Server components. These components include a Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) server and Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server for network booting a client to load and install an operating system. Also included is a shared folder and image repository that contains boot images, install images, and files that you need specifically for network boot. There is also a networking layer, a multicast component, and a diagnostics component.
•
Client components. These components include a graphical user interface that runs within the Windows Pre-Installation Environment (Windows PE). When a user selects an operating system image, the client components communicate with the server components to install the image.
•
Management components. These components are a set of tools that you use to manage the server, operating system images, and client computer accounts.
Changes from RIS
Changes from Windows Deployment Services on Windows Server 2003
•
Ability to deploy Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
•
Windows PE is the boot operating system.
•
Image based installation using Windows image (.wim) files.
•
Ability to transmit data and images using multicast.
•
Ability to transmit data and images using multicast on a standalone server (when you install Transport Server
•
An extensible and higher-performing PXE server.
•
A new boot menu format for selecting boot images.
•
A new graphical user interface that you can use to select and deploy images and to manage Windows Deployment Services servers and clients.
•
Ability to transmit data and images using multicast.
•
Ability to transmit data and images using multicast on a standalone server (when you install Transport Server
•
Does not support RISETUP images or OSChooser screens.
•
Enhanced TFTP server.
•
Ability to network boot x64-based computers with Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI).
WDS: Windows Deployment Services Role, le RIS remanie a la sauce Windows Server 2008
Windows Deployment Services Role