxe.current.tar.gz at http://www.erpxe.com/download/.

* Extract erpxe.current.tar.gz to root "/" directory as root.

Windows

* Download erpxe.current.zip at http://www.erpxe.com/download/.

* Extract erpxe.current.zip to root "C:\" or "D:\" directory.

DHCP Configuration

* already using DHCP a solution in your environment? you should configure it to forward TFTP calls to ERPXE. read Configure your DHCP for more information.
* to enable the appliance DHCP please read ERPXE Virtual Appliance - How to Enable DHCP
* update the gateway in ERPXE to your current router/gateway.
* ERPXE IP address is 10.0.0.1. many modules needs this IP. if you need to change it you should read Change IP article.

Choosing a TFTP Service

Any TFTP service should be ok for ERPXE:

For Linux/Unix:

- Open TFTP Server
- tftp-hpa
- Advanced TFTP

For Mac:

- TFTP Server 3.4
- MacTFTP Client 1.2 (Shareware)

For Windows:

- Tftpd32
- TFTP Server for Windows
- Open TFTP Server

NOTE: Some modules are not supported by Windows OS due to NFS limitations.

Most recommended:

CentOS (Tested with CentOS 5.0-6.0) , using xinetd-tftp as a TFTP server.


Configuring ERPXE

Check the POST-Installation info for your downloaded version or within the doc folder inside your distribution.




That's it. enjoy ERPXE.