Deploying client systems with WDS for Windows Server 2008

WDS (Windows Deployment Servic), the Windows deployment service, is Microsoft's latest image deployment tool, which has replaced the previous Remote Installation Services (RIS), mainly for the deployment of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (of course WDS It also supports the deployment of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, do not make certain adjustments). This is a more efficient and convenient image deployment tool, and with WDS we can quickly deploy client systems over the network. This article will use the Windows Server 2008 platform as an example to demonstrate how to quickly deploy a client system using WDS.

1, WDS working principle brief

Before the actual demonstration, it is necessary to talk about the working principle of WDS. The working principle of WDS is very simple. After deploying the WDS server and its client in the LAN, it will work. First, the client obtains IP configuration information through the DHCP server during the startup process. The WDS client then looks up the WDS server via broadcast or DHCP. The client then connects to the WDS server and launches a specific boot image, which is WinPE (Windows Preinstallation Environmen). Finally, the client can begin to install the operating system image on the WDS server.

2, WDS installation

WDS components are distributed with Windows Server 2008 and require 3 additional components. The three additional components are: DNS (used to find the domain controller DC), Active Directory (AD, 2003 or 2008 version for authentication), DHCP (for the client to obtain the IP address and WDS server) IP address). In addition, it should be noted that the installation of the WDS server must be an AD member. We can install all four components (AD, DNS, DHCP, WDS) on one server, and of course we can deploy them separately into different servers.

Start the installation of WDS below. Log in to the DC as the AD administrator, open the Server Manager, and activate the Roles item to add the role. Click Add Roles to launch the Add Roles Wizard and display the Before You Begin page. Click Next in the list of displayed components, drag down to find and select the Windows Deployment Servers item. Next click Next to receive the default settings for each page (Overview of WDS, Select Role Services, Confirm Installation Selections). Finally, click "Install" to install the components. After the installation is complete, click "Close". It should be noted that after the WDS installation is completed, the server does not need to be restarted. (Fig. 1)

Figure 1 WDS installation
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