Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV): Cannot PXE boot a Windows VM using Microsoft DHCP services and WDS server

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Issue

Unable to PXE boot a Windows VM using Microsoft DHCP services and MS-RIS or WDS server, using the Run-Once menu and "Boot from Network(PXE)" option.
The VM cannot obtain an IP from a Windows based DHCP server while PXE-booted.

Environment

  • Windows DHCP server and MS-RIS or MS-WDS server used for Windows (2003/XP/Vista/Win7/2008) deployment.
  • Re...

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