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IP Helper-Address Configuration for PXE Boot

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To support BIOS & UEFI Firmware based hardware, we need to execute following commands on Cisco Switch (Global Configuration Mode):

IP helper-address <IP address of DHCP server>
IP helper-address <IP address of WDS server>
IP forward-protocol UDP 4011

CONFIGURATION of IP Helper Tables explained

When the PXE client PC, the DHCP server, and WDS Server, are located on different subnets or vlans, IP helper tables need to be set up in the routers/switches so that the PXE network requests can be routed correctly to the appropriate server. Once the PXE network requests are routed correctly. the appropriate servers can answer. Requirement here is:

  • Client to get IP address from DHCP Server
  • Directing a client to appropriate Network Boot Program (wdsnbp.com or wdsmgfw.efi)
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How to import Windows AutoPilot devices using SCCM Report and SQL query

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In this post I will go through how to import Windows Autopilot devices using SCCM Report and sql query. Configuration Manager gives us the flexibility to generate the report which can be further used to to Import the CSV into MEM Admin Portal to make the devices ready for AutoPilot deployment.

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Create Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 device collection sccm

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In this post I will show you how to create Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 device collection on SCCM. The information on how to create a specific collection can be explored through WMI, we can either use wbemtest or WMIExplorer which is much more efficient. These will be the important aspects while creating SCCM. collection.

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