One of the great things that RIS does much better than Ghost for image installations is that it allows the computer account to be prestaged in Active Directory. Basically, the PXE specification provides for each computer to have its own unique GUID. This is transmitted in the DHCP Discover packet and is used to identity… Continue reading Prestaging computer accounts for RIS / Conclusion
Testing the RIPREP machine image
For the first test, I simply used the image that I created, as-is, on another, identical machine. The following issues have occurred: Mini-setup asked me for the name (not the organisation) to register under. Mini-setup asked me for the PID key. The setup formatted the entire HDD for C:, not a 20GB partition as the source computer… Continue reading Testing the RIPREP machine image
Creating the RIPREP machine image
Last time I discussed some background to RIS and preparation for imaging a machine. Now it’s time to take a look at the process of RIPREPping itself. We require custom network and other drivers loaded in the image, so I need to follow the process described in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314479 to enable these to be included in my image.… Continue reading Creating the RIPREP machine image