Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains a
server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2008 R2.
You plan to test Windows Server 2012 R2 by using native-boot virtual hard disks (VHDs).
You have a Windows image file named file1.wim.
You need to add an image of a volume to file1.wim.
What should you do?
A.
Run imagex.exe and specify the /append parameter.
B.
Run imagex.exe and specify the /export parameter.
C.
Run dism.exe and specify the /image parameter.
D.
Run dism.exe and specify the /append-image parameter.
Explanation:
The Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) tool is a command-line tool that enables
the creation of Windows image (.wim) files for deployment in a manufacturing or corporate IT
environment. The /Append-Image option appends a volume image to an existing .wim file allowing
you to store many customized Windows images in a fraction of the space. When you combine two or
more Windows image files into a single .wim, any files that are duplicated between the images are
only stored once.
Incorrect:
Not A, Not B: Imagex has been retired and replaced by dism.Append a Volume Image to an Existing Image Using DISM
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824916.aspx
Should be A.
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ImageX
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749447%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
imagex /append image_path image_file {“description”}{/boot | /check | /config configuration_file.ini | /scroll | /verify}
Appends a volume image to an existing Windows image (.wim) file. Creates a single instance of the file, comparing it against the resources that already exist in the .wim file, so you do not capture the same file twice.
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Dism
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825258.aspx
Dism /AppendImage
Adds an additional image to a .wim file. /AppendImage compares new files to the resources in the existing .wim file specified by the /ImageFile argument, and stores only a single copy of each unique file so that each file is only captured once. The .wim file can have only one assigned compression type. Therefore, you can only append files with the same compression type.
This command-line option does not apply to virtual hard disk (VHD) files. !!!
Imagex is only used until Windows Vista. For windows Server 2012 R2 you have to use DISM.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722145(v=ws.10).aspx
I have never seen any of these test questions use image-x. I would always answer something with dism.
You can use DISM with .wim files to:
– Capture and apply Windows images.
– Append and delete images in a .wim file.
– Split .wim files into several smaller files.
technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825236.aspx
technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Hh824916.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824916.aspx
Why does the question contain “The domain contains a
server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2008 R2?” maybe the image file resides on that server and will be used via that server? Can you push 2012 images from a 2008 server?