Answer File To perform an unattended installation using WDS, you must use answer files, sometimes known as unattended

d files. An answer file is a script containing responses to all of the prompts that appear on the WDS client computer during the installation process. To create answer files, Microsoft recommends using the Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM) tool in the Windows AIK.

Boot Image contains the files needed to boot the computer and initiate an operating system installation. The Windows Server 2008 installation DVD includes a boot image file called boot.wim, located in the \Sources folder, which loads Windows PE 2.1 on the client computer

Image Group Imagex.Exe is a tool to create image files, imageX.exe command line utility. Microsoft provides in the Windows AIK. To use imageX.exe, you must boot the target computer to Windows PE and run the tool from the command line. Install Image Contain the operating system that WDS will install on the client computer. Windows Server 2008 includes a file named install.wim in the \sources folder on the installation DVD.

Master Computer Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP) You can evaluate the hardware on servers as well as workstations. MAP is essentially a database application based on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 express, a scaleddown, free version of SQL Server 2005 MAP can run on the 32-bit version of the following operating systems: Window XP Professional with Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Windows Server 2003 R2

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2008 Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) The client must have a network adapter that supports a preboot execution environment (PXE). In a PXE, the computer, instead of booting from a local drive, connects to a server on the network and downloads the boot files it needs to run. In the case of Windows Deployment Services (WDS) installation, the client downloads a boot image files that loads Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) 2.1, after which it installs the operating system by using another image file. Server Core Windows Server 2008 includes an installation option that gives a stripped-down version of the operating system. There is no Start menu, no Desktop explorer shell, no Microsoft Management Console, and virtually no graphical applications. All you see when you start the computer is a single window with a command prompt

You must rely primarily on: Extensive Collection of Command Prompt Tools Use MMC Consoles on another system to connect to the server

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Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) a set of tools and documents that enable network administrators to plan, create, and deploy operating system image files to new computers on the network I. II. III. IV. Windows AIK is not included with Windows Server 2008 (Downloaded) ImageX.exe Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM)

Windows Deployment Services (WDS) Enables you to perform unattended installations of Windows Server 2008 and other operating systems on remote computers, using network-based boot and installations media. Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) 2.1 Windows RE (Recovery Environment) Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM)