So the thought of having the entire process automated and centrally managed should make all of us very happy. Poor MS has tried their hands at perfecting this technology over the past 12 years and this is how they have fared.
| Platform | Verdict |
| Win NT 4.0 Server based Deployment | FUBAR |
| Win 2000 Server - Remote Installation Services | Aborted Mission -Slow, buggy and too many hurdles to justify being practical |
| Win Server 2003 - RIS | Great in Theory, May work in Practice After a LOT and LOT of Pain |
| Win Server 2008 - Windows Deployment Services | MS Got this one Right ! Well ALMOST |
Anyways, I am attempting to breakdown all the concepts behind setting up such a WDS architecture. For this to succeed we need Services like AD-DS, DHCP, DNS, LDAP, PXe to all work smoothly together, much like a Swiss watch. One wrong step and we will have to start from scratch.
Surely MS could have done a better job at integrating all this together, but yeap; we just have to learn to live with WDS.
Lecture on WDS Concepts starts at 10.30 AM on Wednesday 18th NOVEMBER
This will be followed by a LAB at 12.30 PM same day
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