Setup PXE boot in SCCM

The following will get your site setup for PXE boot. The virtual environment I'll be taking screenshots from consists of two servers. Both are Server 2003 SP2 boxes. One is hosting AD, DNS, and DHCP. The other is a primary SCCM server. I'll be logged into the primary sccm server using an account that I setup, smsadmin, which has Domain Admin rights on the domain.

The first thing you need to do is install Windows Deployment Services on your SCCM server. Go to Add/Remove Programs, then Add/Remove Components, scroll down to the bottom of the list and select Windows Deployment Services.Then click Next.

After it's done installing you'll be prompted to reboot. After the reboot, launch the ConfigMgr console and go to Site Database -> Your Site -> Site Settings -> Site Systems -> Your Primary Server. At this point click on New Roles.

When the New Site Role Wizard comes up, click Next, then select PXE service point, and next again.

When you click Next, you'll be prompted about ports being opened. Just click yes and continue.

After clicking yes, you'll be presented with some settings. Personally the way I advertise task sequences I don't need a password prompt, so I uncheck the require a password box, and then check on what network adapters respond to PXE requests. After that click Next.

When asked about the account to use to connect to the database, I always choose to use the computer account, as well as using a self signed certificate. You might want to increase the year on the expiration date as well. After that click Next. Then on the next screen click Next again. After the role has been added, click the Close button.

Now that your PXE role is installed, you need to add the boot images to the pxe distribution point. (Both the x64 and x86 boot images.)