Nxd Diskless Windows 7 21

Nxd Diskless Windows 7 21

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How to Diskless Boot Windows 7 with NXD Linux

Diskless booting is a technique that allows a computer to run without a hard disk, using a network connection to load the operating system and applications from a server. This can save costs, improve performance, and simplify management of multiple computers.

One of the diskless solutions for Windows is CCBoot, which is a software that can diskless boot Windows 7 with a server and client software. However, CCBoot requires a license fee and may not be compatible with some hardware or software.

An alternative diskless solution for Windows is NXD Linux, which is a free and open source operating system that can diskless boot Windows 7 with a Linux server and a Windows client. NXD Linux uses PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment) to boot the client from the network, and NFS (Network File System) to mount the Windows image from the server.

In this article, we will show you how to diskless boot Windows 7 with NXD Linux step by step. You will need a Linux server with NXD Linux installed, a Windows 7 client with NXD Client installed, and a network switch or router to connect them.

Step 1: Prepare partitions on the server

On the Linux server, you will need to create two partitions: one for the NXD Linux system, and one for the Windows image. You can use any partitioning tool such as fdisk or gparted to do this. For example, if your server has a 500 GB hard disk, you can create a 50 GB partition for NXD Linux (/dev/sda1) and a 450 GB partition for Windows image (/dev/sda2).

After creating the partitions, you will need to format them with the appropriate file systems. For NXD Linux, you can use ext4 or any other Linux file system. For Windows image, you will need to use NTFS, which is the native file system for Windows. You can use the mkfs command to format the partitions. For example:

sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1

sudo mkfs.ntfs /dev/sda2

Then, you will need to mount the partitions to the corresponding directories. For NXD Linux, you can mount it to / (root) directory. For Windows image, you can mount it to /home/nxd directory. You can use the mount command to do this. For example:

sudo mount /dev/sda1 /

sudo mount /dev/sda2 /home/nxd

You can also edit the /etc/fstab file to make the partitions mount automatically at boot time. For example:

/dev/sda1 / ext4 defaults 0 1

/dev/sda2 /home/nxd ntfs defaults 0 2

Step 2: Install NXD Linux on the server

NXD Linux is a customized version of Ubuntu that has been optimized for diskless booting. You can download the latest version of NXD Linux from its official website: https://nxdlinux.com/download/.

To install NXD Linux on the server, you will need to burn the ISO file to a CD or USB drive, and boot from it. Then, follow the installation wizard to complete the installation. You can choose either graphical or text mode installation.

During the installation, you will need to select your language, keyboard layout, time zone, and user name and password. You will also need to select your network interface card (NIC) and configure its IP address, netmask, gateway, and DNS server. You can use either static or dynamic IP address for your server.

After the installation is finished, you will need to reboot your server and login with your user name and password.

Step 3: Configure NXD Linux on the server

After logging in to your server, you will need to configure some settings for NXD Linux. You can use either graphical or text mode configuration.

In graphical mode, you can launch the NXD Configurator from the Applications menu or from the desktop icon. In text mode, you can run the nxd-config command from the terminal. 061ffe29dd