Requirements to PXE Boot a client

Products

• Client Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

Requirements for clients to PXE boot and image a client

Environment

Release : 8.x

Component : Deployment Solution

Cause

Required SubAgents are not installed

Resolution

Install and configure Network Boot Services on Site Server or Notification Server

Network Boot Service (NBS) is a component of Deployment Solution that you install and run as a service on a site server. This service is independent of the presence of Task service or Package service on a site server and handles all communication with the Symantec Management Platform (SMP) for Deployment Solution. The NBS comprises of the PXE and BSDP service and the TFTP service that are installed on the site server after you roll out the NBS service through the SMP console.

Prerequisites to install Network Boot Service on site server:

• Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0
• IIS must be installed for iPXE

After the NBS is installed, the status of the service is displayed as green and the service status is displayed as 

Started.

You must install and enable the Network Boot Service (NBS) service on the site server before you create preboot configuration and start configuration of NBS settings.

If you want to install the Deployment Package server component and the NBS on the same site server, then you must install the Deployment Package Server component after installing the NBS on the site server.

To install NBS service on site server:

• In the Symantec Management Console, navigate to Settings > Notification Server > Site Server settings menu.
• In the Site Management window, expand Site Server node in the tree.
• On the Site Servers page, click New under the Detailed Information pane.
• In the Select Computers dialog box, select the Windows computers that you want to configure as site server and click OK.
• In the Add/Remove services dialog box, check the Network Boot Service option for the site servers that you select.