Installing Windows Server 2003 on remote computers with RIS

[Author]

Hi,,,

I need some urgent help from you all guys. I want to install Windows Server 2003 on a remote computer but with the use of Remote Installation Service.

I need a step by step guide for the process. I appreciate your help for the same.

[Calvin K]

RIS is a Microsoft's alternative to using imaging software like 'Ghost'.You can use RIS to remotely set up new Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computers by using a RIS network shared folder as the source of the Windows Server 2003 files. You can install operating systems on remote boot-enabled client computers. To install Windows Server 2003 with RIS, just go through this steps:-

• Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
• Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
• Click to select the Remote Installation Services check box, and then click Next.
• If you are prompted for the Windows Server 2003 installation files, put the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, and then click OK. After you do so, you may receive a message with options for upgrading the operating system. Click No.
  
• Click Finish, and then click Yes to restart your computer.

[Lillebror]

To use RIS, your computer must have a Preboot eXecution Environment-enabled network adapter or have a network adapter that is supported by the RIS boot floppy.You can install operating systems on remote boot-enabled client computers. Client computers are connected to the network, and are then started by using a Pre-Boot eXecution Environment (PXE)-capable network adapter or remote boot disk. The client then logs on with a valid user account.

You need to set up RIS once you completed installing Windows Server 2003 RIS. To do so. follow this steps:-

1. Log on as a user with administrative privileges.
2. Click Start, click Run, type risetup.exe, and then click OK to start the RIS Setup Wizard.
3. When the "Welcome" screen appears, click Next.
4. Type the drive letter and folder in which the RIS files are stored, and then click Next. For example, you might type E:\RemoteInstall, and then click Next.
5. After the RIS Setup Wizard copies the files, you are be prompted to enable or disable the RIS service, and the options are:
   • Respond to client computers requesting service. If you select this option, RIS is enabled, and it will respond to client computers that are requesting service.
   • Do not respond to unknown client computers. If you select this option, RIS only responds to known client computers.
6. Click Respond to client computers requesting service, and then click Next.
7. You are then prompted for the location of the client operating system installation files. Put the client operating system CD-ROM in the server CD-ROM drive, and then click Next.
8. Type the folder name for the client operating system installation files on the RIS server, and then click Next.
9. Type a friendly description for the operating system image. This is displayed to users after they start a remote client and run the Client Installation Wizard.
10. Click Next, click Finish, and then click Done.

[jesse]

To install Windows Server 2003 on remote computers with RIS, there are some system requirements that your system must meet to to get done properly. Here it is :-

The following list describes the minimum hardware that is required for RIS client computers:

• Meet the minimum operating system hardware requirements.
• PXE DHCP-based boot ROM version 1.00 or later network adapter, or a network adaptor that is supported by the RIS boot disk.
• Always contact the manufacturer of your network adapter to obtain the latest version of the PXE DHCP-based boot ROM.

Several network services must be active and available for RIS. You can install the following services either on the RIS server or on other servers that are available on the network:

• Domain Name System (DNS Service)
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Active Directory "Directory" service