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Booting all your computers off of one server sounds like a great idea, right? In theory, yes. In practice, though? Not so much. But that’s why we're here to show you how iSCSI works, its benefits and disadvantages, and why KIOXIA is so awesome for sending us so many blazing-fast drives.
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Scripts for those crazy enough to try this: https://github.com/jakelmg/windows-diskless-boot
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:23 How does this work?
3:17 Jake hates this server
5:09 Trust us, these drives make sense
6:03 The long term plan
6:35 This server is soooooo great
7:07 Time for software
10:05 The difference between iSCSI and SMB
11:00 Installing network cards
12:40 But where do we boot from?
14:30 Installing Windows
17:30 It’s ALIVEEEE
20:18 The disadvantages
21:48 Thanks KIOXIA!
22:25 Outro