iPXE Anywhere 2PXE Server
3.6
3.6
  • Start Here - 2PXE Server 3.6
  • Introduction
    • 2PXE Overview
    • Technical Overview
    • Release Notes
  • Proof of Concept
    • Objectives & Prerequisites
    • Install and Configure 2PXE
    • Testing and Validation
    • 2PXE POC Quick Checklist
  • Planning
    • Planning Your Implementation
    • Permissions
    • Firewall Considerations
    • Antivirus Exclusions
  • Installation
    • 2Pint PXE Server Manual Installation
    • Unattended Installation
    • 2PXE Post Installation Checks
  • Configuration
    • 2PXE Server Configuration File
      • Configuring the 2PXE Request Handlers
    • DHCP Configuration
      • Using DHCP Scope Options
        • Overview - DHCP Scope Options
        • Creating DHCP Scope Options
          • Manually Creating DHCP Scope Options
      • Using IP Helpers
    • Booting custom entries in 2PXE menu
    • iPXE 802.1x Integration
  • Troubleshooting
    • Overview
    • Multi NIC and trunks implementations
    • Custom entries in WinPEShl.ini
    • DP Package Share IIS Permissions
  • Reference
    • iPXE Console Commands
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  • Installation Script
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  1. Installation

Unattended Installation

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Installation Script

Because there are many options to configure via the command line install, we have created a PowerShell Script to use as a ‘wrapper’ for the MSI Install.

You find the script at:

Modify the script to enable the parameters you would like to define. The parameters are defined in .

Command Line Installation

The install can be configured through the following basic commands:

MSIEXEC /i "2Pint Software 2PXE Service (x64).msi" INSTALLTYPE=”2” SERVICE_USERNAME=<domain>\<username> SERVICE_PASSWORD=<password> REMOTEINSTALL_PATH=C:\RemoteInstall /l* C:\Temp\2PXE.installation.log

The above examples are ‘bare minimum’ examples. You may want to configure more properties during install, and we have included a reference of all the MSI properties below:

Mandatory MSI Properties

Property
Value
Description

INSTALLTYPE

1 = PowerShell Integration 2 = ConfigMgr Integration

Type of installation to execute.

SERVICE_USERNAME

"LocalSystem" or "domain\username"

The account in which the 2PXE service runs as.

SERVICE_PASSWORD

<password>

The password if domain\username was used as the SERVICE_USERNAME property.

Optional MSI Properties

Property
Value
Description

CONFIGMGRSQL

1 = enable a SQL connection to the ConfigMgr DB 0 = use HTTP via the Management Point to connect to the ConfigMgr DB

Defines the mechanism used to connect to the ConfigMgr DB.

RUNTIME_DATABASE_LOGON_TYPE

"WinAuthCurrentUser" = Integrated security "SQLAuth" = SQL Security

Defines the type of logon type used to connect to the ConfigMgr DB

ODBC_SERVER

"myserverfqdn.com"

The FQDN of the ConfigMgr DB server.

RUNTIME_DATABASE_NAME

Ex: CM_<SiteCode>

The name of the ConfigMgr database.

REMOTEINSTALL_PATH

<path to remote install folder>

Media folder the 2PXE service uses to store bootable content.

DEBUGLOG_PATH

"C:\MyLogfiles\2PXE.log"

Path to the log file.

DEBUGLOG

1 = enable 0 = disable

Used to enable or disable debug logging.

POWERSHELLSCRIPTALLOWBOOT_PATH

"path to script"

Path to the PowerShell extension script for boot requests.

POWERSHELLSCRIPTIMAGES_PATH

"path to script image"

Path to the PowerShell extension for image selection.

RUN_ON_DHCP_PORT

1 = enable 0 = disable

Specifies if the service should respond on DHCP port.

RUN_ON_PXE_PORT

1 = enable 0 = disable

Specifies if the service should respond on PXE port.

RUN_TFTP_SERVER

1 = enable 0 = disable

Specifies if the built-in TFTP Server should be started.

RUN_HTTP_SERVER

1 = enable 0 = disable

Specifies if the built-in HTTP WCF Server should be started.

EMBEDDEDSDI

1 = enable 0 = disable

Use an embedded boot.sdi image.

F12TIMEOUT

"10000"

F12 prompt timout for iPXE loaders for non mandatory deployments in milliseconds.

IPXELOADERS

1 = use iPXE boot loaders 0 = 2PXE will use Windows boot loaders

Determines which boot loaders should be used for PXE booting.

UNKNOWNSUPPORT

1 = enable 0 = disable

Enables Unknown Machine support in Configuration Manager.

PORTNUMBER

"port number"

2PXE Http Service Port (8050 by default).

POWERSHELLSCRIPTALLOWBOOT_PATH

c:\myscripts

Set only if using custom path location for .ps1 scripts.

POWERSHELLSCRIPTIMAGES_PATH

c:\myscripts

Set only if using custom path location for .ps1 scripts.

INSTALLFOLDER

C:\MyInstallPath

Default is C:\Program Files\2pint Software.

ENABLESCCMMENUCOUNTDOWN

"10000"

Countdown for menu timeout if nothing is selected in Millisecs.

ENABLESCCMMANDATORYCOUNTDOWN

"30000"

Countdown for Mandatory deployments - the deployment will be executed after this expires in Millisecs.

SCCMREPORTSTATE

1 = enable 0 = disable

"1" Instructs 2PXE to send SCCM state messages for mandatory deployments. 1 to send, 0 to not send.

WIMBOOTPARAMS

Possible parameters are: gui, pause, pause=quiet, rawbcd, index=x

"gui" command line for wimboot.

ENABLEIPXEANYWHEREWEBSERVICE

"0” Specifies to use iPXE Anywhere Web Service. 0 to disable 1 - reporting functionality only 2 to move the entire request over to the web service + reporting. 3 is 1+2 and the ability to execute cmdline from iPXE WS in WiNPE

BootRequest = 1,

Syslog = 2

ReportBootConfiguration = 4,

ReportDLStart = 8,

ReportDLComplete = 16,

ReportDLBoot = 32,

RunCmdLineWinPE = 64

For example:

A value of 62 (2+4+8+16+32=62) gives you all but BootRequest and RunCmdLineWinPE. Therefore

for iPXE and StifleR Integration you would have to set it to a minimum of; 2+4+8+16+32 = 62

IPXEANYWHEREWEBSERVICEURI

"http://url:Port"

Specifies the address and Port for the iPXE Anywhere Web Service.

NETWORKACCESS_USERNAME

"[%USERDOMAIN]\[%USERNAME]"

The user name and password to connect to a distribution point.

NETWORKACCESS_PASSWORD

“A123456!"

The password to be used to connect to a distribution point.

FWTFTP

1 = enable 0 = disable

Set 1 to allow the installer to create the Port 69 UDP Firewall exception.

FWDHCP

1 = enable 0 = disable

Set 1 to allow the installer to create the Port 67 UDP Firewall exception.

FWPROXYDHCP

1 = enable 0 = disable

Set 1 to allow the installer to create the Port 4011 UDP Firewall exception.

FWHTTP

1 = enable 0 = disable

Set 1 to allow the installer to create the Port 8050 TCP Firewall exception.

BINDTOIP

<IP Address>

Enter the server NIC IP address to which to bind the service.

USEHYPERTHREAD

1 = enable 0 = disable

To run the service with hyperthreading.

For details see:

https://github.com/2pintsoftware/iPXEAnywhere/tree/main/Install
the tables below
http://ipxe.org/appnote/wimboot_architecture