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Old 03-09-2009   #3 (permalink)
Edwin


 
 

Re: Hyper-V and PXE Requests

Yes. You are correct. There was a difference in terminology.

In other words I am NOT using the Synthetic Network Adapter for the VM. I
am using the Legacy Network Adapter for the VM.

Thank you.

"Ryan Sokolowski [MVP]" <ryan@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Perhaps I misunderstood your terminology, but you need to have a Legacy
> Network Adapter installed in your VM.
>
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> Ryan Sokolowski
> MVP - Clustering
> MCT, MCITP x3, MCTS x8, MCSE x2, CCNA, CCDA, BCFP
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>
> "Edwin" <Edwin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>>I have a domain environment setup. Within the environment I have two
>> separate servers.
>> Server 1: DHCP Server
>> Server 2: Hyper-V Server with WDS
>>
>> They DHCP Server is successfully able to connect to the Hyper-V server
>> via
>> the SCVMM Admin Console. Virtual Machines running on the Hyper-V server
>> are
>> also able to receive an IP Address from the DHCP Server and have access
>> to
>> the network.
>>
>> The problem that I am having is that the virtual machines are not able to
>> PXE boot. They are able to receive an IP Address from the DHCP Server
>> but
>> that is about it. Eventually an message is returned saying: "Boot
>> failure.
>> Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected
>> Boot
>> device"
>>
>> The virtual machine IS configured to use an Emulated NIC. This is
>> verified
>> becuase when the virtual machine tries to start it attempts to get a PXE
>> response as would normally be the case if this were not a virtual
>> environment.
>>
>> Also, the DHCP server is configured to respond to both PXE and DHCP
>> responses. The DHCP server also has the below options set:
>> * Option 60 - PXEClient
>> * Option 66 - 192.168.0.5 (I have also used the FQDN)
>> * Option 67 - boot\x86\wdsnbt.com
>>
>> Within WDS on the Hyper-V server I have the option checked to "Authorize
>> this Windows Deployment Services server in DHCP" under the DHCP
>> Authorization
>> section of the Advanced tab.
>>
>> I also have a simple WinPE image added to the "Boot Images" of the WDS
>> server. Why am I not able to PXE boot?
>>
>> Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you.
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