The server it is on is a Dell R320 and I have just been pressing F12 to PXE 
instead of modifing the bios I will give this a shot and see if there is any 
change.

 
On Oct 7, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Shane Gibson <shane_gib...@symantec.com> wrote:

> Jacob,
> 
> Do you have the server set to PXE boot as the first option, and ETH0 as the 
> boot interface for PXE?  What hardware are you using that you are trying to 
> boot?
> 
> I've had troubles in the past with Dell BIOS settings, if you switch to PXE 
> boot as first order, it switches the network interface orders (in the case of 
> multiple NICs) back to "factory default".  You then have to reboot, go in to 
> BIOS, and specify the correct NIC to use for the PXE boot process.  It's a 
> two step process.  Might be a bug in the version of BIOS we're running. 
> 
> In either case - make *certain* you have PXE boot first, and ETH0 as the 
> interface to boot from.
> 
> ~~shane 
> 
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: crowbar-boun...@dell.com [mailto:crowbar-boun...@dell.com] On
>> Behalf Of Jacob Kuhl
>> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 2:24 PM
>> To: crowbar@dell.com
>> Subject: [Crowbar] Bootstrap Node
>> 
>>      Hello everyone I am currently having some trouble getting the PXE to
>> happen when installing the admin node.  After following the instructions for
>> the deployment guide I have a bootstrap node (my laptop) with vmplayer
>> running and the crowbar mesa iso loaded in the dvd drive. Once I start the
>> VM it gets to the login screen and I boot up the bare metal server which is
>> plugged into a crossover cable on eth0 to my laptop. At this time when
>> booting the bare metal server via PXE nothing ever happens and fails to boot.
>> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
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