document missing Vendor Class configuration in QIP

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## SecureBoot
While having secure boot enabled it is not possible to load the yfs kernel module. Therefore it is important that secure boot is disabled on the systems booting EFI!
While having secure boot enabled it is not possible to load the yfs kernel module or Nvidia drivers. Therefore it is important that secure boot is disabled on the systems booting EFI!
This is how to check on a running system if secure boot is enabled:
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https://access.redhat.com/articles/5337691
## Network Boot Failure on UEFI System
If the system downloads the bootloader, but then fails, it might be due to downloading the wrong bootloader, here `pxelinux.0` instead of `shimx64.efi`.
The Linux Team can check in the journal of boot.psi.ch what was actually downloaded.
If that is confirmed, then the issue is probably a so far unknown Vendor Class which is sent with the DHCP request of the firmware. It is configured in QIP:
![Vendor Class to network boot configuration in QIP](boot/qip.png)
Please inform the network team about the missing Vendor Class.
(for plain `dhcpd` there would be a [generic solution](https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/pxe-boot-uefi) but apparently this cannot be implemented in QIP (yet?)).
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