Tuesday, January 18, 2011

BOOTING OPERATING SYSTEM FROM NETWORK(WINDOWS DEPLOYMENT SERVICE)


Windows Deployment Services is a technology from Microsoft for network-based installation of Windows operating systems. It is the successor to Remote Installation Services (RIS). For automating the installation process, WDS uses disk imaging, in particular the Windows Imaging Format (WIM)

For successful Windows Deployment Requires

Active Directory      : A Windows Deployment Services server must be either a member of  an Active   Directory domain or a domain controller for an Active Directory domain.

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

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

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

WDS INSTALLATION


 For installing windows Deployment service move administrative tools --->manage servers then chose add Add role

 


Have a check on Windows Deployment Service and move on up to finish





 Now wds accessible at  start--->Administrative Tools --->WDS




Now start configuring server By right clicking server and chose configuring server option




Select a location for storing Remote image files which must be a NTFS partition



If the Microsoft DHCP service is on the server that is being configured as a Windows Deployment Services server, set DHCP Option 60 to PXEClient and set Windows Deployment Services to Do not listen on Port 67.



This shows how to respond to clients is require authentication or not for remote installation


Finishing up the configuration

Adding Images that required for deployment

For adding boot image which initiates booting from network just right click boot image and chose Add boot image

Here am going to deploy Windows server 2008 using WDS its  boot.win image located on the Windows server DVD, in the \Sources directory



Chose a name for the boot image  and move on

chose the operating system and move on

Completed the process of adding boot image

Start adding Install image,which contain actual operating system image


Provide a name for image,here given as TEST

provide the path for Install image file (install.win) located on the Windows server 2008 DVD, in the \Sources directory

chose the right image for you



Finish up


HOW MACHINE BOOTS FROM NETWORK


 The Machine got IP address from DHCP ,for network booting Press F12 to boot from Network


Waiting for approval from WDS server



For giving approval just click on pending device in WDS and chose the right machine and just approve its request by right clicking it



Windows Starts loading files


For getting boot images provide valid credentials


Chose the right operating system

 
continue similar process for installing an OS.this can be completely automatized  by adding a syspreped image

FINISH UP



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Install and Configure WDS Server
Capture OS Image and Deploy OS Image
Deploy OS using WDS Server

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