These components will help you ensure a successful booting process.

PXE bootable media(This must be created and published to the respective remote office).

PXE Server(This will be automatically installed by OS Deployer).

The PXE boot process requires the following components for a seamless procedure: This aids in the loading and launching of the boot files for the client computer.

In the DHCP server, Options 66 and 67 can be configured under scope or server options.

The PXE boot server will send the boot files to the client through the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).

The client will contact the PXE boot server and request for the boot files.

The DHCP server will send the Next Boot Server's IP address(Option 66) and the Boot Filename(Option 67) to the client.

The client will notify the DHCP, that it is using PXE boot server.

After analyzing the 'offer', the client will be assigned the network parameters like IP address, subnet mask, etc.

An 'offer' packet will be sent from a DHCP server to the client.

This packet will be received by the DHCP server.

The client computer sends a 'discover' packet in the form of a broadcast requesting for network configuration.

After the client computer is assigned with an IP address, the PXE boot process starts.

Refer to this document to learn how to configure different DHCP servers easily.

How to create a PXE bootable media using OS Deployer?īefore a PXE network boot, the DHCP server/scope Options 66 and 67 should be configured.

PXE will be enabled by default on all computers. PXE network boot is performed using client-server protocols like DHCP(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) and TFTP(Trivial File Transfer Protocol). Preboot Execution Environment(PXE) is a client-server interface that allows computers in a network to be booted from the server before deploying the obtained PC image in local and remote offices, for PXE enabled clients.

Preboot Execution Enviornment (PXE) Boot Server

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