Is it PXE stage that gives you trouble or a step after Linux is booted? ________________________________ From: Brian Joiner <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 1, 2025 4:22 PM To: xCAT Users Mailing list <[email protected]> Subject: [External] [xcat-user] Confluent PXE boot and VMware Virtual switches
Hi all, I emailed a while back regarding some inconsistent behavior with PXE boot on Confluent deployments in virtual environments, and now that I have some more data points I've narrowed it down to this: IF both the head node and client node VM are on the same physical (esxi in this case) host, then PXE answers as expected and deployment works. If they are on different nodes, it times out and the client does not answer. I have followed several guides and enlisted the AI to make sure my multicast setup is right, but at the end of the day I'm not a network engineer or a VMware expert. Has anyone else got experience with configuring a distributed virtual switch in vSphere for a management/deployment network that allows PXE to traverse to other physical hosts? Thanks, Brian Joiner
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