install new operating systems - no fuss, no disks needed with windows deployment services (wds)

8/10/2019 Install New Operating Systems - No Fuss, No Disks Needed With Windows Deployment Services (WDS)

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Rhonda J. LayfieldRJL, [email protected]

WCL306
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Rhonda Layfield

Part of IT industry for twenty five+ yearsContribute articles to Windows IT Pro magazine

Setup and Deployment MVP

Desktop Deployment Product Specialist (DDPS)

Co-Author of Windows Server 2003 R2 and WindowsServer 2008 books

Offer two day hands on deployment class


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What Well Cover

Intro to WDS (WinPE and Image files)Installing WDS

Configuring WDS

DHCP and WDS

Pre-staging clientsAutomating the Installations

Multicast Transmissions

Creating and Deploying an Image

Performance and Troubleshooting Logs


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Windows Setup Milestones

1980: Boot from floppy1990: Install Windows 3.0 from three floppies

1992: Install Windows 3.11 from ten floppies

1995: Windows 95 - First CD-based installation

1997: Windows 98 CD or floppies

2000: RIS PXE boot across the network

2006: Windows Vista delivered on DVD (and

spanned CDs)2007: WDS ships with Multicast support


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Why Use WDS?

Reduces deployment cost - FREEPerforms network-based installations

Deploys Windows images to bare metal computers

Supports mixed Windows environments

Utilizes standard Windows technologies

Windows PE

.wim files

.vhd files


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Windows Pre Installation EnvironmentakaWinPE

Scaled down version of the Windows KernelBoots into and runs from RAM

X: drive (default driver letter)

Reboots every seventy two hours

Command Line Interface OnlyCan be converted to a bootable .ISOand placed on:

CD, DVD, USB Flash Drive, external HD

You can create your own or use the boot.wimfrom DVD


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.Wim Side Trip

One of Microsofts image formatsMultiple images stored in a single .wim file

Single instancing

No redundant file storage

Service image offlineApply patches quick and easily


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VHD Image Formats

You can put one on your system, add a .wim to it andtell bcdedit to boot that OS

Mounting a VHD in Win7 is called attaching"

Un-Mounting a .VHD is called detaching

Diskpart is the basic tool of choice to work with .vhds


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Back To WDS:Requirements

WDS server must be a member of an Active Directorydomain

DHCP

DNSNTFS partition on which to store images


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WDS on Server 2003

Installing WDS on a 2003 SP1ServerInstall RIS

Install patch from the WAIK:windows_deployment_services_update.exe

Installing WDS on a 2003 SP2ServerControl Panel / Add/Remove Programs /Windows Components / WDS


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WDS on Server 2008 (& 2008 R2)

Installing WDS on a 2008 serverServer Manager

Add Roles

Select Windows Deployment Services from the list of roles

Two checked boxesDeployment Server

Transport Server

Need both for a full WDS installation


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Transport Server Alone

Does NOT need:AD

DNS

DHCP

Create your own PXE Server Component

No UI

WDSUtil only

Provides multicast only

Uses wdsmcast


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Configuring WDSWelcome

WDS snap-in

Expand WDS

Right-click your server

Configure Server


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Store Your Images


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WDS and DHCP on The Same Server?


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In a Perfect WDS World

Bare-MetalDHCP/WDS

Discover IP

Acknowledge


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WDS and DHCP

Three ScenariosWDS and DHCP on the same subnet/ differentservers

Client will find WDS by broadcasting

WDS and DHCP on different subnets

Client find WDS through options 66 and 67 set in DHCP

WDS & DHCP on same server

Client must find WDS through Option 60 in DHCP


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WDS and DHCP Same Subnet

Bare-Metal

DHCP

WDS

Discover IP/PXE

Server

Discover IP/PXE

Server


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WDS and DHCP Different Subnets

Bare-Metal

DHCP

WDS

Discover IP/PXE

ServerAcknowledge

Request


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WDS and DHCP on The Same Machine

Bare-MetalWDS/DHCP

Discover IP

Acknowledge


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WDS Server Responds to


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Configuration Completed


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Known Clients: Pre-staged in ADUC


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Which WDS Server ?


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Adding the Images

Within the WDS snap-inAdd Boot images

These are WinPEs

Add Install imagesImage groups and single instancing

Dynamic Driver Provisioning (DDP)

Create driver groups

Only the necessary drivers are downloadedto the client


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Configuring WDS


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From the Client

PXE boot screensMessage from Administrator

Pending Devices

Client


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PXE boot


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Unknown Clients


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Message From Administrator

How do you set a message from the administrator?On the WDS server from a command prompt type:

WDSUtil /set-server /AutoAddPolicy/message:"To contact your network administrator

please dial 123-4567/AutoAddPolicy is case sensitive


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Pending Devices


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Automate the PXE Boot Process

No-one has to press F12On the WDS server properties -> Boot tab

For x86 replace PxeBoot.com with Pxeboot.N12

Doesnt exist until you add your first boot.wimIf you encounter a PXEboot Loop

On the WDS server run the following:

WDSUtil /Set-Server /Resetbootprogram:yes


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Setting the message from administrator


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Cant Use PXE

Create a Discover ImageWDS snap-in -> open Boot Images

R-click a boot image

W7 or 2008 R2 boot.wim from DVD /Sources

Choose to Create Discover ImageGive it a name, description, path to store it and name ofWDS server to connect to

Using the WAIK tools create a bootable .ISO that

contains the new discover .wim

Burn to CD/DVD, USB, external HD


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Server1 sends packet 1 to client1



Server1 sends packet 1 to all clients

Server1 sends packet 1 to client1,client5 client9, client22

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Windows Deployment ServicesMulticast Enhancements

Multiple Stream TransferMultiple streams of trafficOptimized rates based onclient connection

Client Auto RemovalSlower clients can bedropped to unicast orentirely (only in standardmulticast)

Boot Image MulticastWindows PE bootimages can use multicast(clients with EFI)

Fast

Medium

Slow

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Clients

Multicast

WDS Server

Multicast

Transmission

First client joins transmission

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Clients

WDS Server

Multicast

Transmission

Waiting for other clients to join

Multicast

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Clients with multiple transfer speeds

WDS Server

Multicast

Transmission

Additional clients join stream

Multicast

Fastest Medium Slowest Medium

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WDS Server

Multicast

Transmission

More clients to join

Multicast

FastestMedium Slowest Medium FastestMedium Medium

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WDS Server

Multicast

Last clients complete

Multicast

Medium MediumSlowest

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Clients

WDS Server

Multicast

All clients complete.

Transmission ends.

Multicast

C i M l i T i i


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Creating Multicast Transmissions

2 ways to start creating a multicast transmissionfrom within the WDS snap-in

Right-click Multicast Transmissions and chooseCreate Multicast Transmission

OR

Drill down to your Install Image and right-click theimage then choose Create Multicast Transmission

THENName the Multicast Transmission

Choose the image

A t ti OR S h d l d C t?


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Automatic OR Scheduled Cast?


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Creating a Multicast Transmission

A t t th I t ll ti


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Automate the Installation

Server 2003 & XPWinnt.sif

Sysprep.inf

Server 2008, Vista and later OSs

Windows System Image Manager (WSIM)

.xml scripts

U tt d l S i t


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Unattend.xml Scripts

You will need 2 scriptsWinPE Phase

Language of installation

Keyboard layout

Credentials for Image

Which Image to install

Disk Configuration (partitioning)

Where to install the image

The rest of the installation (specialize and OOBE)

Computer nameUser account

Time zone


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Viewing the Scripts

Wh t P t th S i t


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Where to Put the Scripts

WinPE scriptStore script in RemoteInstall\WDSClientUnattend folder

WDS snap-in -> R-click server -> Properties Client tab

Enable unattended installation

Browse to WinPE script

Sets the script for all computers of that architecture

S i t f S ifi M hi


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Scripts for a Specific Machine

New computer must be pre-staged in ADUCOn WDS server cmd type:

WDSUtil /Set-Device /Device:computername /ID:GUID orMAC /WDSClientUnattend:path & name of unattend.xml

Example:WDSUtil /Set-Device /Device:Client1 /ID:{8FD14D56-A2B0-6F06-2A00-FD3979EC51A1}/WDSClientUnattend:C:\UF\Unattend.xml

M Th O S i t?


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More Than One Script?

Unattend specificed from the cmdSetup /wds /unattend:x:\wdsclientunattend.xml

Unattend from Server Properties

AutoUnattend.xml from root of removable media

The Image Script


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The Image Script

Properties of the Image file in WDSGeneral tab

Allow image to install in unattended mode

Select File

Browse to answer fileCan be stored anywhere

Can be named anything you choose

Will be renamed to ImageUnattend.xml

Creating an Image Using WDS


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Creating an Image Using WDS

Create a Capture ImageWDS snap-in -> open Boot Images

R-click one

W7 or 2008 R2 boot.wim from DVD /Sources

Choose to Create Capture ImageGive it a name, description and path to store it

When the wizard completes add the newly createdCapture Boot Image to your list of Boot Images


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Capture Image

Performance of WDS


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Performance of WDS

Administrator tools -> Performance MonitorGet the big picture

RAM

Processor

NICsGet the nitty gritty

WDS multicast ( demoted clients, slowdown requests)

WDS Server (# of requests, # processed, # active)

WDS TFTP (active requests & transfer rate)

Logs to Check


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Logs to Check

The logs that contain useful troubleshootinginformation are found in the %Windows% folder.

Setupact.log

Setuperr.log

Turn on additional loggingCalled tracing

Verbose logging

Deployment Services Diagnostics logs (event viewer)

What we Covered


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What we Covered

Intro to WDS (WinPE and Image files)Installing WDS

Configuring WDS

DHCP and WDS

Pre-staging clients

Automating the Installations


Creating and deploying an image

Performance and troubleshooting logs

Let Me Know if I Can Help


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Let Me Know if I Can Help

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Resources
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