In addition, when used in conjunction with effective
user group policies, WDS can reduce the amount of maintenance required. Since WDS is
initiated by booting the computer into a PXE and then loading it over the network, even
a regular user could fairly easily be walked through reloading the operating system if
it had somehow been corrupted. This assumes that you have restricted access to your
workstations so that they don??™t have any local files to begin with. In the server space, you
could have a datacenter operator simply ???rack and stack??? a group of servers, start them
up, and initiate a server image load without the operator needing to know any intricate
details about what options to select during setup. Simply put, WDS is a good option for
rapidly deploying Windows operating systems throughout an environment.
WDS is part of what Microsoft likes to call a ???zero-touch deployment strategy.??? Loading
the OS is one thing, but loading applications is a completely different story. This is
why WDS is only part of the greater puzzle of Windows deployment. WDS can be used
not only to load the base operating system, but when used in conjunction with distribution
shares, it can also be used to load additional third-party drivers, patches, and even
applications at the time of the install. This layered approach makes it easy to mix and
match base images with various driver sets and applications to tailor your images with
your needs.
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