Install Windows Server 2003 RIS

 

1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.
2. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
3. Click to select the Remote Installation Services check box, and then
   click Next.
   
   NOTE: 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.
4. Click Finish, and then click Yes to restart your
   computer.

Set Up RIS

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.
   
   NOTE: Microsoft only supports
   the use of Microsoft media when creating a client operating system image. The
   use of non-Microsoft media is not supported.
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.

Authorize RIS in Active
Directory

1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click
   DHCP.
2. In the left pane, right-click DHCP, and then click Manage
   Authorized Servers.
3. If your server is not listed, click Authorize, type the name or the
   IP address of the RIS server, and then click OK.
   
   NOTE: If
   you are prompted to confirm the RIS server, verify the name and IP address, and
   then click OK.
4. Click Close, and then quit the DHCP console.

Set User Permissions

With RIS, clients can install their own client operating system. The users must
also be granted permissions for creating computer accounts in the domain. To
make it possible for users to create computer accounts anywhere in the domain:

1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click
   Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. In the left pane, right-click your domain name, and then click Delegate
   Control.
3. In the Delegation of Control Wizard, click Next.
4. Click Add.
5. Type the name of the group that requires permission to add computer accounts
   to the domain, and then click OK.
6. Click Next.
7. Click to select the Join a computer to the domain check box, and then
   click Next.
8. Click Finish.

Install Clients By Using RIS

This section describes how to install a client operating system on a computer
that contains a network adapter that supports PXE DHCP-based boot ROM. To
install a client operating system:

1. Make sure that the network adapter is set as the primary boot device in the
   computer BIOS.
2. Restart the client computer from the network adapter.
3. When you are prompted to do so, press F12 to start the download of the
   Client Installation Wizard.
4. At the "Welcome" screen, press ENTER.
5. Type a user name that has permissions to add computer accounts to the
   domain, and then type the domain name and password for this user.
6. Press ENTER.
7. When you receive a warning message that states that all data on the client
   computer hard disk will be deleted, press ENTER.
8. A computer account and a global unique ID for this workstation are
   displayed. Press ENTER to start Setup.
9. If you are prompted to do so, follow the instructions on the screen to
   complete the client operating system installation.