1. Deployment Internals: Mastering Windows Deployment Services
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WSV303
Deployment Internals: Mastering Windows Deployment Services
Johan Arwidmark
Chief Technical Architect
Knowledge Factory
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2. I live here ...

3. Now!
Extending
Troubleshooting
WDS Internals
WDS Setup

4. WDS Requirements System Requirements
DHCP, DNS, Active Directory (sort of)
Tip! Do not install WDS on same machine as DNS
WDS/DHCP
DC/DNS
DC/DNS
DHCP
DNS
DNS DC
Clients
WDS DC

5. Johan Arwidmark Chief Technical Architect Knowledge Factory
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WDS Setup
Johan Arwidmark
Chief Technical Architect
Knowledge Factory
demo
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6. WDS Scenarios Bare Metal Deployments
Setup.exe + Unattend.xml (Default or Custom image)
Designed for little or no customizations
Basic Driver Provisioning
Vista and higher only
Language Packs
Multicast Support
Capture and Deploy
Including Legacy Operating Systems

7. WDS Scenarios, cont. Migrating files during deployment (Refresh)?
Yes, with some serious hacks 
Samples available on TechNet
Very elegant solution?
IMHO, not really no...
The are better ways of doing this

8. demo WDS Scenarios 5/25/2018 1:03 PM
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9. Automating WDS Automating the Network Boot
Automating the selection of the boot image
Creating Unattend Files
WDS Client unattend file
Automates the WDS client user interface screens
Image unattend file
Automates remaining phases of setup

10. Johan Arwidmark Chief Technical Architect Knowledge Factory
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Automating WDS
Johan Arwidmark
Chief Technical Architect
Knowledge Factory
demo
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11. WDS Components WDSServer - Main server-side service 6 Providers
Wdspxe.dll - The PXE server
Binlsvc.dll - PXE provider
Wdstftp.dll – TFTP Server
Wdsimgsrv.dll – Image Store
Wdsmc.dll – Multicast server
Wdscp.dll – Multicast content provider

12. RemoteInstall folder Boot – Boot images and PXE boot files
Images – Install Images
Mgmt – Auto-Add Devices database
Templates – Legacy OS Support template
Tmp – The BCD stores
WdsClientUnattend – WDS Client Unattend.xml

13. Using WDS without Active Directory
Sometimes called Simple TFTP – 7 steps configuration
Add the transport role service
Create and share the RemoteInstall folder
Copy the boot files
Copy the boot images
Configure the WDS Providers (registry)
Configure the WDS Policies (wdssipr.dll.conf.ini)
Configure DHCP + PXE (netsh + Registry)

14. Johan Arwidmark Chief Technical Architect Knowledge Factory
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Configure Simple PXE
Johan Arwidmark
Chief Technical Architect
Knowledge Factory
demo
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15. Troubleshooting WDS PXE Clients Performance Multicast Enable Tracing
WDS and DHCP
Performance
Network Boot, TFTP Download and Image Apply Phases
Multicast
Enable Tracing

16. Johan Arwidmark Chief Technical Architect Knowledge Factory
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Troubleshooting WDS
Johan Arwidmark
Chief Technical Architect
Knowledge Factory
demo
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17. Extending WDS with MDT 2010 Additional Scenarios Pre-OS Tasks
Advanced Drivers Provisioning
Superior Refresh and Replace
Pre-OS Tasks
RAID config / Dynamic Paritioning
Post-OS Tasks
Configuring Settings, Installing Updates / Applications

18. Johan Arwidmark Chief Technical Architect Knowledge Factory
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Extending WDS with MDT 2010
Johan Arwidmark
Chief Technical Architect
Knowledge Factory
demo
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19. Summary
If objSingleThickImage = ”Yes” ’ with little or no need for customizations
Use WDS as it is
Else
Extend/integrate WDS with MDT 2010
End If

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