GPXE

gPXE
Developer(s)Etherboot project
Initial release1995, 28–29 years ago[1][2]
Final release
1.0.1 / 16 August 2011; 13 years ago (2011-08-16)
Written inC
TypeBoot loader
LicenseGPLv2+
Websiteetherboot.org

gPXE is an open-source Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) client firmware implementation and bootloader derived from Etherboot. It can be used to enable computers without built-in PXE support to boot from the network, or to extend an existing client PXE implementation with support for additional protocols. While standard PXE clients use TFTP to transfer data, gPXE client firmware adds the ability to retrieve data through other protocols like HTTP, iSCSI and ATA over Ethernet (AoE), and can work with Wi-Fi rather than requiring a wired connection.

gPXE development ceased in summer 2010,[3] and several projects are migrating[4] or considering migrating[5] to iPXE as a result.

  1. ^ "about — Etherboot/gPXE Wiki".
  2. ^ "Bringing PXE Boot to the 21st Century". Archived from the original on 2012-11-20.
  3. ^ ""gPXE is no longer actively maintained. Users should upgrade to iPXE."". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
  4. ^ Xen ChangeLog showing migration to iPXE because "it is actively maintained"
  5. ^ KVM call minutes showing consideration of migration to iPXE