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NBoot, or NodeSpace Boot, is our own server provisioning system using a bootable ISO and an iPXE server. NBoot is currently under active development and we will be releasing NBoot as it is built upon open source software.  
NBoot, or NodeSpace Boot, is our own server provisioning system using a bootable ISO and an iPXE server. NBoot is currently under active development and we will be releasing NBoot as it is built upon open source software.  


== Requirements ==
=== Requirements ===
N Boot requires you to have a bare metal or KVM VPS that can be booted via ISO or PXE within a NodeSpace data center. This is because our network boot checks for valid NodeSpace public IPs and registered MAC addresses. For virtual machines, we will have a self-registration mechanism.  
N Boot requires you to have a bare metal or KVM VPS that can be booted via ISO or PXE within a NodeSpace data center. This is because our network boot checks for valid NodeSpace public IPs and registered MAC addresses. For virtual machines, we will have a self-registration mechanism.  


'''You currently cannot use N Boot outside of NodeSpace!'''
'''You currently cannot use N Boot outside of NodeSpace!'''


== Commands ==
=== Commands ===
TODO
TODO


== Errors ==
=== Errors ===
We're still documenting most errors but we have the following recorded as common as well as causes and fixes.
We're still documenting most errors but we have the following recorded as common as well as causes and fixes.


* [[Nboot:Error 2e0220|Error: Exec Format Error (Error Code 2e0220)]]
* Error: Exec Format Error (Error Code 2e0220)
* [[Nboot:Error 3c092003|Error: Operation Not Supported (Error Code 3c092003)]]
* Error: Operation Not Supported (Error Code 3c092003)
You can also reference [[:Category:NBoot Errors|Nboot:Errors]]


N Boot is built with iPXE so standard iPXE error messages may occur. We'll update this documentation with additional error messages.
N Boot is built with iPXE so standard iPXE error messages may occur. We'll update this documentation with additional error messages.
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