Set Up A Wds Server; Pxe/Wds Configuration - HP Integrity rx7620 Installation Manual

Figure 1-3 PXE/WDS configuration
NOTE: When you perform a PXE/WDS headless installation, note the following:
• Headless installations using PXE/WDS are not supported with Windows Server 2008. Use
the HP Reinstallation media instead.
• Do not connect the WDS server to the Integrity server using your intranet during initial
Windows OS installation. Set up a small private network, populated with the WDS server,
a hub, and the system LAN NIC of the HP Integrity server. This protects the intranet from
errors that might occur during the Windows installation. When the Windows OS installation
has completed, connect the WDS to the target Integrity servers using your intranet.
WDS enables you to create, maintain, and quickly install identical OS and software configurations
on multiple headless systems with a predefined level of user interaction. WDS uses the PXE to
enable client computers without an operating system to boot remotely to a WDS server. The
WDS server then installs the OS over a TCP/IP network connection.
You can create different sets of WDS images for different groups of client computers. You can
also use Group Policy settings to limit the installation options that WDS presents to clients. In
addition, you can configure WDS for interactive or automated installations.

Set up a WDS Server

Setting up WDS servers on your network requires careful planning, design, and implementation.
The following checklist provides an overview of the tasks involved in setting up a WDS server:
• Ensure that your WDS server and client (Integrity server) hardware meet the WDS hardware
requirements. The server hardware must meet the minimum requirements for the version
of Windows Server 2008 that you are installing.
• Ensure that your network is based on TCP/IP, and that a Domain Name System (DNS) server
exists on the network. You do not need to use the Microsoft version of DNS.
• Ensure that a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server exists on the network.
You do not need to use the Microsoft version of DHCP.
• Ensure that Active Directory exists on the network.
• Install the WDS component on the WDS server.
• Run the WDS Setup Wizard.
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