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On the Configuration Complete page, clear the Add imagesĪn OS image, I’ll explain how to add that image to the WDS server. The third option approves the request andĬreated in Active Directory Users and Computers.įinish. The first two choices are straightforward WDS snap-in, expand Servers, and highlight The PXE boot screen until an administrator For unknown clients, notify administrator By itself, thisĪll PXE requests if you select this optionĪnd also select option 4, your setup is a bitĤ. Pre-staging isĭone in Active Directory Users and Computers The next page, PXE Server Initial Setting,Įnvironment (PXE) client requests, and ifġ. To learn moreĪbout DHCP Option 60 and the relationshipīetween DHCP and WDS, see the webexclusive Installed on the same server as WDS, you’ll On the Remote Installation Folder Locationĭedicated to image storage because of the Welcome Page lists WDS’s requirements click Next. Your server name and choose Configure Server. Yellow yield sign next to your server’s name. The new snap-in.) Expand Servers there should be a Might need to close and reopen Server Manager to see Under Start, Administrative Tools, Windows Deployment Ready to configure your new WDS server-no rebootĬonfigure WDS by opening the WDS snap-in found When the installation is complete, click Close and you’re On each page (Overview of WDS, Select Role Services,Ĭonfirm Installation Selections). Click Next three times, accepting the defaults Scroll down and select Windows Deployment The Add Roles Wizard launches and displays the Before Highlight Roles, then click Add Roles (top right corner).
To install WDS on Server 2008, open Server Manager, All four roles (AD, DNS, DHCP, and WDS)Ĭan be installed on the same server, or you can separate The server on which you install WDS must be anĪD member. (DCs) Active Directory (AD), either 2003 or 2008, for authentication and DHCP for IP address informationĪnd options such as the IP address of the WDS The WDS role ships with Server 2008 and requires three additional roles: DNS to find domain controllers WDS server and boots a special boot image called a Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE).įinally an OS image stored on the WDS server is installed on the client.
Next, the WDS client finds the WDS server via broadcasting or DHCP, then connects to the Clients receive IP information from a DHCP server during the boot This article is a step-by-step guide for you to get WDS upĪnd running in your environment in less than an hour.įirst let’s look at how WDS works. WDS is more streamlined andĮasier to use than RIS ever dreamed of being. Wait-even if you took a look at RIS and went directly back to other imaging technologies, Of tweaking.) You could call WDS the new Remote Installation Service (RIS). Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, but you’ll need to do a fair amount Windows Deployment Services (WDS) is Microsoft’s newest image deployment product,ĭesigned to deploy Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. With help from this guide, you can get WDS up and running on Windows Server 2008 in less than an hour and start rolling out operating systems over the network. Executive Summary: Windows Deployment Service (WDS) replaces Remote Installation Services (RIS) and is much more streamlined and easier to use.