Is there different configuration is required for PXE boot to legacy bios & uefi

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Hi Guys ,

I have configured foreman 1.22, where I am able to boot server from legacy bios enabled PXE boot from the Nics.

but i have got new server which is UEFI enabled by default from the vendor but just wanted to know do I need to configure some extra setting which is required by uefi on foreman server.

and Can i configure the foreman to boot both legacy & UEFI bios ?

Thanks

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Hello, yes you can.

https://docs.theforeman.org/current/doc-Provisioning_Guide/index-foreman.html#Provisioning_Bare_Metal_Hosts

https://docs.theforeman.org/current/doc-Provisioning_Guide/index-foreman.html#_foreman_and_dhcp_options

To get you started.

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There seems to have been a slight update to the URL:

https://docs.theforeman.org/guides/build/doc-Provisioning_Guide/index-foreman.html#Provisioning_Bare_Metal_Hosts

https://docs.theforeman.org/guides/build/doc-Provisioning_Guide/index-foreman.html#_foreman_and_dhcp_options

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sorry Lukas asking the same thing but thought to clarify my doubts…
I have many servers & fewof them has legacy bios and few has UEFI bios there is only one foreman server in the the environment thus Can i configure the foreman to boot both legacy & UEFI using PXE from the same foreman server ?..

if my understanding is correct will share the steps to configure… i am eager to test this in my environment

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You can, create two hostgroups one for BIOS one for EFI and set PXE loader to either PXELinux BIOS or Grub2 UEFI. If you want to use discovery, I have added new fact called “efi” which should help you to detect which hostgroup to pick via autoprovisioning rule.

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Thanks Lukas for your reply–

I was expecting document or steps using which i can configure this in my exiting environment…

Can i follow below link to configure please confirm.