PXE BOOT error

[Naro]

Hi,

I have some problems with booting in PXE mode.

I am using Windows 7 64 bit and I'm testing in a virtual environment under virtualbox the deployment by System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 SP1. I run it with a Windows server 2016 virtualized under virtualbox version 5.1.24 r117012, in this server I've got SCCM, WDS, DNS, DHCP and Active Directory installed and everything mentioned is normally well configured. I guess I hope.

I also have virtual machine without any OS installed on it. I want it to be installed by PXE. (get image from the SCCM - already configured)
This machine is set:
Boot option first - network Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop (82540EM).
No additional extensions.

When I turn this machine on I get

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FATAL ERROR: Could not read from the boot medium. System halted

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Can you please give me some tips how to troubleshoot? I do not know where is the problem (virtual box / DHCP server / anything else).

I am a student and I am trying to learn new things by myself.
PS: Let me know if I should add any other log files and information.

Thank you very much!

Logfile:

SCCM_Test-2018-02-18-19-52-43.log

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Error screenshot:

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[mpack]

Did you read the user manual sections on PXE booting with NAT?

[Naro]

Well I did. I have created TFTP folder and tryed to download vmname.pxe (https://github.com/defunctzombie/virtualbox-pxe-boot)but the boot did not work. Actually I do not know exactly where should I get my pxe file from. Could you please be more specific?

Thank you.

[mpack]

Having never used the feature myself, no I'm afraid I can't be more specific. I simply noted that you had not mentioned the pxe boot file.

You created the TFTP folder where exactly? Because, that error message typically means that the VirtualBox BIOS was unable to find a bootable medium. In the case of a PXE boot I can only assume that means it either couldn't find the TFTP folder (check spelling and location), or couldn't find a valid <vmname>.pxe file inside it.

Also please confirm that you renamed the "vmname.pxe" file appropriately? E.g. according to the log, this is what the BIOS is expecting to see :-

00:00:00.996798 [/Devices/e1000/0/LUN#0/Config/] (level 5)
00:00:00.996800 AliasMode <integer> = 0x0000000000000000 (0)
00:00:00.996801 BootFile <string> = "SCCM_Test.pxe" (cb=14)
00:00:00.996801 DNSProxy <integer> = 0x0000000000000000 (0)
00:00:00.996802 Network <string> = "10.0.2.0/24" (cb=12)
00:00:00.996803 PassDomain <integer> = 0x0000000000000001 (1)
00:00:00.996804 TFTPPrefix <string> = "C:\Users\Blaster\.VirtualBox\TFTP" (cb=34)
00:00:00.996805 UseHostResolver <integer> = 0x0000000000000000 (0)