Distributed preboot execution environment (PXE) server booting

A system for distributed Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) server booting, the system comprising:

• a network configured to communicate data between a plurality of devices;
• one or more target machines in communication with the network;
• one or more target machines assigned as temporary PXE servers in communication with the network, the temporary PXE servers comprising:
• an image request module configured to send a PXE boot image request to a master boot server;
• an assignment receiving module configured to receive a temporary PXE server RAM image and a subset of target machines from the master boot server, the temporary PXE server RAM image configured to assign a recipient target machine as a temporary PXE server, the temporary PXE server configured to agent boot the subset of target machines;
• a subset boot module configured to send each target machine in the subset of target machines an agent boot image;
• a subset confirmation module configured to receive a boot confirmation from each target machine, the boot confirmation configured to indicate that the target machine booted successfully;
• a master confirmation module configured to send a subset boot confirmation to the master boot server, the subset boot confirmation configured to indicate that the subset of target machines booted successfully;
• and an image receiving module configured to receive an agent boot image;
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• a master boot server in communication with the network, the master boot server comprising:
• a receiving module configured to receive a PXE boot image request from a plurality of target machines;
• an assignment module configured to send one or more target machines a temporary PXE server RAM image and a subset of target machines, the temporary PXE server RAM image configured to assign a recipient target machine as a temporary PXE server, each temporary PXE server delegated the subset of target machines to agent boot;
• an temporary server confirmation module configured to receive a subset boot confirmation from each temporary PXE server, the subset boot confirmation configured to indicate that the subset of target machines delegated to each temporary PXE server booted successfully;
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• an image transmission module configured to send the one or more temporary PXE servers an agent boot image in response to the subset boot confirmation from each temporary PXE server.