Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Inside Out Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Inside Out Operating Systems Installable by Using RIS Only select Microsoft Windows operating systems can be installed using RIS many earlier versions of clients or server operating systems are not supported. This is not likely to be much of a problem, however, because it seems unlikely that many businesses are working on large automated deployments of Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98. Windows Server 2003 RIS supports the remote installation of the following versions of the Windows operating system: . Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition . Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition . Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, 64-bit version (only by using RISetup, not RIPrep) . Windows Server 2003, Web Edition . Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server . Microsoft Windows XP Professional Note When talking about RIS, the term client computer refers to the target computer the system that the Windows operating system is being installing on even when the operating system you are installing is a Windows server version. Although RIS enables the remote installation of most versions of Windows Server 2003, it is worthy to note that RIS does not support the installation of Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition. Note RIS is not included with the Windows Server 2003, Web Edition. Web Edition is designed to support Internet services, not the sort of corporate environment in which you would expect to use RIS. Not surprisingly, Web Edition does not include RIS and therefore cannot be used as a RIS server. There are additional network services, such as Active Directory, that are required to support RIS operations that are not included in Web Edition, as well. Thus, to deploy RIS in your organization, you must use Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition. Designing the RIS Environment Before you head off to install RIS, you should consider what the RIS server environment will look like when you are finished and what changes you must make to your existing network environment to support it. Start by considering where in the Active Directory infrastructure you plan to place the RIS server or servers. The logical structure of Active Directory is different from its physical structure. Logical structures include forests, domains, and organizational units (OUs). Physical structures include sites and subnets. Where you place your RIS server depends on how many clients the server must support; the forest, domain, and OU structures in place; and the connectivity for subnets within sites. Chapter 6 156 Part 2: Windows Server 2003 Installation
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