1. 1 http://informationtechnology.pk Remote Installation Service Windows 2003 Server Prof. Abdul Hameed

2. 2 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Introduce Remote Installation Services  Understand the Remote Installation Services process  Configure a RIS server  Customize RIS server properties  Customize RIS client installation options  Create a RIPrep image  Create a RIS boot disk  Verify RIS configuration Goals

3. 3 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Remote Installation Service (RIS) enables you to automate operating system installation  Windows 2000  Windows Server 2003  Windows XP Professional  Used to install the operating system on multiple computers simultaneously (Skill 1) Introducing Remote Installation Services

4. 4 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  RIS requirements  DHCP server  DNS server - Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003-compliant  Active Directory service Introducing Remote Installation Services (2) (Skill 1)

5. 5 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Major components  RIS servers  Information required for the installation, such as computer names, time zone settings, and network settings, is specified on RIS servers  RIS clients  The computers on which the operating system is to be installed Introducing Remote Installation Services (3) (Skill 1)

6. 6 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-1 Components of RIS (Skill 1)

7. 7 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Services added when RIS is installed on a server  Boot Information Negotiation Layer Service (BINLSVC)  Trivial File Transfer Protocol Daemon (TFTPD)  Single Instance Store (SIS) Introducing Remote Installation Services (4) (Skill 1)

8. 8 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Boot Information Negotiation Layer Service (BINLSVC)  Listens for client network requests  Manages the RIS environment  Controls the response to network service requests from RIS clients Introducing Remote Installation Services (5) (Skill 1)

9. 9 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Trivial File Transfer Protocol Daemon (TFTPD) service  Manages file transfer requests from RIS clients during a remote installation  Downloads  Initial files such as the bootstrap files  Client Installation Wizard (CIW) Introducing Remote Installation Services (6) (Skill 1)

10. 10 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Single Instance Store (SIS) service  Minimizes the disk space required to store the RIS installation images on the RIS server  Tries to link together all files related to the installation  Removes redundant copies Introducing Remote Installation Services (7) (Skill 1)

11. 11 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Two types of RIS clients  Computers that support Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) DHCP-based remote boot ROMS  Computers with network cards that the RIS boot disk supports Introducing Remote Installation Services (8) (Skill 1)

12. 12 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-2 RIS clients (Skill 1)

13. 13 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Client computers that support Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) DHCP-based remote boot ROMS  PXE technology enables computers to start an operating system installation from a remote source (like the RIS server)  PXE architecture enables computers to connect to the network and execute programs by booting directly from a network image Introducing Remote Installation Services (9) (Skill 1)

14. 14 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Client computers with network cards that the RIS boot disk supports  If a computer does not support PXE DHCP-based remote boot technology, you can create a RIS boot disk  Use Rbfg.exe to create a RIS boot disk  Rbfg.exe emulates PXE remote boot technology Introducing Remote Installation Services (10) (Skill 1)

15. 15 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-3 Creating an RIS boot disk (Skill 1)

16. 16 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) RIS-based remote installation process  Step 1: Locating a RIS server for RIS installation  A computer without an operating system should boot from the network  The computer then sends a DHCP discover packet to request an IP address with its GUID or UUID Understanding the Remote Installation Services Process (Skill 2)

17. 17 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) RIS-based remote installation process  Step 1: Locating a RIS server for RIS installation  The DHCP server allocates an IP address to the computer  The RIS server sends its IP address to the computer along with the name of the boot file  The system prompts the user to press F12 to start the installation Understanding the Remote Installation Services Process (2) (Skill 2)

18. 18 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) RIS-based remote installation process  Step 2: Downloading Client Installation Wizard (CIW)  The selected RIS server checks the pre-staged computer accounts in Active Directory for an account with a matching GUID  The Client Installation Wizard (CIW) is downloaded to the computer  The CIW prompts the user to log on to the network Understanding the Remote Installation Services Process (3) (Skill 2)

19. 19 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) RIS-based remote installation process  Step 3: Checking the account  The RIS server checks the account information  The RIS server determines the installation options  If the machine is pre-staged, the GUID/UUID is checked at this time Understanding the Remote Installation Services Process (4) (Skill 2)

20. 20 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) RIS-based remote installation process  Step 4: Selecting the operating system image  The user selects the required operating system image  The CIW displays a warning that the hard disk will be reformatted  The remote installation starts Understanding the Remote Installation Services Process (5) (Skill 2)

21. 21 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) RIS-based remote installation process  Step 5: Completing installation  CIW confirms the installation settings with the user  If the computer has not been pre-staged and its account is not created in Active Directory, the BINL service creates the computer account  The operating system is fully installed Understanding the Remote Installation Services Process (6) (Skill 2)

22. 22 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  There are two steps involved in configuring a RIS server 1.Add the RIS component to the server 2.Run the Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard to install and configure RIS Configuring a RIS Server (Skill 3)

23. 23 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-4 Tasks Performed by Remote Installation Services Setup (Skill 3)

24. 24 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-5 Installing Remote Installation Services (Skill 3)

25. 25 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-6 The Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard (Skill 3)

26. 26 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-7 The Friendly Description and Help Text screen (Skill 3)

27. 27 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-8 Completing the Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard (Skill 3)

28. 28 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  The RIS server can be customized in how it handles client requests  You use the Remote Install tab of the Properties dialog box for the selected server to change the settings Customizing RIS Server Properties (Skill 4)

29. 29 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Properties you can modify  Prevent client installation  Select the Do not respond to unknown client computers check box  Stop/start service  Select the Respond to client computers requesting service check box Customizing RIS Server Properties (2) (Skill 4)

30. 30 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Properties you can modify  Specify the clients to be serviced  Select the RIS server to service the pre-staged clients (this is useful for load balancing)  Specify how names for new clients will be generated  Set the location where the client accounts Customizing RIS Server Properties (3) (Skill 4)

31. 31 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Properties you can modify  Operating system  Platform  Language images for installation Customizing RIS Server Properties (4) (Skill 4)

32. 32 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-9 The Remote Install tab (Skill 4)

33. 33 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-10 The New Clients tab on the - Remote-Installation-Services Properties dialog box (Skill 4)

34. 34 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-11 The Images tab (Skill 4)

35. 35 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-12 The Image Properties dialog box (Skill 4)

36. 36 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-13 The Computer Account Generation dialog box (Skill 4)

37. 37 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  You can customize the Client installation options when a RIS server is configured  Use the Choice Options Properties dialog box to view and modify the RIS installation options for a GPO Customizing RIS Client Installation Options (Skill 5)

38. 38 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Installation options  Automatic Setup  Custom Setup  Restart Setup  Tools Customizing RIS Client Installation Options (2) (Skill 5)

39. 39 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Automatic Setup  The default installation option  Installation starts as soon as the user logs on  Users will not be prompted for any of the settings  Users can select the operating system images that include the applications they need to install Customizing RIS Client Installation Options (3) (Skill 5)

40. 40 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Custom Setup  Users can override the computer name  Users can specify the location for the client account generated by the RIS server Customizing RIS Client Installation Options (4) (Skill 5)

41. 41 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Restart Setup  Saves users time if there is an incomplete setup attempt  When setup starts again, users are not prompted for any values they already entered Customizing RIS Client Installation Options (5) (Skill 5)

42. 42 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Tools  Allows users to use troubleshooting tools before the operating system has been installed  Typical troubleshooting tools  System BIOS flash updates  Memory virus scanners Customizing RIS Client Installation Options (6) (Skill 5)

43. 43 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-14 RIS Group Policy (Skill 5)

44. 44 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-15 The Choice Options dialog box (Skill 5)

45. 45 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  RIPrep images  Compressed form of the operating system and applications images  They are different from the default CD-based image  CD-based images enable you to install only the basic operating system without any applications  CD-based images provide settings defined by a standard unattended answer file Creating a RIPrep Image (Skill 6)

46. 46 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  RIPrep images  Include various applications and desktop settings  Useful in situations in which different users require different set of applications  Files associated with each image are never duplicated  A RIS install requires more time as it is a full install Creating a RIPrep Image (2) (Skill 6)

47. 47 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Creating a RIPrep image using the RIPrep tool 1.Install the operating system and all necessary applications and configure the required desktop settings on a computer 2.Copy the Administrator profile to the default user profile and allow all users to use it 3.Test the image 4.Create a RIPrep image of this computer and store the image on a RIS server Creating a RIPrep Image (3) (Skill 6)

48. 48 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  During image creation, the system performs several tasks  Verifies the version of Windows  Analyzes partitions  Copies partition information  Copies files to the server  Copies and updates Registry information  Shuts down the computer Creating a RIPrep Image (4) (Skill 6)

49. 49 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Answer files  Are.sif files associated with both CD-based images and RIPrep images  Contain the answers to the various prompts that a user receives during a normal installation  Access to RIPrep images can be controlled by setting permissions for the associated.sif files  This ensures that a user selects the correct image Creating a RIPrep Image (5) (Skill 6)

50. 50 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-16 The Remote Installation Preparation Wizard (Skill 6)

51. 51 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-17 The Server Name screen (Skill 6)

52. 52 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-18 Specifying a folder in which to store the RIPrep image (Skill 6)

53. 53 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-19 Specifying a description and help text for the image (Skill 6)

54. 54 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-20 Viewing a summary of the RIPrep settings (Skill 6)

55. 55 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  If your computer does not have a PXE DHCP-based boot ROM, you must create a RIS boot disk before you can use RIS  The RIS boot disk supports certain network cards  If the network cards or the chipsets of the RIS clients are supported by the RIS boot disk, a RIS-based installation can be performed on them  You use the Remote Boot File Generator (Rbfg.exe) utility to create the RIS boot disk Creating a RIS Boot Disk (Skill 7)

56. 56 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-21 The Supported Adapters dialog box (Skill 7)

57. 57 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-22 The Microsoft Windows Remote Boot Disk Generator dialog box (Skill 7)

58. 58 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-23 The Microsoft Windows Remote Boot Disk Generator message box (Skill 7)

59. 59 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-24 RISDISK (Skill 7)

60. 60 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  You may need to verify the RIS server when it is not servicing RIS client requests properly  You use the Check Server Wizard to verify the configuration of RIS Verifying RIS Configuration (Skill 8)

61. 61 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS)  Check Server Wizard  Tests the settings of the RIS server  Records and fixes (if possible) any problems with the BINL, SIS, or TFTPD services in the event log  Displays a summary of the RIS configuration  Does not validate the RIPrep images stored on the server Verifying RIS Configuration (2) (Skill 8)

62. 62 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-25 The Check Server Wizard (Skill 8)

63. 63 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-26 The Remote Installation Services Verification Complete screen (Skill 8)

64. 64 http://informationtechnology.pk Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure Implementing Remote Installation Services (RIS) Figure 14-27 Starting RIS and authorizing DHCP (Skill 8)