Part 21 - Boot Images and Distribution Point(PXE services)

Enable command-line support in boot images

Enable the PXE support for the clients on Distribution Point

• Launch the console, click on Administration
• Servers and Site system roles, right click Distribution point and click properties. 
• Click on PXE tab, check the box “Enable PXE support for clients“. There is warning box that appears, click on Yes. This will enable the PXE support for clients. When you enable the PXE support for clients the Windows Deployment Services will be installed in the background. You will see the WDS service running when you open services.msc

Enable the option Require a password when computers user PXE. Provide a strong password to secure you PXE deployments.

Windows Deployment Services is installed automatically in the background.

A RemoteInstall is created and populated with system files. If this folder remain empty you will not be able to PXE boot your computers. 

Boot Images

Under ?:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\OSD\boot

We have the Boot Images file. Make a copy/backup of these.

Under Software Library > Overview > Operating System > Boot Images

Right click on Boot images (x64) and select properties

For debugging purpose we enable : Enable command support (testing only)

Apply the setting by pressing Apply/OK and you will get this warning. Press Yes to distribute the changes made to the boot image. Do the same thing to Boot image (x86).

Everything is green - the distribution of the boot image was a Success

Configure Network Access Account

Go to Administration > Overview > Site Configuration > Sites 

Right click on your site and browser down to Configure Site Components, click on Software Distribution

Select the tab Network Access Account, choose Specify the account that accesses network locations. Click on the orange icon and add the user account that has enought permissions to access the content. Click on Apply and click on OK.

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