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Diskless boot for every PC.

iShareDisk starts your PCs from a central image over PXE, with UEFI Secure Boot on. Prefer local disks? The same console deploys local VHD boot.

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PXE BOOT · DIAGRAMSECURE BOOT ON
1234 DHCP + TFTPiPXESecure Boot verifyiSCSI image Built in, or alongside your routerNetwork boot loader for UEFI and LegacyUEFI Secure Boot stays enabledWindows runs on the PC’s own hardware Windows on local hardware

01 · PXE BOOT

Everything a PXE boot needs, in one server.

DHCP, TFTP, PXE, iPXE and iSCSI are built in. Already have a DHCP router? Use TFTP-only mode.

PXE BOOT SEQUENCEDIAGRAM
PC Server 1 · DHCP: get an address 2 · TFTP: send iPXE 3 · iPXE: choose an image 4 · iSCSI: stream the disk

UEFI & Legacy BIOS

Boot both firmware types from one server.

Boot menu

Offer several images and pick at startup.

NIC plug-and-play

One image for different network cards.

Wake-on-LAN

Power on the whole room from the console.

02 · SECURE BOOT

Diskless, with Secure Boot on.

Compatible systems boot over PXE with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, as games and anti-cheat systems may require.

SECURE BOOT CHAINDIAGRAM
FirmwareBoot loaderiPXEWindows Each stage is checked before the next one runs

Also supported

Ubuntu over PXE with Secure Boot and NVIDIA GPU drivers. Contact us to check versions and hardware.

03 · IMAGES & UPDATES

Maintain one image. Use it across your PCs.

IMAGE TREE · CONFIGS · RESTORE POINTSDIAGRAM
Base image Config AConfig BConfig C Restore points Test, then merge. Roll back if needed.

SUPER USER

Update in place

Install games and drivers on one PC, then save them back to the image.

MULTI-CONFIG

Many configs, one image

A config per hardware group, without copying the image.

CACHE

Fast reads

Server RAM cache, an SSD second tier and a client-side cache.

RESTORE POINT

Safe rollback

Test an update, then merge it. Roll back if needed.

CLEAN BOOT

Clean every session

Changes are kept apart and cleared on reboot, per your policy.

P2P

P2P distribution

PCs share image pieces with each other to ease the server.

04 · LOCAL VHD BOOT

Need local boot? Use local VHD.

Deploy the image to each PC’s own disk. PCs boot at SSD speed and keep working if the server goes offline.

DEPLOY, THEN BOOT LOCALLYDIAGRAM
Server Push image Local VHD Boot locally PC boots Server offline, PC still runs

Personal disks

Keep user files across reboots, or let them roam with the account.

App layering

Keep user-installed apps and settings, with a space quota.

Multiple servers →

See every server in one console, then manage the one you pick.

REQUIREMENTS

Check before you set up.

OPEN PORTS 67 69 3260 3265

Client systems

Windows 7 / 10 / 11, Windows Server Ubuntu, CentOS

Server

Windows server or Linux 64-bit NTFS data volumes, 64 KB clusters Open ports 67, 69, 3260, 3265

Gaming PCs

UEFI or Legacy BIOS PXE 2.x network card Gigabit network recommended

Check the online help for exact versions and hardware. Contact us for special setups.

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