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SK0-004 · Question #753

The server administrator is installing a new server. When booting up the server, the OS installer is unable to find any disk to load the OS. Which of the following should the server administrator…

The correct answer is C. Change the boot order to PXE. On a new server with no installed OS, the boot order must be set to PXE so the server can reach a network-based deployment service to begin OS installation.

Troubleshooting

Question

The server administrator is installing a new server. When booting up the server, the OS installer is unable to find any disk to load the OS. Which of the following should the server administrator perform to solve this issue?

Options

  • AConfigure the array controller
  • BLoad the OS from USB
  • CChange the boot order to PXE
  • DMove the OS installer to a different USB port

How the community answered

(54 responses)
  • A
    15% (8)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    72% (39)
  • D
    9% (5)

Why each option

On a new server with no installed OS, the boot order must be set to PXE so the server can reach a network-based deployment service to begin OS installation.

AConfigure the array controller

Configuring the array controller addresses RAID initialization but does not resolve the inability to locate a bootable OS source when no OS has been installed yet.

BLoad the OS from USB

Loading the OS from USB assumes the current USB boot media is the problem, but the issue is the boot order not directing the server to the correct network-based installation source.

CChange the boot order to PXECorrect

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) enables a server to boot from a network-based OS deployment service such as WDS (Windows Deployment Services) or a PXE server. On a new server with no existing OS or configured storage visible to standard boot media, changing the boot order to PXE allows the deployment environment to load OS installation files and the necessary storage controller drivers to detect local disks.

DMove the OS installer to a different USB port

Moving the installer to a different USB port is a physical troubleshooting step that does not address the underlying boot order or disk visibility issue.

Concept tested: PXE network boot for OS deployment on new servers

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/windows-deployment-services-overview

Topics

#OS installation#boot order#PXE boot#disk discovery

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