Install Ris; Configure Ris - HP Integrity rx1620 Software Manual

• Install the RIS component on the RIS server.
• Run the RIS Setup Wizard.
See Also
For detailed descriptions of the concepts, tasks, best practices, and troubleshooting tips for setting
up a RIS server, see the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Technical Reference website:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/proddoc/default.mspx.

Install RIS

You can install RIS either using the Control Panel or through an unattended Setup answer file.
To install using Add or Remove Programs, complete the following steps:
1. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel, then double-click Add or Remove Programs and
select Add/Remove Windows Components to install the RIS component.
2. Open the RIS Setup Wizard and click Next. The RIS Setup wizard prompts you for
information about specific settings used in the RIS installation. The wizard prompts you to
do the following:
1. a. Enter the disk drive and directory to install RIS. The disk must be dedicated to the
RIS server with a recommended minimum 4 GB of space.
2. b. Select Respond to client computer requesting service. The RIS server begins
responding to client computers when the wizard is complete. Select Do not respond
to unknown client computers if you want the RIS server to respond only to prestaged
client computers in Active Directory.
3. c. Enter the location of the client images. This can be either the Windows Server 2003
Enterprise Edition with SP2 CD or a shared folder on the network that contains the
installation files.
4. d. Enter help text that describes the operating system installation choices to users or
clients of RIS.

Configure RIS

After the Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard completes, depending on the settings chosen,
the RIS server either services client computers or pauses while you configure advanced settings
using the RIS administration settings. The following list describes the available configuration
options.
• Specify which RIS servers are allowed to run on your network. This option prevents
unauthorized (often referred to as rogue) RIS servers, ensuring that only those RIS servers
authorized by administrators can service clients. If an attempt is made to start an
unauthorized RIS server on the network, it will be shut down automatically and thus unable
to service client computers. A RIS server must be authorized before it can service client
computers.
• Use the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in to set properties on individual RIS
servers that control how the server supplies RIS to requesting clients. To access the snap-in
go to Start > Programs > Administrative Tools, and then clicking Active Directory Users
and Computers.
• Use Group Policy to specify which installation options are presented to different groups of
users by the Client Installation wizard (CIW). For example, you can choose to allow a group
of users access only to the automatic setup option, and restrict access to all other options to
administrators.
• Use security descriptors or discretionary access control lists (ACLs) to specify which users
or group of users can have access to the operating system images available on the RIS server.
You can use this method to guide users through the selection of the unattended OS installation
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