15.1 © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc. Exam 70-294 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

15.1 © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc.

Exam 70-294 Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining a Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure

Lesson 15: Managing a Remote Installation Services (RIS) Implementation

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

Goals




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)

Managing CD-based Images

(Skill 1)




You use two wizards to add CD-based images and associate answer files

Add Wizard

Add Installation Image Wizard

Managing CD-based Images (2)

(Skill 1)




Figure 15-1 The Add Wizard

(Skill 1)




Figure 15-2 The Add Installation Image Wizard

(Skill 1)




Figure 15-3 The Windows Installation Image Folder Name screen

(Skill 1)




Figure 15-4 The Previous Client Installation Screens Found screen

(Skill 1)




Figure 15-5 The Review Settings screen

(Skill 1)




Figure 15-6 The Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard dialog box

(Skill 1)




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

Pre-staging a RIS Client

(Skill 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)

Pre-staging a RIS Client (2)

(Skill 2)




Figure 15-7 Using pre-staging in a multiple RIS server environment

(Skill 2)




Figure 15-8 Specifying the computer name for the RIS client

(Skill 2)




Figure 15-9 Specifying the GUID for the RIS client

(Skill 2)




Figure 15-10 Specifying the host RIS server

(Skill 2)




Figure 15-11 Reviewing pre-stage settings

(Skill 2)




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

Searching for a RIS Client

(Skill 3)




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

Searching for a RIS Client (2)

(Skill 3)




Figure 15-12 Searching for RIS clients serviced by the selected RIS server

(Skill 3)




Figure 15-13 Viewing the names and GUIDs of RIS clients

(Skill 3)




Overseeing RIS security

Is an important aspect of managing RIS

Involves granting appropriate permissions to users and groups

Setting Permissions to ManagePre-staged Computer Accounts

(Skill 4)




Figure 15-14 Selecting the group to be assigned permissions

(Skill 4)




Figure 15-15 Assigning rights to users for managing pre-staged computers

(Skill 4)




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

Permitting Users to Add Computer Accounts to a Domain and an OU

(Skill 5)




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

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

(Skill 5)




Figure 15-16 Selecting the group

(Skill 5)




Figure 15-17 Assigning the user right to add workstations to the domain

(Skill 5)




Figure 15-18 The configured policy in the Group Policy Object Editor

(Skill 5)




Figure 15-19 Setting the Create All Child Objects permission

(Skill 5)




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

Troubleshooting RIS Problems

(Skill 6)




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

Troubleshooting RIS Problems (2)

(Skill 6)




Causes of RIS problems

RIS client requirements

RIS and associated services

Security settings

Solutions differ depending on the cause

Troubleshooting RIS Problems (3)

(Skill 6)

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