Deployment Services are software-based solutions that aid in the deployment and implementation of new infrastructure or applications. They can include hardware or software acquisition tuning, configuration, staging installation, as well as interoperability tests.
The benefits of app deployment range from rapid and automated installation to enhanced security, streamlined management and better insight into user activity. App deployment simplifies complex tasks that can be time-consuming and resource-intensive, such as software upgrades.
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Windows Deployment Service – Provides network-based, centralized deployment of operating system to computers running bare metal. It is the successor to Remote Installation Services (RIS). WDS uses disk imaging to run any operating system.
For example, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and later use the Windows Image Format (WIM) to create images for remote installation. A Windows image has an environment that is pre-boot and boots the computer and allows it to install the operating system. This pre-boot environment can be modified and expanded by the administrator to perform other tasks, such as installing additional drivers.
In order for WDS to work, the environment must be set up so that it is able to connect to the local network. The environment must also have a Windows Deployment Services Server role installed on the server. This includes a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
Microsoft offers a range of tools that can be used with WDS to manage deployment servers, build, create and apply images. These include imagex, dism, and wdsutil. These tools can be run on the same server as the WDS server or on separate servers. Imagex is a command-line tool that can create a single WIM or a deduplication structure. It can be utilized on the network share or mapped drive. The wdsutil tool can be used to manage the WDS server without visual user interface, and also to add images taken from the repository.
Virtual Machines can be made as client machines for creating and testing Windows deployment images. Virtual machines can affect the performance of the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) download phase. This is important, especially in the event that the virtual machines are not capable of handling a full boot loader.
Multiple WDS Servers – Can be deployed to provide fault tolerance and redundancy. You can utilize a single WDS to manage a number of WIM images, or deploy multiple WDS servers to increase availability and the degree of fault tolerance.
A Windows image can be created using ImageX or a third-party software, and then distributed over the Internet to other WDS server. The image can be downloaded to either local server, remote server or Hyper-V virtual machine.
Ron’s supervisor has given him the responsibility of deploying the most recent Windows 7 OS to the branches of the company’s 50 offices. Ron would like to do this remotely, so that he doesn’t have to travel to the branch sites, but company policy stipulates that only one DHCP server is allowed on the corporate network, and that’s at the Tooth City office.