Using the PXE holding queue
The PXE holding queue is another method for remotely deploying OS images to PXE-enabled devices.
By designating a subnet's PXE representative as a PXE holding queue, all the PXE-enabled devices on that subnet will be automatically added to the PXE holding queue in the console's network view when they PXE boot.
To configure a PXE holding queue
- Set up PXE representatives on your network.
- Click Configure > Services, then click the OS deployment tab.
- Select and move PXE representatives from the Available proxies list to the Holding queue proxies list.
The Available proxies list shows all available PXE representatives on your network, identified by device name. This list is generated by running an inventory scan that detects PXE software (PXE and MTFTP) protocols running on the device. The inventory scan is run automatically whenever a PXE representative is initially set up.
- Click Reset. The Reset button forces all PXE-enabled devices on the same subnet as the selected PXE representative to re-enter the PXE holding queue in the console's network view. These devices can then be scheduled for an imaging job.
The Reset button is enabled when you select a PXE representative in the Holding queue proxies list.
- Click OK to save your changes and close the dialog.
The next time a device on that subnet boots, it will be added to the PXE holding queue object in the console's network view.
To deploy an image to a device in the PXE holding queue
- Click Tools > Distribution > Manage Scripts.
- Click an OS deployment script from the list, then click the Schedule toolbar button.
- In the console's network view, open the PXE holding queue folder, then select the target devices you want to deploy the image to.
- Drag and drop the selected devices to the Scheduled tasks window, and from the task's shortcut menu, click Properties and finish configuring the task.