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Using Remote Installation Services . DNS DNS locates systems used in the various RIS operations, such as domain controllers and DHCP servers. . Active Directory Active Directory performs user authentication to the domain and manages computer accounts; thus, Active Directory must be installed and accessible on the network for RIS to operate. Limitations of RIS Although RIS is a welcome new feature and will help with operating system installation in many network environments, there are some limitations to RIS that you should keep in mind, such as the following: . RIS supports only clean installations you cannot upgrade an existing operating system. . Many Windows components and network services, such as DNS and Active Directory, can t be installed during setup. . RIS distribution files used to deploy an operating system must be nonencrypted this means a RIS distribution folder cannot be encrypted by using Encrypting File System (EFS). Likewise, encrypted files cannot be added to RIS folders and deployed by RIS. . User-level security settings (file system security, for example) cannot be set by using RIS; rather, you must run a script after installation is complete. . RIS requires the image folder to be on a separate partition from the boot and system partitions. . Multihomed RIS servers require special consideration. The RIS server must also provide DHCP services to the client. The active DHCP scope must include all subnets used by the client computer, and that DHCP server must assign all IP addresses for that client computer. Adapters can be assigned IP addresses in one or more subnets. . Not only can RIS generate massive amounts of network traffic, it can also use up many processing cycles while doing so. Don t place RIS on application servers, such as those running Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft SQL Server. . Don t install RIS on a computer in a wireless network. Wireless clients can t support PXE, so RIS can t boot them. Note When deploying RIS into an environment where third-party remote installation servers are already in place, you should configure RIS to ignore boot requests from unknown clients. This ensures RIS won t interfere with preexisting remote installation servers that use the same remote boot protocols. Chapter 6 Part 2: Windows Server 2003 Installation
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