If you downloaded a Linux ISO file to your Windows PC and need to build a Provisioner PXE Server by hand, burn the ISO to DVD then place the DVD in an x86 system and boot the system to begin the interactive installation of CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

The software utility that came with your Windows DVD writer typically can use as the “source” device either a DVD/CD Reader or a “.iso” file. The destination drive is of course your DVD Writer.

While all such utilities are different in their User Interface, here are a couple of examples:

NTI: when you ask to copy a DVD, you will be presented with both the detected DVD reader, and from the same drop-down, you can select “source” which opens a file browser from which you will point to the .iso file as the source medium.

Nero: Go to “Copy a DVD” (not “Create a Data DVD”), and select “more” at the bottom of the page. You will then be presented with “Image File” and a file browser from which you will point to the .iso file as the source medium.

The DVD you will have created is fully bootable and can be inserted into an x86-based PC with a DVD reader. If this is your first time installing Linux, we recommend you use the graphical installer option, and select the basic Gnome Desktop.  Once you have finished the installation, rebooted and answered the “First time use” questions, you will be ready to install the Provisioner PXE Server.