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Chapter 6 Using Remote Installation Services Introduction to RIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Preparing RIS-Based Installations . . . . . 181 Installing RIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Using RIS for Automated Installations. .199 Configuring RIS Clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Working with Sysprep . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204 Remote Installation Services (RIS) enables you to automate the installation of new computer systems using a centralized service accessible to network clients. RIS, which was introduced with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, has been enhanced in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Performance and security have been improved, and completely automated remote installation processes are now possible. Enhancements to RIS in Windows Server 2003 include the following: . Detection of client hardware abstraction layer (HAL) and subsequent HAL filtering guarantee that only images with a compatible HAL are deployed. . The local administrator password can be encrypted, although the domain administrator password still cannot be. . Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is configured automatically during RIS setup. . The entire setup process, including the Client Installation Wizard (CIW) Text-mode portion, can be automated, allowing for completely hands-off setup of remote systems. RIS also supports two new features of Windows Server 2003: Out-of-Band Management and Emergency Management Services. Introduction to RIS RIS allows you to install the Windows operating system onto a remote bare-metal machine. Because RIS installation requires systems that can boot from the network and establish network communications with the RIS server, the client machine should have hardware that supports the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE). For computers that don t have PXE support in their system firmware, Windows Server 2003 has a remote installation boot floppy (RIBF) disk that supports a small number of network adapters. Part 2: Windows Server 2003 Installation
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