1. Configuring the WDS Role
After installing WDS, you can configure it with the following steps.
| Step | Action |
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| 1. | Start Windows Deployment Services from the Administrative Tools menu. |
| 2. | Expand Servers. Right-click over your server and select Configure Server. |
| 3. | Review the information on the Welcome page and click Next. |
| 4. | On the Remote Installation Folder Location, accept the default of C:\RemoteInstall or select another location. Click Next.
Note
Microsoft recommends using a different volume than the system volume so
if you choose a system volume, you get a warning. However, it still
works. If the warning appears, click Yes to continue.
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| 5. | Accept the default of Do Not Respond to Any Client Computer and click Finish. |
| 6. | Deselect the checkbox to Add Images to the Windows Deployment Server Now, and click Finish. |
2. Adding Boot Images to WDS with wdsutil
The following table shows a command you can use to add a boot image to WDS.
Note
Boot images boot a system into the Windows
preinstallation environment (WinPE). The user is then able to connect to
a WDS server and pick an installation to install on the computer.
| Adding a Boot Image with wdsutil | Comments |
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Add a boot image.
wdsutil /add-image /
imagefile:image-file-path-and-name
/imagetype:boot [/name:image-name]
[/description:image-description]
C:\>wdsutil /add-image
/imagefile:d:\sources\boot.wim
/imagetype:boot /name:"Server 2008
Boot Image"
| You can add boot images with the /add-image switch and the /imagetype:boot switch.
The example adds the image and gives it a name of Server 2008 Boot Image as shown in Figure 1. |
Creating Image Groups Using wdsutil
You can organize images within image groups on the
WDS server. For example, you might have different images created for
users in different departments. You can create image groups using the
department name, and then add the images to the image group.
| Adding an Image Group with wdsutil | Comments |
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Add an image group.
wdsutil /add-imagegroup
/imagegroup:image-group-name
C:\>wdsutil /add-imagegroup
/imagegroup:Training
| The /add-imagegroup switch adds an image group into the Install Images folder. The example adds an image group named Training.
Note
The image group is created using the exact case you use in the command.
If you want it displayed with uppercase letters, you must use uppercase
letters here.
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