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3-27Lesson 3 Performing Remote Installations

Note This chapter covers installing RIS on a computer running Windows Server 2003. The

method for installing RIS on a computer running Windows 2000 Server is different, but you

make many of the same choices.

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Exam Tip Remember that RIS requires an Active Directory environment so that RIS clients

can locate RIS servers. Active Directory requires that DNS be used on a network; DNS is

used to locate services in Active Directory. DHCP is also required for RIS because RIS clients

must be able to contact a DHCP server to obtain an IP address so that they can communicate

with other devices on the network.

Remote installation requires that RIS be installed on a volume that is shared over the

network. This shared volume must meet the following criteria:

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The shared volume cannot be on the same volume that holds the Windows 2000

Server or Windows Server 2003 system files.

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The shared volume must be large enough to hold the RIS software and the various

Windows XP Professional images.

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The shared volume must be formatted with the NTFS file system.

To install RIS on a computer running Windows Server 2003, use the following steps: