VMware Workstation can perform a PXE boot over the local network, as version 4.5. PXE stands for "Pre-boot eXecution Environment" and is a standard developed by Intel to allow a device with PXE ...

One of the aspects of home lab life is that you're constantly reinstalling devices or virtual machines. It gets annoying after a while, which is partly why my home lab server also has copies of the ...

It's funny how automation evolves as system administrators manage larger numbers of servers. When you manage only a few servers, it's fine to pop in an install CD and set options manually. As the ...

I'm trying to install Linux on my IBM X30 (no cd, no floppy) via a PXE boot image. I suppose I could borrow an external cd drive and just do it that way, but I would learn nothing from the experience, ...

If you see Start PXE over IPv4 on MAC error during boot on your HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc. computers, it can happen if a bootable operating system cannot be found. This ...

We've used SCCM PXE boot to deploy hundreds of PCs, physical servers, and Generation 1 Hyper-V guests. It works(tm). However here's my first Gen 2 Hyper-V VM. It is failing with: pxe e16 no offer ...