Practical Test 1

Question 1

Installing and Configuring WDS

Answer 1

Install WDS Role through Server Manager, open the WDS console in Server Manager, Right click on the WDS server and select configure server. Integrated with AD, specify location of the remote install folder. If WDS server is also DHCP, tell WDS not to listen on port 67. In the WDS console, right click the WDS server, select all tasks, start.

Question 2

If DHCP server is separate from WDS, configure custom DHCP option

Answer 2

Open DHCP console in Server Manager, expand the server node, right click IPv4 and Set Predefined Options, add name PXEClient data String code 060. Expand IPv4 node, click server options, click the 060 PXEClient option, type the name or IP of WDS server, ok.

Question 3

Add boot images to WDS (install image files are practically the same)

Answer 3

In WDS console, expand the server, right click boot images and add boot image. Browse to the image file, choose the boot.wim file.

Question 4

Creating your own install image

Answer 4

Before capturing with WDS, use sysprep.exe utility located in Windows, System32, sysprep. When running sysprep, use sysprep /generalize /oobe

Question 5

Discover Image

Answer 5

If a computer does not support PXE boot, right click a boot image and choose create discover image. To convert to bootable ISO, you need Windows ADK.

Question 6

Create a bootable ISO from Discover

Answer 6

1. Create a folder named C:\WinPE_x64\ISO.
2. Copy the contents of the C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\amd64\Media folder to C:\WinPE_x64\ISO.
3. Create the C:\WinPE_x64\ISO\Sources folder.
4. Copy the discover image to the C:\WinPE_x64\ISO\Sources folder.
5. Rename the discover.wim file in the C:\WinPE_x64\ISO\Sources folder to boot.wim.
6. Copy the etfsboot.com file from the C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\ Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment and Imaging Tools\amd64\Oscdimg folder to the C:\WinPE_x64 folder.
7. Create the bootable ISO by running the following command: oscdimg -b”c:\WinPE_X64\etfsboot.com” -n C:\WinPE_X64\ISO C:\ WinPE_X64\WinPE_X64.iso

Question 7

Create an answer file

Answer 7

Start - All apps - Windows Sys Image Manager, Tools - Create dist share,