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5.3 Intel Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
cPCI-3700A series support Intel Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
which provides the capability of boot-up from Ethernet even executing OS
installation from Ethernet. There should be a DHCP server in the network
with one or more servers running PXE service and MTFTP service. It could
be a Windows NT or Windows 2000 server running DHCP, PXE and
MTFTP service or a dedicated DHCP server with one or more additional
server running PXE and MTFTP service. The section describes the major
items for building up a network environment with PXE support.
1. Setup a DHCP server with PXE tag configuration.
2. Install the PXE and MTFTP services
3. Make boot image file on PXE server (that is the boot server).
4. Enable the PXE boot function on the client computer.
For more detailed information, please refer to pdkrel30.pdf under the
directory X:\Utility\PXE_PDK.