Tuesday, July 30, 2013

WINDOWS DEPLOYMENT SERVICES (WDS)

 WINDOWS DEPLOYMENT SERVICES (WDS):-
  • Windows Deployment Services enables you to deploy Windows operating systems, particularly Windows Seven and Windows Server 2008.
  • You can use it to set up new computers by using a network-based installation. This means that you do not have to be physically present at each computer and you do not have to install each operating system directly from a CD or DVD.
Required of WDS-Deployment Server:-
  • DHCP Server
  • DNS Server
  • Active Directory – Domain Services
  • An NTFS Partition to Store images
 How WDS Work? :-

Types of Clients:-
1. Known Clients
  • A Known Client is one whose computer account has been pre-created (Pre-staged) in Active directory.
2. Un-known Client
  • A UN-Know Client Computer is one whose computer account has been per-staged in Active directory.
Types of Images:-
1. Boot Image
  • It is a WIM file you can use to boot a computer to begin the deployment of an O.S to the computer.
2. Install Images
  • It is a image of windows Vista or Windows server 2008 O.S itself that you want to deploy onto the client computer.
3. Capture Image
  • It is a special boot image that you use to boot a master computer and upload an image to WDS server.
4. Discover Image
  • It is a boot that you to deploy that you use to deploy an install image onto a computer that is not PXE enabled.

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