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Your network contains two servers named Server1 and Server2 that run Windows Server 2008 R2. Server1 and Server2 have the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server role installed.
You need to prestage a computer.
The solution must ensure that when the prestaged computer is deployed, it downloads a boot image from Server2.
What should you do?
A. At the command prompt, run the dsadd.exe server command.
B. From Active Directory Users and Computers, create a new computer account.
C. From Windows PowerShell, run the New-Object cmdlet and specify the property parameter.
D. From the Windows Deployment Services console, modify the PXE Response Settings for the server.
Correct Answer: B
Explanation/Reference:
Creating Computer Account Objects in AD DS
You can use Windows Deployment Services to link physical computers to computer account objects in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Computer accounts are created when you:
Create an account before you have attempted a network boot. You can do this using the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in or WDSUTIL.
Once a computer is linked to a computer account object in AD DS, the computer is considered "prestaged" or "known." Then, you can configure properties on the computer account to control the client’s installation (using WDSUTIL alone). For example, you can configure the unattend file that the client should receive and the server that the computer should contact for a network boot. For instructions, see the "Prestage Computers" section in How to Manage Client Computers.
Benefits of Prestaging Client Computers
Prestaging clients provides three main benefits:
An additional layer of security. You can configure Windows Deployment Services to answer only prestaged clients, therefore ensuring that clients that are not prestaged will not be able to boot from the network.
Additional flexibility. Prestaging clients increases flexibility by enabling you to control the following. For instructions on performing these tasks, see the "Prestage Computers" section of How to Manage Client Computers.
- The computer account name and location within AD DS.
- Which server the client should network boot from.
- Which network boot program the client should receive.
- Other advanced options — for example, what boot image a client will receive or what Windows Deployment Services client unattend file the client should use.
The ability for multiple Windows Deployment Services servers to service the same network segment. You can do this by restricting the server to answer only a particular set of clients. Note that the prestaged client must be in the same forest as the Windows Deployment Services server (trusted forests do not work).
Source: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770832(WS.10).aspx
