You are an Enterprise administrator for contoso.com. The corporate network of the company consists of a single Active Directory domain that contains a Windows Server 2008 server called contosoServer1. The server runs the DHCP service on it for the network.
Your company has decided to add a few Windows Vista computers and Windows Server 2008 servers on the network.
You have been asked to prepare the network for the automated deployment of the above given operating systems with the use Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE) network adapter.
Which of the following options would you choose to accomplish this task?
A.
Install Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) on a new server.
B.
Configure the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server role on a new server.
C.
Install Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) on contosoServer1.
D.
Configure the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server role on contosoServer1.
E.
None of the above
Explanation:
To prepare the network for the automated deployment of the above given operating systems with the use Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE) network adapter, you need to configure the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server role on contosoServer1.Windows Deployment Services enables you to deploy Windows operating systems, particularly WindowsVista and Windows Server2008. You can use it to set up new computers by using a network-based installation. This means that you do not have to install each operating system directly from a CD or DVD. It is an extensible and higher-performing PXE server component.
You must have a functioning DHCP server with an active scope. To utilize PXE WDS required a DHCP server. Therefore you need to configure WDS on contosoServer1
Reference: Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Deployment Services in Windows Server 2003 / What is Windows Deployment Services?
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766320.aspx#BKMK_1Reference: Planning for PXE Initiated Operating System Deployments/ Windows Deployment Services (WDS) and DHCP
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb680753.aspx