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The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE, also known as Pre-Execution Environment; sometimes pronounced "pixie") is an environment to boot computers using a network interface independently of data storage devices or installed operating systems.

The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE, also known as Pre-Execution Environment; sometimes pronounced "pixie") is an environment to boot computers using a network interface independently of data storage devices (like hard disks) or installed operating systems.

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CloneZilla PXE Boot Without NFS

I am trying to setup CloneZilla to be bootable via PXE without using NFS. I do not have NFS running on our PXE server and would like to keep it that way. However, most of the information that I have found online indicates that you need to setup…
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Booting linux via PXE

I would have like to have the option to boot the linux of my choice (Debian, Mandriva, RedHat, Ubuntu, ...) via PXE. That way I would not have to take the trouble to do an installation on too many systems. Just single good installations of the…
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Inconsistent DHCP replies with Windows 2008R2 DHCP server

I've got a Windows 2008R2 standard server running DHCP services. We've noticed that certain clients are receiving inconsistent DHCP replies. We have over 175 Windows workstations in this VLAN that don't seem to have trouble getting DHCP leases.…
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Kickstart PXE boot ubuntu 10.04

I am trying to do a fully automated install of Ubuntu 10.04 My pxelinux.cfg/default file looks like this - label linux kernel ubuntu-installer/amd64/linux ipappend 2 append ks=http://172.16.20.254/ks.cfg ksdevice=bootif…
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Kickstarting VMWare ESX 4.1 (Error: No NIC with name bootif)

I'm having an issue kickstarting an installation of VMWaare ESX Classic 4.1. I've stripped down my kickstart a bit to just: accepteula keyboard us auth clearpart --firstdisk --overwritevmfs url…
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PXE booting / TFTP/DHCP issue (using Cobbler 2.0)

I'm using Cobbler 2.x from the EPEL repositories. Have used 1.6 for ages. I've imported the CentOS 5.5 DVD (also tried this with 5.4). The DVD imports with no apparent issue, and sets up the standard and xen kernel distros. If I build a system…
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Multiple DHCP Server on same subnet and range assignement

Is it possible to have two DHCP Server on the same subnet for address two range of IP? Is it possible to configure one of this DHCP server to serve only a certain range of mac address ? for example wanna to have the main DHCP Server that serve the…
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Free PXE boot server for Windows or OS X

OS X (leopard, not server) seems to have tftp and some kind of dhcp server built-in, which seems like it would be enough to make PXE boots happen, but I don't really know where to start. I have Windows (XP and 7) workstations available too. I would…
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Windows PE network setup

I'm walking through the following step-by-step guide for deploying Windows 7 via AIK: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349348%28WS.10%29.aspx On step 4 (Capturing the Installation onto a Network Share), I run into a bit of a snag:…
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PXE boot from USB NIC

Is there a USB solution to PXE boot? I want to use ghost or clonezilla or something to image a bunch of units that don't have on board ethernet, and no clear real way to add to it.
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Problems with kickstart script, partition info crashes deployment

Currently testing cobbler, but have problem with the kickstart script when the partition information is loaded. Here is my ks: http://pastebin.ca/1824343 I can't figure out what is the problem with the partsection at all. Without it, it works. I've…
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Setting up PXE server in an school environment

I am starting the research phase of setting up a PXE server to cover a Junior High School campus but have never done so and have a few questions that pertain to our School District networking setup and I am unsure if those details will change the…
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Immutable/ephemeral W10 desktops

(As reader may guess, I'm more familiar & comfortable in the Linux/POSIX world, so please keep that in mind) I'm in the process of rebuiling n+20 laptops, intended for semi-public use (MakerSpace: think classroom or library), and want to set them up…
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Switching from WDS to MDT

I am in the process of moving from WDS to MDT. I will be installing MDT alongside WDS on the same box. The concept I am not grasping is at what point in this process will clients pxe boot to the MDT service instead of the already established WDS…
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After installing any OS (bios is set to UEFI), the boot order constantly changes (windows and linux installs). How can I disable this "feature"

Have numerous different servers (primarily Dell) that we are installing through pxeboot. After the OS is installed the first time, the UEFI boot sequence is automatically changed to allow the OS to load as the first boot option. This works fine for…
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