Teaches agents to build, deploy, and operate iPXE network boot infrastructure across bare metal, virtual, and cloud environments. Covers building from source, chainloading, ROM burning, DHCP integration, iPXE scripting, OS booting (Linux, Windows, SAN), HTTPS/certificate security, and day-two operations.
Install:
pipx install agentic-stacks # if you haven't already
agentic-stacks pull agentic-stacks/ipxeSkills
concepts
iPXE architecture, capabilities, and how it relates to PXE/gPXE
building
Building iPXE from source with dependencies and build options
configuration
Build-time config headers and feature toggles
chainloading
Deploy iPXE via PXE chainloading from existing TFTP infrastructure
rom-burning
Flash iPXE onto network card expansion ROM
media
Create bootable ISO and USB images
vmware
Replace VMware PXE ROM with iPXE
cloud
Deploy iPXE on AWS EC2 and Google Cloud
linux
Network boot Linux distributions via HTTP and TFTP
windows
Network boot Windows PE, WDS, and SCCM via HTTP
san
Boot from iSCSI, FCoE, and AoE storage area networks
dhcp
Configure ISC dhcpd and Microsoft DHCP for iPXE
scripting
Write, debug, and deploy iPXE boot scripts
security
HTTPS, custom CAs, code signing, and trust chains
troubleshooting
Diagnose boot failures, network issues, and script errors
console
Serial, syslog, framebuffer, and VMware console configuration
commands
Complete iPXE command reference
settings
All iPXE configuration settings by category
build-targets
Build target formats, platforms, and extensions
known-issues
Rolling-release bugs and workarounds tracked by commit/date