What happens if you boot from PXE and not from an HDD?

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Hi! Booting from a PXE means that you’re bypassing an HDD and booting from a network (NIC)? So what happens if you do this instead of just a hard drive?

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If you choose to attempt to boot from the network, it’ll require a server on your network, listening for PXE requests, to boot from in order to be successful. If not, it’ll just fail.

Think of it like booting normally – if the hard drive isn’t connected, it’ll fail.

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