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IP Helper-Address Configuration for PXE Boot

manishbangia · April 20, 2019 · 5 Comments

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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Customize Company Portal Intune

manishbangia · September 13, 2021 · Leave a Comment

In this post I will show you how to customize the Company Portal for Intune. Company portal is an application provided by Microsoft through which employees can install the applications & updates targeted to their device.

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Create SCCM collection query for Site System Server Roles

manishbangia · September 12, 2021 · Leave a Comment

In this post I will be sharing the queries which can be used for SCCM collection query for Site System Server Roles. We can create different queries for specific system role installed on Windows Server.

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Create SCCM Windows Workstation and Server device collection

manishbangia · September 12, 2021 · Leave a Comment

In this post I will be showing you how to create various SCCM windows device collection. I will show various queries to be used for Windows 10 workstations, Windows 7, Windows servers etc.

I am here sharing multiple queries used for Workstations and Servers, and also specific version of Workstation or Server. I hope you will find this post useful

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Download SCCM prerequisite files offline

manishbangia · September 11, 2021 · Leave a Comment

In this post I will show you how to download SCCM prerequisite files manually. While installing a fresh install of Configuration Manager using baseline media, we have to download or specify the path for Prerequisite Downloads. To download the files, internet connectivity is required, what if your server doesn’t have internet connectivity.

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Complete SCCM 2103 installation guide using baseline media

manishbangia · September 10, 2021 · Leave a Comment

This is a complete SCCM install guide using baseline media. I will be going through the installation of SCCM 2103 using Baseline Media. To install and configure the Configuration manager there are lots of steps to be involved before actual configuration to begin.

This install guide for SCCM covers all the information related to download of correct ISO’s / files, server builds, pre-requisites required on servers, SQL database install, step by step SCCM install guide and all configuration required for it to make Configuration Manager fully functional

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