What is the network bootstrap program used by Cisco NX-OS IPXE?

Question

Options

• ANETBOOT
• BNX-OS IPXE
• CIPXE-POAP
• DMini-OS

• A
  89% (24)
• C
  7% (2)
• D
  4% (1)

Explanation

NETBOOT is the specific network bootstrap program embedded within Cisco NX-OS iPXE, responsible for initiating the early-stage network boot sequence before the full NX-OS image is loaded onto the device.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B (NX-OS IPXE): This names the broader feature/implementation on the platform, not the bootstrap program itself - it's the container, not the component.
• C (IPXE-POAP): POAP (Power On Auto Provisioning) is a separate Cisco zero-touch provisioning feature; this option blends two real technologies into a fictional combined name.
• D (Mini-OS): Not a recognized Cisco NX-OS iPXE component - a plausible-sounding distractor with no basis in Cisco's NX-OS architecture.

Memory tip: Break it down literally - NETBOOT = the program that BOOTs over the NETwork. Since iPXE is all about network booting, the bootstrap program's name is exactly what it does.

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