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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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Issues with adding and using IPv6 "Predefined Options" on Windows Server 2012r2 DHCP

The Windows Server DHCP Service has the ability to add predefined options for IPv4 and IPv6 by right clicking on the protocol and selecting "Set Predefined Options" On IPv4 they work in just the same way that they worked on 2008 and 2003, one can…
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PXE boot stuck on "Start PXE over ipv4"

I have a server running Windows Server 2012 R2, on which I installed Windows Deployment Service and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit. I used MDT to capture an image and then I want to use PXE boot (powered by WDS) to deploy this image on computer. The…
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DHCP server is saying 'host unknown' before sending DHCPOFFER

I am trying to PXE boot a machine. In the system log, I can see: dhcpd[28030]: DHCPDISCOVER from 98:90:96:bc:fc:e3 via 10.65.240.2 dhcpd[28030]: none: host unknown. dhcpd[28030]: DHCPOFFER on 10.65.240.111 to 98:90:96:bc:fc:e3 via 10.65.240.2 I…
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PXE boot CentOS 7.2 diskless fails with "Failed to start Switch Root"

I am setting up a CentOS 7.2 server so clients can boot a diskless CentOS 7.2 image. I have done this with CentOS 6.6 and it works fine over multiple servers and clients over many years. Using the same configuration parameters.…
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PXE booting .IMG and .DD images

I have read many forum posts but still can't PXE boot image files. usb-image.dd is my image file. Instead of using USB sticks I would like to boot live Linux by using PXE. DEFAULT menu.c32 PROMPT 0 timeout 300 MENU TITLE PXE Menu LABEL memtest86 …
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Installing windows OS on iSCSI san storage using iPXE BOOT

Captured boot up process I'm trying to make a diskless PC client and install the operating system on a SAN Storage. As of now I'm using Windows Server 2012 R2 and it will serve as my DHCP/WDS and SAN server. I found a video from yourtube on "Bjørn…
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pxe and dhcp on dfferent subnets

Good Day Please help , i have a dhcp on 192.168.21.0/24 and pxe server on 192.168.1.0/24. Now i want to install hosts in 192.168.21.0/24 using this pxe tftp netboot on 192.168.1.0/24. My hosts in 192.168.21.0/24 are getting IP fine then trying tftp…
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Trouble with DnsMasq, DHCP proxy, PXE for UEFI clients

I'm trying to setup a PXE server with dnsmasq as a dhcp-proxy. It works well with client-arch=0 (x86 legacy clients) but UEFI client doesn't even terminate the DHCP packets exchange with the PXE server, and not even a pxe-prompt (setted with…
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NFS home for multiple computers

I'm here to ask something that is taking me a lot of time and now I don' t know how to continue, and this is a really big(and awesome) community. Well, the problem is that I'm trying to do a distributed Linux system for schools and universities, It…
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Cobbler and PXE

I have successfully installed a Cobbler server in virtualized Centos in a ESXi, so I can provide automated installation for a small bare-metal cluster I need to set up. There is a black boxed DHCP and DNS set up in my company I can't manage nor…
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Defining a new location for syslinux configuration files when setting up PXELinux

I am working on a mock up of a PXE server for the place I work. I am trying to put the image files and configuration file in places that keep things a little more organized. Even though my dhcpd.confspecifies the configuration options needed to tell…
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How to diagnose/troubleshoot tftp timeout

I have 2 VMs. One is setup as a pxe server (dhcpd with a specific subnet and a tftpserver). The second VM is networked with 'vboxnet2' to first VM and it is able to get the DHCP IP as specified my VM1's DHCPD, but fails to download the specified…
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SCCM PXE Boot failed. No advertisements found

I'm encountering an issue with SCCM PXE deployment for unknown devices. Here is my current setup: 10.0.0.10/24 - AD, DHCP 10.0.0.15/24 - SCCM 2012 (app catalog webservice point, app catalog website, component server, fallback status point,…
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Debian 8.3.0 - PXE installer asking for CDROM?

I'm sure I'm missing something easy, but I can't think of what it is. I used Cobbler to import Debian 8.3.0, but when I attempt to install it on a machine attached to the network, the installer asks for a CDROM, fails to find it, and quits. Does…
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How to deploy Windows Embedded Standard?

What is the usual workflow of deploying Windows Embedded Standard 2009 on clients? I haven't found an official guide yet and would appreciate a link. Is additional software needed for deployment? What can I do if clients do not support PXE?
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