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ChrisBradshaw
Jan 21, 2020Iron Contributor
Is it possible to PXE Boot a VM in Azure?
Is it possible to PXE Boot a VM in Azure? We have a group using an existing on-premises deployment system that uses PXE boot, but Azure doesn't (unless I haven't found them) have the ability to set t...
ChrisBradshaw
Feb 08, 2021Iron Contributor
Jam4Mad I didn't get anywhere with this, and my requirements went away, but in the interest of answering the question I'm pretty sure it's a "no".
Even if the Azure VM hardware was compatible it isn't possible to set the PXE server address in the Azure DCHP settings- looking under the hood in the SDK the only DHCP option presented is the DNS server: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.azure.management.network.models.dhcpoptions?view=azure-dotnet#properties
Jam4Mad
Feb 08, 2021Copper Contributor
Thanks for the response Chris, and what you have said support what little info I could find on the web.