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WINDOW DEPLOYMENT WINDOW DEPLOYMENT SERVICES (WDS)SERVICES (WDS)

The Windows Deployment Services is the The Windows Deployment Services is the updated and redesigned version of Remote updated and redesigned version of Remote Installation Services (RIS). Windows Installation Services (RIS). Windows Deployment Services enables you to deploy Deployment Services enables you to deploy Windows operating systems, particularly Windows operating systems, particularly Windows Vista. You can use it to set up new Windows Vista. You can use it to set up new computers by using a network-based computers by using a network-based installation. This means that you do not installation. This means that you do not have to install each operating system have to install each operating system directly from a CD or DVD. directly from a CD or DVD.

The components of The components of Windows Deployment Windows Deployment

Services are organized into Services are organized into the following three the following three

categories categories Server componentsServer components. These components . These components

include a Pre-Boot Execution Environment include a Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) server and Trivial File Transfer (PXE) server and Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server for network booting Protocol (TFTP) server for network booting a client to load and install an operating a client to load and install an operating system. Also included is a shared folder system. Also included is a shared folder and image repository that contains boot and image repository that contains boot images, install images, and files that you images, install images, and files that you need specifically for network booting. need specifically for network booting.

There is also a networking layer, a multicast There is also a networking layer, a multicast component, and a diagnostics component.component, and a diagnostics component.

Client components.Client components. These components These components include a graphical user interface that runs include a graphical user interface that runs within the Windows Pre-Installation within the Windows Pre-Installation Environment (Windows PE). When a user Environment (Windows PE). When a user selects an operating system image, the client selects an operating system image, the client components communicate with the server components communicate with the server components to install the image.components to install the image.

Management componentsManagement components. These . These components are a set of tools that you use to components are a set of tools that you use to manage the server, operating system images, manage the server, operating system images, DNS, DHCP , AD.DNS, DHCP , AD.

Benefits of Windows Benefits of Windows Deployment ServicesDeployment Services

Windows Deployment Services provides Windows Deployment Services provides organizations with the following benefits:organizations with the following benefits:

Allows network-based installation of Windows Allows network-based installation of Windows operating systems, which reduces the operating systems, which reduces the complexity and cost when compared to complexity and cost when compared to manual installations.manual installations.

Deploys Windows images to computers Deploys Windows images to computers without operating systems.without operating systems.

Supports mixed environments that include Supports mixed environments that include Windows Vista, and Microsoft Windows Windows Vista, and Microsoft Windows Server 2008.Server 2008.

Built on standard Windows Vista setup Built on standard Windows Vista setup technologies including technologies including Windows PE, .wim files, and image-Windows PE, .wim files, and image-based setup.based setup.

Prerequisites for installing Prerequisites for installing Windows Deployment ServicesWindows Deployment Services Your computing environment must meet Your computing environment must meet

the following technical requirements to the following technical requirements to install Windows Deployment Services:install Windows Deployment Services:

1. Active Directory.1. Active Directory. A Windows Deployment A Windows Deployment Services server must be either a member of Services server must be either a member of an Active Directory domain or a domain an Active Directory domain or a domain controller for an Active Directory domain. controller for an Active Directory domain. The Active Directory domain and forest The Active Directory domain and forest versions are irrelevant; all domain and versions are irrelevant; all domain and forest configurations support Windows forest configurations support Windows Deployment Services Deployment Services

2. 2. DHCP.DHCP. You must have a working Dynamic You must have a working Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server with an active scope on the network because with an active scope on the network because Windows Deployment Services uses PXE, Windows Deployment Services uses PXE, which relies on DHCP for IP addressing.which relies on DHCP for IP addressing.

3. DNS.3. DNS. You must have a working Dynamic You must have a working Dynamic Name Services (DNS) server on the network Name Services (DNS) server on the network to run Windows Deployment Services.to run Windows Deployment Services.

4. An NTFS partition.4. An NTFS partition. The server running The server running Windows Deployment Services requires an Windows Deployment Services requires an NTFS file system volume for the image NTFS file system volume for the image store.store.

5. Credentials.5. Credentials. To install the role, you To install the role, you must be a member of the Local must be a member of the Local Administrators group on the Windows Administrators group on the Windows Deployment Services server. To install Deployment Services server. To install an image, you must be a member of the an image, you must be a member of the Domain Users group. Domain Users group.

Steps For Installing Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2008

Steps for installing Steps for installing Windows Deployment Windows Deployment

Services Services You can install You can install

Windows Windows Deployment Deployment Services by using Services by using the Initial the Initial Configuration Configuration Wizard, Server Wizard, Server Manager.Manager.

To install the role To install the role by using the Initial by using the Initial Configuration Configuration Wizard, click Wizard, click Add Add rolesroles on the on the Initial Initial Configuration Configuration TasksTasks startup startup screen.screen.

Click Click NextNext and and then selectthen select Windows Windows Deployment Deployment ServicesServices. .

Click on close after Click on close after installation is installation is complete.complete.

Configuring Windows Configuring Windows Deployment ServicesDeployment Services

1. Ensure that you are a 1. Ensure that you are a Domain Administrator.Domain Administrator.

2. Click 2. Click StartStart, click, click

Administrative ToolsAdministrative Tools, , and then click and then click Windows Windows Deployment ServicesDeployment Services..

3. In the left pane of the 3. In the left pane of the Windows Deployment Windows Deployment Services MMC snap-in, Services MMC snap-in, expand the list of expand the list of servers.servers.

4. Right-click the server, and then click 4. Right-click the server, and then click Configure ServerConfigure Server. .

5.5.Follow the instructions in the wizard.Follow the instructions in the wizard.

6.6.When the configuration is completed clear the When the configuration is completed clear the Add images to Windows Deployment Add images to Windows Deployment Services nowServices now check box and then click check box and then click FinishFinish

Steps for adding imagesSteps for adding images

·· Boot imagesBoot images. Boot images are images that . Boot images are images that you boot a client computer into to perform you boot a client computer into to perform an operating system installation. In most an operating system installation. In most scenarios, you can use the Boot.wim file scenarios, you can use the Boot.wim file from the Windows Server 2008 installation from the Windows Server 2008 installation DVD (in the \Sources folder). DVD (in the \Sources folder).

·· Install imagesInstall images. Install images are the . Install images are the operating system images that you deploy to operating system images that you deploy to the client computer. You can also use the the client computer. You can also use the Install.wim file from the installation DVDInstall.wim file from the installation DVD

To add the default boot To add the default boot image included on the image included on the

product installation DVDproduct installation DVD1.1. In the left pane of In the left pane of

thethe

Windows Windows Deployment Services Deployment Services MMC snap-in, MMC snap-in,

right-click the right-click the Boot Boot

ImagesImages node, and node, and then then

click click Add Boot Add Boot

ImageImage..

2. Browse to choose 2. Browse to choose the default boot the default boot image (Boot.wim) on image (Boot.wim) on the Windows the Windows Server 2008 DVD, Server 2008 DVD, located in the \located in the \Sources folder.Sources folder.

3.3. Click Click OpenOpen and then click and then click NextNext..

4.4. Follow the instructions in the Follow the instructions in the wizard to add the image. wizard to add the image.

To add the default install To add the default install image included on the image included on the

product installation DVD product installation DVD 1.1. In the Windows In the Windows

Deployment Services Deployment Services MMC snap-in, right-MMC snap-in, right-click the click the Install Install ImagesImages node, and node, and then click then click Add Add Install ImageInstall Image..

2.2. Specify a name for the Specify a name for the image group, and then image group, and then click click NextNext..

3.3. Browse to select the Browse to select the defaultdefault

install image install image (Install.wim) on (Install.wim) on

the Windows Vista or the Windows Vista or

Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 DVD, DVD,

located in the \Sources located in the \Sources folder, folder,

and then click and then click OpenOpen..

4.4. To add a subset of the images To add a subset of the images included in the Install.wim file, clear the included in the Install.wim file, clear the check boxes for the images that you do check boxes for the images that you do not want to add to the server. You should not want to add to the server. You should add only the images for which you have add only the images for which you have licenses. licenses.

5.5. Follow the instructions in the wizard Follow the instructions in the wizard to add the images. to add the images.

6.6. Now that you have a boot image and Now that you have a boot image and an install image on the server, you can an install image on the server, you can perform a PXE boot on a client computer perform a PXE boot on a client computer to install an operating systemto install an operating system

Steps for installing an Steps for installing an install image install image

1.1. Configure the BIOS of the computer to enable PXE Configure the BIOS of the computer to enable PXE booting, and set the boot order so that it is booting, and set the boot order so that it is booting from the network first.booting from the network first.

2.2. Restart the computer, and when prompted, press Restart the computer, and when prompted, press F12 to start the network boot.F12 to start the network boot.

3.3. Select the appropriate boot image from the boot Select the appropriate boot image from the boot menu. (This boot image selection menu will be menu. (This boot image selection menu will be available only if you have two or more boot available only if you have two or more boot images on the server. For more information, see images on the server. For more information, see earlier in this guide.)earlier in this guide.)

4.4. Follow the instructions in the Windows Follow the instructions in the Windows Deployment Services user interface.Deployment Services user interface.

5.5. When the installation is completed, the computer When the installation is completed, the computer will restart and Setup will continue. will restart and Setup will continue.