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1. Windows Deployment Service
(WDS)
Rhonda J. Layfield
Sr. Deployment Architect

2. Windows Deployment Service
• WDS replaces Remote Installation Services
(RIS)
• Provides both boot and installation images
from the WDS server
• Supports .WIM and .VHD technology

3. WDS Requirements
DHCP
1
2 AD/DNS
3
Bare-
Metal WDS

4. Installing WDS
• In the box with Server products, well kind of
• Install WDS on a 2003 SP1 Server
– Install RIS
– Install patch from the WAIK: windows_deployment_services_update.exe
• Install WDS on a 2003 SP2 Server
• Control Panel / Add/Remove Programs / Windows Components / WDS
• Install WDS on a 2008 (& R2) server
– Server Manager
– Add Roles
– Select Windows Deployment Services from the list of roles

5. Configuring WDS
WDS snap-in
Right-click Servers
Add Server – defaults
to local server
Right-click your server
and choose Configure
Server.

6. Store Your Images
Store your images on a drive other than where the OS resides

7. WDS Server also a DHCP Server?

8. WDS server responds to…

9. Known Clients Prestaged in AD

10. Prestaging and The GUID
564D49219C768546A956C310ED7D2BF6

11. Use a Specific WDS Server

12. Add a Boot Image
• A boot image is a Windows Pre Installation
Environment (WinPE)
• The most current will always be best
• Windows 7 SP1 Boot.wim can deploy
– Vista SP1 – Windows 7 – Windows 7 SP1
– Windows Server 2003 R2, 2008 and 2008 R2
• Use an older WinPE will produce undesired results

13. Will Any Winpe Work?
• NO
• WinPE you create lacks some necessary
files
• WinPE from the W7 DVD has these already
• They look like this:

14. WDS and WinPE

15. Add an OS Image
• Both .wim and .vhd are supported
• Adding a .wim
– Right–click Install Images
• Add Install Image
• Image Groups
• Adding a .vhd
– Elevated command prompt
– WDSUTIL /Add-Image /ImageFile:ServerShare Win7.vhd
/Server:WDSServer /ImageType:Install /ImageGroup:Windows7
/Filename:"Windows7.vhd"

16. Add Drivers & Applications
• 3rd party drivers only
• No Applications can be deployed from WDS
• Only a Thick image containing your
applications

17. From The Client
• Perform a Network Boot
– Sometimes called a Pre Execution Boot Process
– OR
– PXE Boot

18. WDS And
Network Deployments

19. Multicast Transmissions
Server1 sends packet 1 to client1
Server1 sends packet 1 to client2
Server1 sends packet 1 to client3
Server1 sends packet 1 to all clients
Server1 sends packet 1 to client1, client2, client3

20. Windows Deployment Services
Multicast Enhancements
• Multiple streams of traffic
– Optimized rates based on
client connection
Fast
• Client Auto Removal
– Slower clients can be
dropped to unicast or
entirely (only in standard
Medium multicast)
• Boot Image Multicast
– Windows PE boot
Slow images can use multicast
(clients with EFI)

21. Multicast
WDS Server
First client joins “transmission”

22. Multicast
WDS Server
Fast Medium Slow Medium

23. Multicast
WDS Server
Medium Slow Medium Fast Medium Fast Medium

24. Multicast
WDS Server
Slow Medium Medium

25. Multicast
WDS Server

26. MANAGE WDS
IMAGES

27. Manage WDS Images
• Change the OS within an image
• Change applications within an image
• Change drivers or get a list of drivers
• Change windows features like fire wall
settings

28. Meet DISM
• Deployment Image Servicing and
Management Tool

29. Meet DISM

30. The Best of Both Worlds
Integrating MDT & WDS Together

31. MDT & WDS Together
MDT 2010 U1 WDS Server
Deployment Server
MDT WinPE MDT WinPE
Win 7 Image
Download
Image
PXE Boot
Targets

32. Feature Comparison MDT 2010 MDT 2012 WDS
Supports .wim images YES YES YES
Supports .vhd images NO YES YES
Requires Infrastructure NO NO YES
Manage images easily YES YES NO
Driver management Easy Easy Difficult
Provides PXE capabilities W/ WDS W/WDS YES
Provides Multicast W/ WDS W/WDS YES
Creates offline or stand alone media YES YES NO
Automate Deployments YES YES YES
Corporate Deployment Share replicates DS to Branch YES YES NO
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