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Module 11: Using WDS to deploy Windows Server 2016

Exercise 1: Installing WDS

Task 1: Validating DHCP Configuration

Task 2: Installing WDS

Exercise 2: Configuring WDS and Deploying Windows Server

Task 1: Configuring WDS

Task 2: Add Install image (Windows Server 2016)

Task 3: Add Boot image

Task 4: Create the WDS Client

Task 5: Verify WDS deployment

Machines Required

• KHI-DC1

• WSUS-Client [New Machine]

Start KHI-DC1 with “AD Installed” checkpoint make sure to have the prerequisites:
• DHCP Server Installed and configured on KHI-DC1
• Windows server 2016 DVD mounted on KHI-DC1

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Exercise 1: Installing WDS

Task 1: Validating DHCP Configuration

Make sure Scope is active and

working.

Task 2: Installing WDS

Go to Server Manager
→ Add roles and features
On the Introduction screen
click on Next.

Select Role-based or
Feature-based Installation.
Click on Next.

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We will select server on which

we want to install WDS role
and click on Next.

In role selection screen,

select Windows Deployment
Services and Click on Next.

If a message box appears

click on ADD Features.

On feature selection screen

leave everything default and
click on Next.

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On WDS intro screen click on

Next.

Select both options by placing

check marks on them. Click on
Next.

Here you need to confirm

installation of role.
If a check mark is placed on
Restart the destination
server automatically, your
destination system will restart
itself if the role being installed
requires a restart to finish.
If all is Click On Install to start
installation.

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After the installation is

complete. Click on Close.

Exercise 2: Configuring WDS and Deploying Windows Server

Task 1: Configuring WDS

To run WDS Management

Console press Window Key +
R and type wdsmgmt.msc
and press Enter.

Expand Servers and right

click on KHI-DC1.onwire.pk
and click Configure Server

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On intro screen click on Next.

In Install Option screen

select Integrated with Active
Directory and click on Next

Type C:\RemoteInstall and

click on Next.

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Click on Yes.

Since our WDS and DHCP are

on same machine, we will
select both options and click
on Next.

Select Respond to all client

computers (known and
unknown) and also check
“Required Administrator
approval…” option and click
on Next.

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Click on Finish.

Right click on
KHI-DC1.onwire.pk
and select All Tasks → Start.

Click on OK.

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Task 2: Add Install image (Windows Server 2016)

Expand
KHI-DC1.onwire.pk
and right click on
Install Image and click Add
Install Image.

Create a new group for install

images. For this lab we will
keep image group name to
“ImageGroup1” and Click on
Next.

Click on Browse.

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Browse to the DVD.

Open Sources.

Select install.wim and click

on open.

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Once the correct path and file

is selected click on Next.

Clear the check from top three

and make sure only
Windows Server 2016
SERVERDATACENTER
is selected.

Click on Next.

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Click on Finish.

Task 3: Add Boot image

Right click on Boot images

and click on Add Boot image.

Click on Browse.

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Again go to “source” Folder

in DVD but this time select
“boot.wim” and click Open.

Click on Next

Click on Next.

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Click on Next.

Click on Finish.

Task 4: Create the WDS Client

Go to Hyper-V Manager
→ Actions and click Create a
New Virtual Machine and
click on Next.

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Type WDS client and click on

Next.

Select Generation 1 and Click

on Next

Leave RAM to default and

click on next

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Select Internal Network and

click on Next

Keep Hard Disk options to

default and Click on Next.

In installation option select

Install an operating system
from a network-based
installation server and click
in Next.

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Click on finish

Task 5: Verify WDS deployment

Start the VM named WDS

Client.

Connect to the virtual Machine

and when prompted press F12
and continue with the
installation.

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Since we placed check on

“Required Administrator
approval…” option, the
machine is waiting for
approval of Administrator.

Now go to WDS console on

WDS server and navigate to
Pending Devices folder. We
can see a device is listed.
Right click it and select
Approve.

Click OK.

Go back to WDS Client and

see that the installation has
started.

If “Required Administrator
approval…” option was not
selected earlier, the setup
would have begun
automatically.

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