Fast method for creating multi-node clusters

An information handling system, comprising:

• a central processing unit (CPU);
• and
• a system memory including processor executable instructions that, when executed by the CPU, cause the system to perform multi-node cluster creation operations including:
• booting, from an attached storage medium, a first node of the multi-node cluster into a bootstrap operating system (OS);
• initiating pre execution environment (PXE) and file share services on the first node;
• and
• copying one or more software bundles for a target OS from the attached storage medium to persistent storage in the first node;
• PXE booting one or more other nodes of the multi-node cluster into the bootstrap OS;
• connecting one or more of the other nodes to the first node via a high speed switch;
• copying the one or more software bundles from the persistent storage to at least one of the one or more other nodes via the high speed switch.