Feature #11659
closedSupport for UEFI HTTP Boot option in DHCPv4 Server
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Description
PXE had an epic run, but it's deprecation has been planned by major silicon vendors and UEFI HTTPS boot is the replacement. The pfsense UI and dhcpd config only need to be modified slightly to enable support along side the existing PXE options - as that's likely to continue to be used for the next few years.
We essentially need a stanza in the dhcp config to match HTTPClient (60) and pass (67) filename of the NBP via http/https. So it's similar to PXE except there's no dependency on TFTP and can work with things like secure boot and leverage certificates loaded in the firmware. Looks like a user has previously played with this but I can't find an issue filed for it. https://forum.netgate.com/topic/131851/how-to-configure-dhcp-for-httpclient
class "httpclients" {
option vendor-class-identifier "HTTPClient";
match if substring (option vendor-class-identifier, 0, 10) = "HTTPClient";
filename "http://mywebserverip/boot/grub/x86_64-efi/core.efi";
}
for reference:
UEFI HTTPS boot background info: https://edk2-docs.gitbook.io/getting-started-with-uefi-https-boot-on-edk-ii/introduction
Suse's "how to" docs: https://en.opensuse.org/UEFI_HTTPBoot_Server_Setup
Related issues
Updated by Jim Pingle over 3 years ago
- Priority changed from Very High to Normal
- Target version set to Future
Updated by Nathan Revo over 3 years ago
I would liek to see this feature introduced as I am running into issues with iPXE on my systems and I need to boot images too large for regular PXE.
Updated by Viktor Gurov about 3 years ago
Updated by Jim Pingle about 3 years ago
- Status changed from New to Pull Request Review
- Target version changed from Future to 2.6.0
- Plus Target Version set to 21.09
Updated by Anonymous about 3 years ago
- Status changed from Pull Request Review to Feedback
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
Applied in changeset cf40cd1792595d0122cdd6ce1c4ac6145f38df78.
Updated by Jim Pingle almost 3 years ago
- Subject changed from Support for UEFI HTTP Boot option in dhcpd config to Support for UEFI HTTP Boot option in DHCPv4 Server
Updating subject for release notes.
Updated by Jim Pingle almost 3 years ago
- Plus Target Version changed from 21.09 to 22.01
Updated by Viktor Gurov over 2 years ago
- Related to Bug #12892: ``HTTPClient`` option not sent when using UEFI HTTP Boot added
Updated by Viktor Gurov over 2 years ago
- Related to Bug #12896: ``HTTPClient`` option does not work for static mappings added