Configure windows deployment services server 2008

Privacy policy. There are three main technologies available:. Each provides a superset of features with respect to its predecessor. Hosting Guidance provides PowerShell Scripts samples and guidance to set up key server roles such as Web and File Server for particular Hosting scenarios initially for Shared Hosting; more to come on this subject. After you have executed the scripts to build the server machine, proceed with WDS to continue your deployment.

Assuming that the goal is to deploy a particular Server Role to a large set of available machines, the simplest approach consists of three steps:. However, there will be cases in which this simple approach is not enough.

Now repeat the same procedure with a bit boot image to withstand all clients. Once the 2 images added start, we must now add the installation images. Created at least one folder group by OS Windows , because Windows always comes in several differents editions. The client will not notice a thing. We'll start in chronological order of Windows versions release listed above. Select the install.

Select wanted editions of Windows, you want to add to your deployment server. Warning : each edition have its serial number, so if you install another edition than the one you bought Windows install in evaluation mode and you will need a serial number for the edition you have just install.

Against by the serial number is valid as well for 32 Bits 64 Bits otherwise we would not put you the 2 DVD in the same box elsewhere. The wizard checks the integrity of the "install. If the file is not corrupted, the wizard adds the selected images. If you want to create the computer objects before running WDS on that computer, you should have the GUID of that computer and include that information on the computer object.

Storage locations for the. There are two types of. There are two of each set of files, x86 and x The best place to store these are on the Windows Deployment Server:. The build scripts and applications are used for post deployment and are called upon the first logon.

They are located here:. Editing the Windows PE boot. To do this, you will need to mount the boot. In this example, this is for x86, you will need to do the same for x The best place to store the boot. Adding the Windows PE boot. From within Windows Deployment Services, right click on the server and select properties.

WIM files are single instance storage image files, and the install. They are all indexed with different index numbers in each.

WIM file. To find out what is inside an install. Below you will notice that in one install. This installation includes the entire user interface, and it supports all of the server roles. The target audiences are:. Allows network-based installation of Windows operating systems, including Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.

It reduces the complexity and cost when compared to manual installations. The following are requirements for installing this role, depending on whether you choose the default installation both Deployment Server and Transport Server , or only the Transport Server role service. AD DS. NTFS volume. To install the role, you must be a member of the Local Administrators group on the server. To initialize the server, you must be a member of the Domain Admins group.

The only prerequisite is that you must be a member of the Local Administrators group on the server to install Transport Server.

On the Select server roles page select the Windows Deployment Services check box. During installation, on the Select role services page, the wizard presents the option to select role services to be installed in Windows Deployment Services.

You can choose to install the Deployment Server and Transport Server, or leave both roles selected. Transport Server. This option provides a subset of the functionality of Windows Deployment Services. It contains only the core networking parts. You can use Transport Server to create multicast namespaces that transmit data including operating system images from a standalone server. You can also use it if you want to have a PXE server that allows clients to PXE boot and download your own custom setup application.

You should use this option if you want to use either of these scenarios , but you do not want to incorporate all of Windows Deployment Services. Deployment Server. This option provides the full functionality of Windows Deployment Services, which you can use to configure and remotely install Windows operating systems. Note that Deployment Server is dependent on the core parts of Transport Server. When you install Windows Deployment Services, it will automatically provide the option selected by default to install the Remote Server Administration Tools.

Windows PowerShell equivalent commands. The following Windows PowerShell cmdlet or cmdlets perform the same function as the preceding procedure. Enter each cmdlet on a single line, even though they may appear word-wrapped across several lines here because of formatting constraints.

In Windows PowerShell, unlike in the Add Roles and Features Wizard, management tools and snap-ins for a role are not included by default.

To include management tools as part of a role installation, add the -IncludeManagementTools parameter to the cmdlet. Otherwise, management tools and snap-ins cannot be installed on servers that are running the Server Core Installation option of Windows Server.

Right-click the shortcut for Windows PowerShell when it is displayed on the Start page in the Apps results, click Advanced , and then click Run as Administrator. To view a list of available and installed roles and features on the local server, type Get-WindowsFeature and then press Enter.

The results of the cmdlet contain the command names of roles and features that have been added to this computer. In Windows PowerShell 4. A module is automatically imported the first time you run a cmdlet that is part of the module.

Also, Windows PowerShell cmdlets are not case-sensitive. When the installation is finished, verify installation by running Get-WindowsFeature. This will install both the Deployment Server and the Transport Server roles. The previous command line tool, Servermanagercmd. It is recommended that you use the Windows PowerShell cmdlets. Server Manager will start automatically.

If it does not automatically start, click Start , type servermanager. On the Select installation type page, click Role-based or feature-based installation , and then click Next. On the Select destination server page, select the appropriate server, and then click Next. The local server is selected by default. On the Select server roles page, scroll down and then select the Windows Deployment Services check box.

Click Next. Remote Server Administration Tools are required to manage this feature. Select Include management tools if applicable. Click Add Features. On the Select role services page, select the role services to install for Windows Deployment Services. If you wish to install both the Deployment Server and Transport Server, leave these role services selected. Windows Deployment Services will now be added to the server. Installation progress will now be illustrated in the Add Roles and Features Wizard.

Transport Server does not require any additional roles or services. Both of these services require an NTFS partition for the file store. You will also need to add at least one boot image and one install image to the image store.

After you install the Windows Deployment Service role, you must configure the server. Once you have used the instructions in this section to configure the server, add a boot image, and an install image, you will be ready to deploy images. Then, you can use the instructions in the rest of this guide to perform more advanced tasks like creating your own install images, creating discover images, or configuring an unattended installation.

If Windows Deployment Services is installed in Standalone mode, it can be configured without having a dependency on Active Directory. There are two configuration options for Windows Deployment Services. It can be configured to integrate with Active Directory or be configured as a standalone server.

To configure the server role in Standalone mode, use the following procedure. Then see the following section to add images to the server. On the Remote Installation Folder Locations page, choose the default path or enter your own path to the remote installation folder. On the PXE Server Initial Settings page, choose desired option to define which client computers this server will respond to. This will complete the configuration of Windows Deployment Services.