Open source network boot firmware iPXE officially supports Godson LoongArch architecture

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens Cainiao N, dark_n_dawn for the delivery of clues! CTOnews.com July 19 news, according to Godson official account, the open source network boot firmware iPXE has officially supported the dragon architecture.

It is reported that in the recent update, iPXE has integrated the dragon architecture patch, which means that the boot firmware already supports dragon architecture (LoongArch). Currently, users can use iPXE to boot the operating system based on dragon architecture from the network.

▲ Tu Yuan Godson Zhongke official account CTOnews.com Note: iPXE is an open source network boot firmware authorized by GNU GPL (partly with GPL compatible license) and is included in a number of network card manufacturers and OEM products. IPXE can provide complete PXE implementation while enhancing other functions, such as booting from Web server via HTTP, booting from fibre Channel SAN via FCoE, booting from iSCSI SAN / AoE SAN / wireless network / wide area network / Infiniband network, etc.

Godson official account also brought a demonstration of iPXE application scenarios, including bare metal service startup, automatic unattended installation operating system, batch deployment / canning system, diskless workstation, etc.

▲ Picture Source Godson Zhongke official account