Evolution of Bilibili's Server Provisioning System: From Traditional PXE to BiliOS and iPXE

To cope with rapid growth, Bilibili replaced its inflexible PXE workflow with a hybrid system using in‑memory BiliOS and iPXE, adding out‑of‑band management, declarative configuration, and multi‑scenario support, which together dramatically boosted provisioning automation, reliability, and efficiency across its data‑center and edge servers.

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Evolution of Bilibili's Server Provisioning System: From Traditional PXE to BiliOS and iPXE

ByteDance SYS Tech

Mar 13, 2024 · Operations

How HTTPBOOT Revolutionizes Server Provisioning at ByteDance

This article explains the motivation, design, advantages, implementation details, and future roadmap of HTTPBOOT—a Linux‑based, high‑stability, high‑compatibility network boot solution developed by ByteDance’s STE and ICS teams to replace traditional UEFI+PXE provisioning.

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How HTTPBOOT Revolutionizes Server Provisioning at ByteDance

Open Source Linux

Feb 29, 2020 · Operations

Automate Multi‑Version OS Deployment with Cobbler

This guide explains how to use Cobbler to automate the batch installation of multiple operating system versions across hundreds of servers, covering installation, DHCP/TFTP/rsync configuration, distro and profile setup, data synchronization, testing, and the optional web interface for streamlined management.

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Automate Multi‑Version OS Deployment with Cobbler

MaGe Linux Operations

Feb 20, 2020 · Operations

Automate Multi-Version OS Deployments with Cobbler

This guide explains how to use Cobbler to automate the batch deployment of multiple operating system versions across hundreds of servers, covering installation, DHCP and TFTP configuration, distro and profile setup, data synchronization, and web interface usage.

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Automate Multi-Version OS Deployments with Cobbler

Efficient Ops

Nov 27, 2019 · Operations

Automate Large-Scale Server Installations with Cobbler: A Step‑by‑Step Guide

This guide explains how to use Cobbler, an automated provisioning tool, to streamline large‑scale OS installations on servers, covering installation, configuration of DHCP/TFTP/RSYNC, creating repos, managing distros and profiles, and deploying CentOS via PXE with practical command examples.

Automated DeploymentCobblerLinux

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Automate Large-Scale Server Installations with Cobbler: A Step‑by‑Step Guide