Default pxe cofiguration set in NBS general setting not taking effect when booting to PXE or only Shows Next Boot Device

Products

• IT Management Suite
• Deployment Solution

Issue/Introduction

After setting the default pxe boot configuration in NBS general the clients still shows only Next Boot Device when boot from network

Environment

8.x

Cause

unknown

Resolution

Drill down to path: <install drv>:\Program Files\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Agents\Deployment\SBS

edit the sbsconfiguration.xml file for <> in  image, and arch only edit for the client types you require

 

<sbsconfiguration>
    <network>
        <interfaces all="yes"/>
    </network>
    <images rootdir="C:\Program Files\Altiris\Altiris Agent\Agents\Deployment\SBS\Images"/>
    <pxe>
        <logging filename="SbsLog_Pxe.txt" enabled="no" level="0" backup="yes"/>
        <parameters enabled="yes" dhcpdiscoverytype="0"/>
        <filters>
            <filter parameter="mac" enabled="no" type="exclude" value=""/>
        </filters>
        <clients>
            <client type="managed" enabled="yes" image="<boot configuration>" arch="<arch type>" timeout="3" prompt=""/>
            <client type="predefined" enabled="no" image="NextBootDevice" arch="" timeout="0" prompt=""/>
            <client type="unknown" enabled="yes" image="<boot configuration>" arch="<arch type>" timeout="3" prompt=""/>
        </clients>
    </pxe>
    <tftp>
        <logging filename="SbsLog_Tftp.txt" enabled="no" level="0" backup="yes"/>
        <parameters enabled="yes" mtu="1456" maxtransfers="0" tftpport="69"/>
    </tftp>
</sbsconfiguration>

After which restart the pxe\mftp services