Installing HP Device Manager
Configuring DHCP Servers
Management Server Installed Separately to the DHCP Server
Management Server Installed on DHCP Server Machine
This section describes how to configure the DHCP server for use with PXE.
Should problems occur when using PXE, the DHCP servers may need to be checked for certain settings that may conflict with PXE. However, on most networks, these issues should not occur.
The DHCP server is used by the PXE boot ROM to get an IP address as well as other basic networking information (subnet mask, default gateway, etc.).
Note: The network must be configured using DHCP to use the PXE service.
Configuring the DHCP Server
1Ensure the DHCP server has not been previously configured for a PXE bootstrap.
2If the DHCP options 43 & 60 are set, remove them.
Note: The Device Manager PXE service will detect the DHCP packets sent by any PXE BootROMs and will offer PXE network parameters without disturbing the standard DHCP negotiation process. This is called DHCP Proxy.
The DHCP server should then be ready to be used with PXE.
If Management Server is installed with a DHCP server on the same machine, it requires some manual configuration.
The Management Server installation process installs the HP PXE Service. This service provides the PXE
