Error: No configuration methods succeeded when booting to iPXE

Products

• Client Management Suite
• IT Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

When booting a client machine to iPXE using Deployment Solution, the error "No configuration methods succeeded" may occur. This issue typically appears after successfully downloading ipxe64.efi. This error often follows earlier troubleshooting attempts involving "PXE-E99" errors or changing BIOS settings. This article provides steps to resolve iPXE boot failures caused by incompatible network drivers in the default ipxe64.efi file.

 

While iPXE was failing, PXE boot is successful (after disabling Secure Boot).  Port 4433 is open and accepting connections.

BIOS for this particular system was American Megatrends 5.27.

Environment

DS 8.x

Cause

The standard ipxe64.efi file may lack the necessary network drivers for the specific NIC on the client machine, preventing successful configuration.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, replace the standard ipxe64.efi file with snponly64.efi, which uses the UEFI Simple Network Protocol (SNP) for broader driver compatibility.

1. Navigate to the following directory on your Site Server: ..\Deployment\BDC\bootwiz\Platforms\iPXE\
2. Locate the file snponly64.efi.
3. Copy snponly64.efi to the PXE image directory: ..\Deployment\SBS\Images\<Menu Option>\x64\
4. Rename the existing file to ipxe64.efi.old
5. Rename the copied file to ipxe64.efi.
6. Test the PXE boot process on the client machine.