Setup Guide

This section provides information about configuring DHCP on the following servers. The information

includes only the basic configuration options and declarations required for an iPXE environment. These

details should be used as a cumulative addition to the settings currently used in your DHCP

implementation (if you already have a DHCP environment).

• Microsoft Windows 2012 Server. See Configure DHCP on Windows 2012 DHCP Server

• Microsoft Windows 2008 Server R2. See Configure DHCP on Windows 2008 DHCP Server

• Linux DHCPd (ISC DHCP). See Configuring DHCP for Linux

Configure DHCP on Windows 2012 DHCP Server

To configure the DHCP on Windows 2012 DHCP Server, perform the following tasks:

1. Create DHCP User Class

2. Create DHCP Policy

3. Create Boot File scope option

For additional information, see http://ipxe.org/howto/msdhcp

Create the DHCP User Class

You must create the user class for the DHCP server before creating the DHCP Policy.

1. Open the Windows 2012 DHCP Server DHCP Manager.

2. In the console tree, navigate to IPv4. Right click IPv4, and then click Define User Classes from the

drop-down menu.

3. In the DHCP User Classes dialog box, click Add.

4. In the New Class dialog box, enter the following information and click OK to create a user class.

a. In the Display Name box, enter iPXE

b. In the Description box, enter iPXE Clients

c. In the data pane, under ASCII, enter iPXE

5. Click Close.

Create the DHCP Policy

1. Open the Windows 2012 DHCP Server DHCP Manager.

2. In the console tree, expand the scope that will service your ASM PXE network. Right click Policies

and select New Policy.

The DHCP Policy Configuration Wizard is displayed.

3. Next to Policy Name, type iPXE and enter the description as iPXE Client. Click Next.

4. On the Configure Conditions for the policy page, click Add.

5. In the Add/Edit Condition dialog box, perform the following actions, and then click OK.

• Select User Class from the Criteria list.

• Select iPXE from the list of Values and click Add.

6. On the Configure Conditions for the policy page, select the AND operator and click Next.

7. On the Configure settings for the policy page, select the AND operator and click Next.

• If you want to use only the portion of the DHCP scope for PXE, click Yes, and then enter the IP

address range to limit the policy.