Network adapter as default first boot device - ESX 3.5 U4

[helbug]

Hello around,

is it possible to have the network card instead of the harddisk as a first boot device in the BIOS settings menu as defaultfor newly created VMs? We are working with a PXE server always have to modify the BIOS before we are able to PXE boot them.

We are using ESX-Server 3.5 Update 4

[helbug]

no ideas?

[PaulusG]

I have tried this in our ESX 3.5 environment:

1. A newly created VM, with a disk and NIC

2. Boot VM and it always tries to PXE boot, because there is no OS installed, or other media inserted.

Paul Grevink

Twitter: @PaulGrevink

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