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1Y0-201 · Question #74

Scenario: A Citrix Administrator needs to change Provisioning Services from PXE to TFTP. During the migration on a newly created VLAN, the administrator receives this error message: Boot device not…

The correct answer is B. 66 C. 67. PXE booting with Citrix Provisioning Services over DHCP requires two specific DHCP scope options to direct target devices to the correct TFTP server and boot file. Options 66 and 67 fulfill these roles.

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Question

Scenario: A Citrix Administrator needs to change Provisioning Services from PXE to TFTP. During the migration on a newly created VLAN, the administrator receives this error message:

Boot device not found. Which two DHCP server options should the administrator set to allow the virtual machines to start up from the vDisk? (Choose two.)

Options

  • A60
  • B66
  • C67
  • D69

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    83% (30)
  • D
    11% (4)

Why each option

PXE booting with Citrix Provisioning Services over DHCP requires two specific DHCP scope options to direct target devices to the correct TFTP server and boot file. Options 66 and 67 fulfill these roles.

A60

DHCP Option 60 (Vendor Class Identifier) is used to identify the vendor type of the DHCP client and is not required for directing PXE clients to a TFTP boot server.

B66Correct

DHCP Option 66 (Boot Server Host Name) specifies the IP address or hostname of the TFTP server hosting the Provisioning Services boot file, directing the device to the correct server during PXE boot.

C67Correct

DHCP Option 67 (Bootfile Name) provides the name of the boot file the device must request from the TFTP server (such as ARDBP32.BIN for PVS), which is required to initiate the vDisk streaming process.

D69

DHCP Option 69 (SMTP Server) specifies mail server addresses and has no role in PXE boot or Provisioning Services target device startup.

Concept tested: DHCP options 66 and 67 for Citrix PVS PXE boot

Source: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/current-release/install/pre-install.html

Topics

#Provisioning Services#PXE boot#TFTP#DHCP options

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