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| hcandaner 2003-04-24, 9:36 am |
| Hi All;
I have a question.This question is a bit different i think my friend think same.
Question style and answers?
Any idea
Question 10: You would like to deploy Windows 2000 Professional to 12 computers on your company's network and you would like to use Remote Installation Services (RIS) to do so. Which of the following pieces of information, if true, would prevent you from using RIS to install the operating system on these computers? Choose all that apply.
A. None of the computers have a PXE-based remote boot ROM network card.
B. All of the client machines must be configured with two NTFS partitions.
C. All of the computers are laptops and do not have docking stations.
D. Active Directory has not been deployed in your organization.
E. You only have one DHCP server that is able to distribute IP addresses to these clients. | |
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| First off, Welcome to the forum!!
What do you think the answers are? 
(I know what I would pick....) | |
| hcandaner 2003-04-24, 10:02 am |
| thanks..
*All of the computers are laptops and do not have docking stations. (if computers and laptops dont have docing station Computers its ok laptop doesnt support)
*Active Directory has not been deployed in your organization. (We must use active directory before ris)
*None of the computers have a PXE-based remote boot ROM network card. ( if we dont have pxe based network card we cant use ris
*All of the client machines must be configured with two NTFS partitions. (not sure)
*You only have one DHCP server that is able to distribute IP addresses to these clients. (i think we cant install ris without (dns-DHCP-AND Active directory)
Totaly confused  | |
| hcandaner 2003-04-24, 10:08 am |
| Hello All.
Btw Hakan From London.
I`d like to take 70-210 in 2 months.im in the middle of the book. | |
| Slinky 2003-04-24, 10:58 am |
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Originally posted by hcandaner
thanks..
*Active Directory has not been deployed in your organization. (We must use active directory before ris)
You nailed that one. RIS, without a doubt, requires Active Directory. Even though its not mentioned, it also requires a DNS server since AD is based on hostnames.
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Originally posted by hcandaner
None of the computers have a PXE-based remote boot ROM network card. ( if we dont have pxe based network card we cant use ris
This one I don't really agree with. Not having a PXE-compliant NIC is not a showstopper. There is a program called RBFG.EXE, located on the server, that will allow you to create a remote boot floppy that will start the RIS process for you. Keep in mind that this is for a select few network cards. If the computers have one that's not supported, then yes, you will not be able to use RIS. However the question doesn't give you enough information to make that determination.
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Originally posted by hcandaner
*All of the client machines must be configured with two NTFS partitions. (not sure)
One disadvantage of RIS is that it does not support multiple partitions on the target computer. Since there is a requirment to have two NTFS partitions, using RIS will not produce the desired result.
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Originally posted by hcandaner
*You only have one DHCP server that is able to distribute IP addresses to these clients. (i think we cant install ris without (dns-DHCP-AND Active directory)
You must have DHCP in order for the clients to obtain an IP address and be able to communicate with the server.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...rt4/dsgch24.asp
With that said, B & D are definately showstoppers, and I'm pretty sure that C is in there too. But A & E will still allow you to install via RIS. | |
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Originally posted by hcandaner
Question 10: You would like to deploy Windows 2000 Professional to 12 computers on your company's network and you would like to use Remote Installation Services (RIS) to do so. Which of the following pieces of information, if true, would prevent you from using RIS to install the operating system on these computers? Choose all that apply.
A. None of the computers have a PXE-based remote boot ROM network card.
B. All of the client machines must be configured with two NTFS partitions.
C. All of the computers are laptops and do not have docking stations.
D. Active Directory has not been deployed in your organization.
E. You only have one DHCP server that is able to distribute IP addresses to these clients.
Well the wording of "B" has me a little confused. Short answer, no the clients do not have to have 2 NTFS partitions specified, in fact they should only have 1 if you are going to use RIS. So, are all the clients configured with 2 partitions or not. I'm going to assume they are not and you don't want them to have 2 partitions, so "B" is not an answer in my warped mind.
That leaves us with "A","C","D" and "E", so let's look at those....
"D" is definitely one of your answers because you have to have AD deployed to use RIS.
"E" the DHCP server is distributing IP address configuration information to the clients then it is authorized in AD and this satisfies the DHCP requirement for RIS. You do not need multiple DHCP servers for RIS, so "E" is not one of your answers.
"C" - http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...b;EN-US;q242920 (blah, blah, blah) I know what the article states but the tricky part to this one is that I have a laptop with an integrated NIC (not a PCMCIA card) and I know that it supports a PXE network boot. So I do not need a docking station or the creation of a network boot disk to deploy via RIS to this laptop. But, I would have to believe the official Microsoft answer would still have "C" listed. It's kind of like MS stating WinME to Win2k Pro is not a valid upgrade path, but I know of people who have do it without any problems, but if the question came up on an exam, you'd have to pick No.
"A" is not one of the answers because you can still deploy images via RIS to Non-PXE compliant clients by creating a network boot disk via the RBFG.EXE utility (remote boot floppy generator). This allows Non-PXE enabled clients to connect to the RIS server. The "dicey" part about "A" is that on their own, Non-PXE compliant clients are not able to connect to and receive their image via RIS without help (using the RBFG utility to create network boot disk for them). But I strongly feel that this does not impede your ability to deploy via RIS.
So my answer would be "C" and "D" with me biting my tongue on "C"
Hope this helps some! | |
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| hcandaner 2003-04-25, 3:16 am |
| My friend trying to find answers.Then we can see what we missed or we got it.most of people confused to this question.
many thanks to all | |
| hcandaner 2003-04-25, 8:12 am |
| (C)
I think its not possible to install ris to laptops.So it doesnt matter if they do not have docking stations.
(B) should be 1 partition. | |
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Originally posted by hcandaner
(C)
I think its not possible to install ris to laptops.So it doesnt matter if they do not have docking stations.
(B) should be 1 partition.
RIS relies on Windows 2000 Active Directory for locating existing clients as well as existing RIS servers. RIS must be installed on a Windows 2000-based server that has access to Active Directory, for example, a domain controller or a server that is a member of a domain with access to Active Directory. So if AD is not deployed in your network, RIS isn't going to work period. "D" is definitely one of the answers.
I would agree with "C" because it is probably still the official Micorsoft answer, but many present laptops have integrated NICs and support PXE boot, so a hardline stand of "you can't deploy to laptops via RIS" is not correct in the "real world", but for exam purposes I'd still stick with "C"
I do not agree with "B" as an answer. The question is stating what would prevent you from using RIS. "B" states that "All of the client machines must be configured with two NTFS partitions." If you do what "B" states, that would prevent you from using RIS. The question does not state that 2 partitions exisit presently on the systems you are trying to deploy. If "B" stated that the existing systems presently have 2 NTFS partitions, then yes, "B" would be an answer. But "B" states all client systems must be configured with 2 NTFS partitions. Tricky wording.
Here a real good knowledgebase article on RIS.
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...=kb;[LN];298750
I still say it is "C" and "D"  | |
| hcandaner 2003-04-25, 9:38 am |
| Just got the answers.its very strange..
no comment guys.
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Correct Answer: B, C, D
All of the client machines must be configured with two NTFS partitions.
All of the computers are laptops and do not have docking stations.
Active Directory has not been deployed in your organization.
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Explanation: The following are requirements of Remote Installation Services:
- Active Directory is deployed - Servers running DNS and DHCP are present on the network
Although computers with PXE-based remote boot ROM network cards are supported for RIS, it is not an absolute requirement that a computer have one of these cards. If a network card is on the list of supported adapters you can create a RIS client boot disk using the rbfg.exe utility.
RIS installations are not supported for laptops at this point in time.
Multiple partitions (and multiple disks) are not possible with RiPrep installations.
References:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...nt/remoteos.asp | |
| hcandaner 2003-04-25, 9:40 am |
| btw i agree about laptops doesnt support ris. | |
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| hcandaner 2003-04-25, 10:01 am |
| The Remote Installation Preparation wizard (RIPrep.exe), which is part of the Remote OS Installation feature, is illustrated in Figure 8. The RIPrep wizard provides the combined ability to prepare an existing Windows 2000 Professional installation for use as an image to be installed on other computers, including any locally installed applications and/or specific configuration settings, and to replicate that image to an available RIS server on the network. The RIPrep feature currently supports replicating a single disk-single partition (C partition only) Windows 2000 Professional installation to an available RIS server. This means that the operating system and all of the applications that make up the standard installation must reside on the C partition prior to running the RIPrep wizard. | |
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| quote:
Originally posted by hcandaner
Just got the answers.its very strange..
no comment guys.
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Correct Answer: B, C, D
All of the client machines must be configured with two NTFS partitions.
All of the computers are laptops and do not have docking stations.
Active Directory has not been deployed in your organization.
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Explanation: The following are requirements of Remote Installation Services:
- Active Directory is deployed - Servers running DNS and DHCP are present on the network
Although computers with PXE-based remote boot ROM network cards are supported for RIS, it is not an absolute requirement that a computer have one of these cards. If a network card is on the list of supported adapters you can create a RIS client boot disk using the rbfg.exe utility.
RIS installations are not supported for laptops at this point in time.
Multiple partitions (and multiple disks) are not possible with RiPrep installations.
References:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows200...nt/remoteos.asp
Basically, I'm done discussing this crappy question. The wording of answer "B" is misleading and to open to interpretation.
My advise, take the information you've got in the two articles and understand the requirements you need for RIS. That will prepare you for any RIS questions you'll see on the 210,215 and 217 exams. | |
| hcandaner 2003-04-25, 10:10 am |
| Many Thanks.I ll read 45 pages then should be ok.
cheers
Hakan |
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