Server and method for testing pxe function of network interface card

[0008]The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.

[0009]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of a server 12. In the embodiment, the server 12 includes a baseboard management controller (BMC) 13, and a network interface card (NIC) 11. In the embodiment, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) service is installed on the server 12. The NIC 11 is installed with a PXE boot ROM to provide PXE functions. The BMC 13 is operable to test a preboot execution environment (PXE) function of the NIC 11. The NIC 11 can be installed on other computing devices, such as, personnel computers. It should be apparent that FIG. 1 is only one example of the server 12 and it can include more or fewer components than shown in the embodiment, or a different configurati