What is Multicast in WDS?

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A multicast deployment sends one network transmission to multiple WDS clients, which reduces network bandwidth. A boot image is used to boot a WDS client computer to Windows PE and a WDS client prior to beginning the imaging process.

Why would you use multicasting for WDS?

Multicast makes it possible to utilize the network better when deploying multiple clients because the server is sending one stream of data, which is then received by all clients. Instead of each client downloading one stream of data each.

What are the four different types of images used in WDS?

WDS image types include boot images, installation images, discover images, and capture images.

What is the difference between MDT and WDS?

WDS just delivers the images. With MDT, you can manage your image creation process as well as the imaging process. So yes, with MDT you can create a single image and push it to any number of different hardware models and inject the drivers as needed at image time.

How do I start Windows deployment services?

Installation Methods

In Server Manager, click Manage.
Click Add roles and features.
Select Role-based or feature-based installation and choose the server to deploy WDS.
On the Select server roles page select the Windows Deployment Services check box.
Click Next and follow the wizard to completion.

What tool should you use to create a multicast server to handle large numbers of deployment images?

Go to Administrative Tools>WDS>Servers>Expand WDS Server>Right click on Multicast Transmission>Click Create Multicast Transmission. Here, you can schedule transmission if bandwidth and distribution time are criteria.

How do I create a WDS image?

Steps to Create a Capture Image using the WDS console:

On WDS Server, open Server Manager Console.
Click on Tools and select Windows Deployment Services.
Expand the Server name. Expand and click on Boot Images.
Right-click on the existing boot image and select Create Capture Image.

What is boot image in WDS?

In the Windows Deployment Services world, a Boot Image is a bootable copy of Win PE that is setup to automatically contact the WDS Server over the network when the computer boots up.

Do I need WDS with MDT?

MDT works alongside WDS by providing the PXE server capabilities on the network and handles the connection to the MDT Share using a pre-generated MDT boot file. If you want your clients to use OS images from WDS, you will need to import these boot images in WDS.

Does WDS need to be on a domain controller?

You shouldn’t install WDS on your domain controller for security reasons, but your WDS server must be either a domain controller or a member server of an Active Directory domain. It doesn’t matter what the domain or forest functional levels are.

How do I deploy Windows 10 with WDS?

First, you need to add the boot image to Windows Deployment Services (WDS) and then start the deployment….Setup now begins and does the following:

Installs the Windows 10 Enterprise operating system.
Installs the added application.
Updates the operating system via your local Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server.