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To be able to troubleshoot the Windows Deployment Services, it is crucial to first understand the overall WDS architecture, since you can activate logging at most levels in the architecture. We did that in previous post. The second step, is drilling...
The other day, I got asked about WDS (Windows Deployment Services) troubleshooting… To be able to troubleshoot the Windows Deployment Services, it is crucial to first understand the overall WDS architecture, since you can activate logging at most levels...
To get a quick overview of your current WDS configuration, use the WDS CLI and type the following command: C:\> wdsutil /get-server /show:config [/server:yourRemoteServer] To get a more detailed overview of your current WDS configuration, type...
There is a little known Server Selection feature in Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2008 R2. Its not documented and it's not supported by Microsoft, but it can be very useful for lab and test scenarios... How to enable it? Simply...
I came across a WDS problem which seemed familiar at first, but in the end turned out to be something “unexpected”: “ProxyDHCP: No reply to request on port 4011” Typically, you would end up looking at articles like KB259670 (PXE clients computers do not...
Using Windows Deployment Services, we talked about approving pending computers. You might also have noticed on the “pending” screen an empty message from the administrator. How can you set a message from the administrator? On the WDS server from...
Using Windows Deployment Services, you can boot a new (read: unknown) client and "name and approve" it from the WDS console. A (named) computer object with the right GUID gets created in Active Directory and the machine starts building...
As you probably still remember from my previous post " RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools): what's included and what's NOT!! ", some snapins are still missing from RSAT. Here's a way to get the WDS snapin running on your Vista...
The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is designed to help corporate IT professionals customize and deploy the Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 family of operation systems. The Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) is a set...
The Windows Deployment Services server role in Windows Server 2008 is the updated and redesigned version of Remote Installation Services (RIS) . Windows Deployment Services enables you to deploy Windows operating systems, particularly Windows Vista and...