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XK0-005 · Question #331

Which of the following will boot from a network-hosted ISO image at power on?

The correct answer is A. PXE. PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is the standard network booting method that enables a client machine to boot an operating system from a network-hosted image without requiring local storage.

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Question

Which of the following will boot from a network-hosted ISO image at power on?

Options

  • APXE
  • BFTP
  • CiSCSI
  • DNFS

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    92% (36)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    5% (2)

Why each option

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is the standard network booting method that enables a client machine to boot an operating system from a network-hosted image without requiring local storage.

APXECorrect

PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) is a client-server interface that enables a computer to boot directly from a network server. It typically involves a DHCP server providing network configuration and the location of a boot image, often an ISO file, which is then loaded via TFTP to initiate the operating system installation or startup.

BFTP

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is for transferring files but is not a boot protocol itself; it cannot directly initiate a network boot process.

CiSCSI

iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) allows block-level access to storage over a network, making remote storage appear local, but it is not a protocol for initial network booting of an OS image.

DNFS

NFS (Network File System) allows clients to access files over a network, but like FTP, it is not a boot protocol and cannot directly initiate booting from a network-hosted ISO image.

Concept tested: Network booting, PXE

Source: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4578.txt

Topics

#PXE#Network Boot#System Installation

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