PXE
Preboot Execution Environment: firmware that boots a machine over the network instead of from a local disk.
In more detail
The network card asks a DHCP server for an address and a boot file, then downloads the boot loader by TFTP. Installers use it with Kickstart to build many servers without media.
Related terms
- DHCP — Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, the network service that automatically gives each device joining a network an IP address and other settings.
- TFTP — Trivial File Transfer Protocol: a tiny, unauthenticated file transfer protocol used mainly to send boot files over a local network.
Taught in
- Four Minutes To Boot: Firmware, GRUB, Kernel And Targets — CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006) Exam Prep
- Forty Servers By Teatime: Ansible Playbooks, Inventories And Puppet Manifests — CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006) Exam Prep
- A New Depot By Friday: OpenTofu, Cloud-init, Pipelines And Kubernetes — CompTIA Linux+ (XK0-006) Exam Prep