How To Install and Configure RIS Server

                           

7.1.    RIS SERVER

Remote Installation Services (RIS) supports remote installations of Windows Server 2003 operating systems. This means that you can initiate RIS-based installations remotely on a computer without being physically present at the computer.

 

Use Remote Installation Services (RIS) to simplify the installation of operating systems on client computers in your organization by performing remote image- and CD-based installations on client computers with no operating system or on failed computers that need restoration of the operating system. RIS enables you to create, maintain, and quickly install identical operating system and software configurations on multiple remote client computers with a predefined level of end-user interaction.

 

RIS uses Pre-boot execution Environment (PXE) technology to enable client computers without an operating system to boot remotely to a RIS server that performs installation of a supported operating system over a TCP/IP network connection. You can deploy one or more RIS servers to accommodate your client operating system needs, but each client must have compatible hardware, which includes a BIOS and network adapter that support the remote-boot process. You can create different sets of RIS images to accommodate various configurations of different groups of client computers. You can also use Group Policy settings to limit the installation options that RIS presents to clients. You can use RIS to provide interactive operating system installations that require user input, or fully-automated installations that require no user input other than logon credentials. The process steps described in this chapter can help IT professionals in medium and large organizations successfully plan, design, and execute a RIS-based operating system deployment. It is recommended that you use RIS when you have a large number of clients that need clean installations of an operating system and when you have an idea of the software configurations you want to deploy in your organization. To deploy RIS, your network infrastructure must be able to support RIS-based installations. Also, DNS and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers must be running on the network and you must have the Active Directory® directory service installed. In addition, you must be familiar with the Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003 setup process.

 

 

7.2. Let’s We Make a RIS SERVER

 

step 1.

 

Click on "add or remove programs" in control panel

Chose "add/remove windows components"

 



 

scroll down to ‘Remote Installation Services’ place a check mark in the empty box and click next to continue. (Windows will prompt for the Server CD so make sure it’s in the drive).





once done, click finish



and reboot the computer when prompted to do so by clicking on

step 2. Starting the RIS server process.

Click on the start menu and ‘run’, type rissetup and click ok    



point the RIS installation folder to a separate partition from the OS




insert the Windows XP SP2 cd, and tell windows where the XP cd is going to be (in this case drive F:)      







Reboot the Computer

At this point the server should now be ready to use a RIS server.

Enabling DHCP Options 66 and 67

To configure option 66 and 67, load the DHCP console and select your scope.

Select scope option and add the following:

66            192.168.0.1(add ip of pc or domain name of pc)

67            OSChooser\i386\startrom.com(it’s RIS boot file name)

 

Your RIS server is ready to use go to LAN  PC  start pc and press F12 to boot LAN Card and start installing process step to step.  

Troubleshooting RIS Installations




If the above error message appears during the Client Installation Wizard, complete the following steps:

      Putting a driver into text mode RIS setup

If the driver is in a ZIP file or a Self-extracting archive you’ll have to unpack it. Some driver packages contain drivers in various languages and for  various platforms, i.e. XP, Win2000, NT and so on. Pick the right architecture for your RIS image.

After extract image Create a folder called $oem$ and  create subfolder one by one whose show below line E:\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\XP_SP3\$OEM$\$1\Drivers\LAN

Put driver as show below fig.





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