Boot server support in an enterprise fabric network

A system comprising:

• a first memory storage;
• and
• a first processing unit disposed in a border device and coupled to the first memory storage, wherein the first processing unit is operative to:
• forward a discovery message associated with a client device to a configuration server;
• forward the discovery message associated with the client device to a pre-boot server;
• encapsulate, in response to receiving a reply to the discovery message from the configuration server and in response to receiving a reply to the discovery message from the pre-boot server, the reply to the discovery message from the pre-boot server using a Routing Locator (RLOC) from the reply to the discovery message from the configuration server, the encapsulated reply to the discovery message from the pre-boot server including boot information;
• and
• forward the encapsulated reply to the discovery message from the pre-boot server to an edge device associated with the client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed perform a method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

• forwarding, by a border device to a configuration server, a discovery message associated with a client device;
• forwarding, by the border device to a pre-boot server, the discovery message associated with the client device;
• encapsulating, by the border device in response to receiving a reply to the discovery message from the configuration server and in response to receiving a reply to the discovery message from the pre-boot server, the reply to the discovery message from the pre-boot server using a Routing Locator (RLOC) from the reply to the discovery message from the configuration server, the encapsulated reply to the discovery message from the pre-boot server including boot information;
• and
• forwarding, by the border device, the encapsulated reply to the discovery message from the pre-boot server to an edge device associated with the client device.