Configuring Windows Server 2008 Applications Platform

Knowledge Assessment Matching

Complete the following exercise by matching the terms with their corresponding definitions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ImageX.exe Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP) master computer preboot execution environment (PXE) Server Core unattend file Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) Windows Deployment Services (WDS) Windows PE (Preinstallation Environment) 2.1

10. Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM) A. Includes boot files and image deployment tools B. Enables you to install an operating system on a computer with no boot disk C. A Windows Server 2008 role D. Command line program that can capture an entire operating system installation to a single file E. Contains answers to questions asked during an operating system installation F. Provides boot disks with network and 32-bit driver support G. Performs agentless inventories of computer hardware H. Creates and modifies answer files I. J. Command linebased Windows Server 2008 installation The system where you create an image file

Answers
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Configuring Windows Server 2008 Applications Platform

Multiple Choice
Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. 1. Which of the following services does a Windows Deployment Services client computer use to locate a WDS server? a. b. c. d. DHCP DNS Active Directory WINS

In a properly configured WDS installation, the client operating system deployment process begins with the client computer starting and, finding no local boot device, attempting to perform a network boot. The client computer connects to a DHCP server on the network, from which it obtains a DHCPOFFER message containing an IP address and other TCP/IP configuration parameters, plus the 060 PXEClient option containing the name of a WDS server. The client then connects to the WDS server and is supplied with a boot image file, which it downloads using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP). 2. Which of the following programs can you use to remove the machine-specific settings from a Windows computer prior to creating an image file? a. c. ImageX.exe Windows Deployment Services b. Sysprep.exe d. Windows SIM When you run the sysprep /generalize command, all machine-specific settings are removed from the computer configuration, such as the security ID (SID) and all hardware settings. This enables you to create an image file that does not include settings that will cause network conflicts when you apply it to multiple computers. 3. Which of the following configuration passes runs only when you execute the sysprep/generalize command? a. c. windowsPE specialize b. offlineServicing d. oobeSystem The generalize configuration pass, and its accompanying specialize configuration pass, run only when you execute the sysprep /generalize command. 4. Which of the following tools can you not run on a Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation? a. c. Task Manager DiskPart b. Notepad d. Server Manager With so much of the operating system missing, a computer running Server Core can devote more of its resources to its server functions. However, the missing elements provide most of the traditional Windows Server management and administration tools. A few graphical applications can still run on Server Core. Notepad still works, so you can edit scripts and batch files. Task Manager runs, enabling you to load programs and

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Configuring Windows Server 2008 Applications Platform monitor processes. Some elements of the Control Panel work as well, including the Date and Time application and the Regional and Language Options. 5. Which of the following programs do you use to create a Windows PE disk image? a. c. Oscdimg.exe Diskpart.exe b. ImageX.exe d. Copype.cmd You create a Windows PE boot disk image by typing the following command and pressing Enter: oscdimg -n bc:\winpe\etfsboot.com c:\winpe\ISO c:\winpe\winpe.iso. 6. During which configuration pass should an answer file for a Windows Server 2008 installation create the system disk partition? a. c. windowsPE generalize b. oobeSystem d. offlineServicing The windowsPE configuration pass configures options used during the Windows PE phase of the installation process including the selection, partitioning, and formatting of the system disk. 7. Which of the following is not required to implement a Windows Deployment Services server? a. c. DHCP Active Directory Domain Services b. DNS d. Active Directory Certificate Services The Add Roles Wizard enforces no dependencies for the Windows Deployment Services role, but the role has several other prerequisites. The Windows Deployment Services computer must be a member of, or a domain controller for, an Active Directory domain, the network must have an operational DHCP server that is accessible by the WDS clients, and a DNS server must be on the network for the WDS server to function. 8. Which of the following editions of the Windows Server 2008 operating system can support up to 64 processors? a. c. Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (x64) b. Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (x86) d. Windows Server 2008 Itanium Windows Server 2008 Enterprise supports up to 8 processors. The Datacenter edition supports 32 x86 processors or 64 x64 processors. The Itanium edition supports up to 64 processors. 9. When using Windows AIK, which of the following tasks do you perform on the technician computer? a. c. Create a Windows PE boot disk Create an image file b. Create an answer file

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Configuring Windows Server 2008 Applications Platform d. Deploy an image file The technician computer is where you install Windows AIK, create and configure answer files, and then create a Windows PE boot disk. You use the master computer to capture an image file, and you deploy the image on the new computers you want to deploy. 10. How many computers can you inventory with Microsoft Assessment and Planning Solution Accelerator (MAP) using SQL Server Express 2005? a. c. Up to 5,000 Up to 20,000 b. Up to 10,000 d. Up to 50,000 MAP can inventory up to 20,000 computers using SQL Server Express 2005. To inventory more than 20,000 computers, you must use SQL Server Standard 2005.

Review Questions
1. List the steps involved in deploying a Windows Server 2008 computer using the Windows AIK, in the correct order. 1. Build a lab environment 2. Create an answer file 3. Build a master installation 4. Create an image 5. Deploy the image 2. List three advantages to starting a computer using a Windows PE boot disk rather than a DOS boot disk. 1. 2. 3. Support for 32-bit drivers TCP/IP network access NTFS drives

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