Manually configure Option 60 for PXE boot on a DHCP Server hosting an SCCM PXE Point

While setting up a new PXE point server for SCCM (System Center Configuration Manager), I discovered an interesting problem. Since the servers we have are all Windows 2003 SP 2, I no longer have to walk through from RIS to WDS (Windows Deployment Services) to installing the PXE point. However, this was the first server I’ve done that didn’t start life as a normal WDS server. Normally, since the PXE point would be on a server that is also DHCP, you have to choose the option to set Option 60 on DHCP. Since SCCM handles all the WDS, this is no longer an options. What to do? Well, all you need to do is use the NETSH command. Here’s how:

At a command prompt:

NETSH

NETHSH>DHCP server \\nameofserver

add optiondef 60 PXEClient String 0 comment=”Option added for PXE Support”

set optionvalue 60 STRING PXEClient

show optionvalue all

exit

Remember, replace nameofserver with the name of the DHCP server being modified. The final command lists the value so you can verify your settings.