Active Directory/Documentation/WDS/Management/Server Setup

WDS Setup

1. Install Windows 2003 Server R2 SP2
   • Create separate partition for images.
2. Install Windows Deployment Services from Add/Remove Programs/Windows Components
3. Reboot
4. Setup Legacy RIS
   1. Open Administrative Tools > Windows Deployment Services Legacy
   2. Edit default computer creation location
      1. In ADUC, open the WDS server's properties
      2. In the Remote Install tab, Click Advanced Settings
      3. Choose "The following directory service location," and browse to the desired OU.
5. Open Administrative Tools > Windows Deployment Services
   1. Expand Servers
   2. Right click on the server and select Configure Server.
      1. Choose a path on the 2nd drive (ie E:\RemoteInstall).
      2. Choose PXE Response policy.
6. Install the Windows Automated Installation Kit
7. Add boot images
   1. c:\program files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\x86\winpe.wim
   2. c:\program files\Windows AIK\Tools\PETools\amd64\winpe.wim
   3. boot.wim from the Vista disc
8. Add an install image. For more info, see [[../WDS_Images | WDS Images]]
9. Set share permissions
   1. RemoteInstall shared with Everyone RWA access
   2. Remove Authenticated Users from RemoteInstall.
   3. Add permissions for Setup for ECE-OU Admins, ECE-Computer Admins, ECE-Allow RIS
   4. Add permissions for Images for ECE-OU Admins, ECE-Computer Admins

Authorizing the WDS server

Have a domain admin login to one of the domain controllers (DC Admins: use NOIR), select the DHCP admin tool, then "authorize servers". Add in the IP address of the new server. Voila.

Resources

• http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/9e197135-6711-4c20-bfad-fc80fc2151301033.mspx?mfr=true
• http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/88f80cb7-d44f-47f7-a10d-e23dd53bc3fa1033.mspx?mfr=true