Manage CD-based images

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Goals

• Manage CD-based images
• Pre-stage a RIS client
• Search for a RIS client
• Set permissions to manage pre-staged computer
  accounts
• Permit users to add computer accounts to a domain
  and an OU
• Troubleshoot RIS problems

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Managing CD-based Images

• CD-based images are used to install the basic
  operating system on RIS clients
• To ensure that RIS functions properly, some steps
  may be needed
• Adding CD-based images
• Associating answer files with CD-based images
• Adding a new image if the default image becomes
  corrupt (requires Server source files)

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Managing CD-based Images (2)

• You use two wizards to add CD-based images and
  associate answer files
• Add Wizard
• Add Installation Image Wizard

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Figure 15-1 The Add Wizard
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Figure 15-2 The Add Installation Image Wizard
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Figure 15-3 The Windows Installation Image Folder
Name screen
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Figure 15-4 The Previous Client Installation
Screens Found screen
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Figure 15-5 The Review Settings screen
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Figure 15-6 The Remote Installation Services
Setup Wizard dialog box
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Pre-staging a RIS Client

• Users are granted the right to join the domain
  and access network resources in the RIS
  environment
• This presents a security hazard, which you can
  prevent by pre-staging the RIS client
• Since computer accounts are created in the domain
  during pre-staging, there is no need to grant
  users the right to join computers to the domain

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Pre-staging a RIS Client (2)

• Pre-staging tasks
• Create computer accounts for RIS clients that use
  their GUIDs or UUIDs to identify them
• Designate the RIS server(s) to the RIS client
• Configure the RIS server for pre-staged
  computer(s)

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Figure 15-7 Using pre-staging in a multiple RIS
server environment
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Figure 15-8 Specifying the computer name for the
RIS client
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Figure 15-9 Specifying the GUID for the RIS client
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Figure 15-10 Specifying the host RIS server
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Figure 15-11 Reviewing pre-stage settings
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Searching for a RIS Client

• Search function in Active Directory
• Is integrated with RIS
• Used to find out which RIS server is servicing a
  particular RIS client
• Useful when there are multiple RIS servers

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Searching for a RIS Client (2)

• Search results
• Include the names of RIS clients and their GUIDs
• GUIDs are displayed in wire format
• Wire formats reorder the first 16 characters of
  the GUID
• Wire formats are optimal for sending data over
  the network

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Figure 15-12 Searching for RIS clients serviced
by the selected RIS server
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Figure 15-13 Viewing the names and GUIDs of RIS
clients
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Setting Permissions to ManagePre-staged Computer
Accounts

• Overseeing RIS security
• Is an important aspect of managing RIS
• Involves granting appropriate permissions to
  users and groups

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Figure 15-14 Selecting the group to be assigned
permissions
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Figure 15-15 Assigning rights to users for
managing pre-staged computers
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Permitting Users to Add Computer Accounts to a
Domain and an OU

• If you do not pre-stage RIS clients, all RIS
  computer accounts are created in the same
  container during the RIS-based installation
• To access network resources, these computers must
  be joined to the domain
• Users must be granted the right to join these
  computers to the domain
• Users must be granted permission to add computer
  objects to the appropriate OU

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Permitting Users to Add Computer Accounts to a
Domain and an OU (2)

• User rights and permissions
• Grant users the right to join computers to the
  domain
• Modify the User Rights Assignment in a Group
  Policy
• Give users the Add computers to the domain right
• Grant users permission to add computer objects to
  an OU
• Assign users the Create All Child Objects
  permission for the OU in which the computer
  accounts are to be created

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Figure 15-16 Selecting the group
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Figure 15-17 Assigning the user right to add
workstations to the domain
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Figure 15-18 The configured policy in the Group
Policy Object Editor
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Figure 15-19 Setting the Create All Child Objects
permission
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Troubleshooting RIS Problems

• RIS is an advanced service in Windows Server 2003
  that enables you to easily perform remote
  installations
• Like any other service, it may not work smoothly
  all of the time
• For example, if the hardware requirements for the
  RIS clients are not met, RIS-based installations
  will not be able to start

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Troubleshooting RIS Problems (2)

• RIS functions in combination with other services
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Active Directory
• Domain Name System (DNS)
• An incorrect setting related to any of these
  services can cause a RIS-based installation to
  fail

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Troubleshooting RIS Problems (3)

• Causes of RIS problems
• RIS client requirements
• RIS and associated services
• Security settings
• Solutions differ depending on the cause