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Create a bootable flash for windows deployment services
I have run into an issue, and I just can't find an answer(and I've spent a while searching)
I want to create a bootable flash drive to access my WDS server. Is this possible? I have a Foxcon nt-510 barebones PC. I cannot find any options to PXE boot from it. Is there a workaround? Like a bootable thumb? I am still trying to work out the kinks with the WDS server and would appreciate any help. I have plenty more questions about WDS as well.
I want to create a bootable flash drive to access my WDS server. Is this possible? I have a Foxcon nt-510 barebones PC. I cannot find any options to PXE boot from it. Is there a workaround? Like a bootable thumb? I am still trying to work out the kinks with the WDS server and would appreciate any help. I have plenty more questions about WDS as well.
Not all PCs can boot off a USB stick. I have no idea if the FoxCon will do that. If you want to see if a USB can boot, go to ubuntu.com and on the main page it says how to create a bootable USB stick with LINUX on it.
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You can create a 'discover image' from the WDS console and copy this to the USB drive. It uses the USB drive to allow the machine to connect to the deployment server and then kick off the deployment as normal.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637996(v=ws.10).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd637996(v=ws.10).aspx
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I scoured the bios at the time of my post, and found nothing. I will try again, but thank you for the gpxe/ipxe solution. It will come in handy