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Need tips to improve PXE boot speed?

Need tips to improve PXE boot speed?

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SiahTheSheep
Junior Member
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01-08-2025, 08:27 PM
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You're asking if you can speed up the PXE boot on your Dell PowerEdge R540 by adding more storage and a faster network card. The 12 Seagate 1TB IronWolf HDDs and a 1GB network card are already in place, but using a 10GB network card could help improve connectivity. Adding more storage won't directly speed up the boot process itself, but better network performance might reduce load times during installation. Consider checking PXE configuration settings and ensuring the network is stable for optimal results.
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SiahTheSheep
01-08-2025, 08:27 PM #1

You're asking if you can speed up the PXE boot on your Dell PowerEdge R540 by adding more storage and a faster network card. The 12 Seagate 1TB IronWolf HDDs and a 1GB network card are already in place, but using a 10GB network card could help improve connectivity. Adding more storage won't directly speed up the boot process itself, but better network performance might reduce load times during installation. Consider checking PXE configuration settings and ensuring the network is stable for optimal results.

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jlien11
Senior Member
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01-10-2025, 03:52 AM
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Do you have any idea if this would make the PXE boot faster? Please let me know.
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jlien11
01-10-2025, 03:52 AM #2

Do you have any idea if this would make the PXE boot faster? Please let me know.