How to Configure and add Windows Operating System in WDS server

Windows Deployment Services

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Today I will show you How to add Client Operating System in WDS server. Whether it’s Windows 7 or Later Operating System but the procedure is the same to all Operating System. For doing this we need to first configure WDS server. If you don’t know how to do that then you should look: How to Install WDS server first.

So let’s start making some fun with windows server operating system.

So let’s first open WDS Console.

For doing this we need to go to START and type WDS and then select Windows Deployment Services from search result.

WDS Console

After opening WDS Console then expand Servers, right click on the WDS server and click on Configure Server.

Windows-Deployment-Services-Console

Read the requirements once before you click next.

WDS-Configuration-Wizard

Choose the Remote Installation Folder location on other drive.The folder contains the boot images, install images, and so make sure this drive has enough space to hold the data. Click on Next.

Remote-Installation-Folder-Location

For best result select Respond to all client computers (known and unknown). Click on Next.

WDS-PXE-Server-Initial-Settings

Uncheck the checkbox for Add images to the server now. We will add the images in the next step. Click Finish

WDS-Operation-Complete

We need to add two types of images in WDS, install.wim and boot.wim. The install.wim images are the operating system images that you deploy to the client computer. So we are going to add install.wim from X:\Sources\install.win (X: is DVD Drive letter)

WDS-Add-Install-Image

WDS-ADD-Image-Group

WDS-ADD-Install.wim

WDS-Available-Images

WDS-Add-Image-Task_Progress

To boot you system through network card, you must add the boot.wim image of the latest Windows Operating System. The Boot.wim images are Windows PE images that you boot a client computer to perform an operating system installation. So we are going to add boot.wim from X:\Sources\boot.win (X: is DVD Drive letter)

WDS-ADD-Boot.wim

WDS-Boot.wim location

WDS- Boot Image Metadata

WDS- Boot Image Summary

WDS- Boot Image Task Progress

After adding boot image in WDS Server, now we are ready to deploy operating system in our network environment.
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