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LAB 1
DEPLOYING AND
MANAGING SERVER
IMAGES

THIS LAB CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES:

Exercise 1.1

Installing and Configuring Windows Deployment Services

Exercise 1.2

Creating Windows Deployment Images

Exercise 1.3

Generating an Autounattend.xml file

Exercise 1.4

Deploying a Windows Image

Exercise 1.5

Updating a Windows Image

Lab
Challenge

Adding Drivers to a Windows Image

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

The lab environment consists of student workstations connected to a local area
network, along with a server that functions as the domain controller for a domain
called contoso.com. The computers required for this lab are listed in Table 1-1.

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Table 1-1
Computers Required for Lab 1
Computer

Operating System

Computer Name

Server (VM 1)

Windows Server 2012 R2

RWDC01

Server (VM 2)

Windows Server 2012 R2

Server01

Server (VM 3)

Windows Server 2012 R2

Server02

In addition to the computers, you also require the software listed in Table 1-2 to
complete Lab 1.
Table 1-2
Software Required for Lab 1
Software

Location

ISO of Windows Server 2012 R2

installation disk

\\rwdc01\Software

Windows Assessment and

Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows
8.1

\\rwdc01\Software

Autounattend.xml file

\\rwdc01\Software

Windows8.1-KB2901549-x64.msu

\\rwdc01\Software

Lab 1 student worksheet

Lab01_worksheet.docx (provided by instructor)

Working with Lab Worksheets

Each lab in this manual requires that you answer questions, take screen shots, and
perform other activities that you will document in a worksheet named for the lab, such
as Lab01_worksheet.docx. You will find these worksheets on the book companion
site. It is recommended that you use a USB flash drive to store your worksheets so you
can submit them to your instructor for review. As you perform the exercises in each
lab, open the appropriate worksheet file using Word, fill in the required information,
and save the file to your flash drive.
After completing this lab, you will be able to:

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Install and configure Windows Deployment Services

Deploy Windows servers using Windows Deployment Services
Create and modify an Autounattend.xml file using Windows System Image
Manager
Update an offline Windows image

Estimated lab time: 100 minutes

Exercise 1.1

Installing and Configuring Windows Deployment

Services

Overview

In this exercise, you will first create a new server and then install
and configure Windows Deployment Services so that you can
quickly install Windows servers in the future.

Mindset

You need to first install and configure a WDS server. You then need
to add at least one boot and install image. You will then need to
perform a PXE boot with the WDS boot image and perform the
installation with the install image.

Completion
time

10 minutes

1.

Log into Server01 as contoso\administrator with the password of Pa$$w0rd.

2.

On Server01, using the Server Manager console, click Manage > Add Roles and
Features.

3.

On the Add Roles and Features Wizard page, click Next.

4.

On the Select installation type page, click Next.

5.

On the Select destination server page, click Next.

6.

Scroll down and select Windows Deployment Services.

7.

On the Add Roles and Features Wizard page, click Add Features and then click
Next.

8.

On the Select features page, click Next.

9.

On the WDS page, click Next.

10. On the Select role services page, make sure that the Deployment Server option is
selected and the Transport Server option is selected and then click Next.
11. On the Confirm installation selections page, click Install.

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12. When the installation finishes, click Close.

13. In Server Manager, click Tools > Windows Deployment Services. The Windows
Deployment Services console opens.
14. Expand Servers. Right-click the Server01.contoso.com and choose Configure
Server.
15. On the Before You Begin page, click Next.
16. On the Install Options page, select the Integrated with Active Directory option
and then click Next.
17. On the Remote Installation Folder Location page, take a screen shot by pressing
Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab01_worksheet file in the page provided
by pressing Ctrl+V.

18. On the Remote Installation page, answer Questions 1 and 2 that follow and then
click Next.
Question
1

What is the default path for the remote installation folder?

C:\RemoteInstall

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Why is the default location not recommended?

Question
2

For performance and reliability, the default location should be

set to use a separate volume to store WDS images.

19. When the system volume warning appears, click Yes.

20. On the PXE Server Initial Settings page, select Respond to all client computers
(known and unknown) and then click Next.
21. When the task is completed, click to deselect Add images to the server now.
22. Take a screen shot of the Windows Deployment Services Configuration Wizard
page by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab01_worksheet file in
the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

23. Click Finish.

End of exercise. Leave Windows Deployment Services open for the next
exercise.

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Exercise 1.2

Creating Windows Deployment Images

Overview

In this exercise, you will prepare images (boot images and install
images) that will be used to deploy Windows.

Mindset

WDS uses two images to deploy Windows. The boot image is used
to boot the computer, so that the installation can be started. The
install image is used to perform the actual Windows installation.

Completion
time

20 minutes

1.

On Server01, create a C:\Software folder.

2.

On Server01, right-click the Start button, choose Run, type

\\RWDC01\Software, and then click OK.

3.

Copy the ISO file for the Windows Server 2012 R2 installation disk, the
autounattend.xml file, and the Windows8.1-KB2901549-x64.msu file to the
C:\Software folder.

4.

On Server01, open the C:\Software folder.

5.

Right-click the ISO file for Windows Server 2012 R2 installation disk and choose
Mount.
Question
3

What drive letter was the ISO file mounted to?

The E:\ Drive

6.

From the Windows Deployment Services console, expand Servers and then
expand Server01.contoso.com so that you can see the Install Images folder and
the Boot Images folder.

7.

To add a boot image, right-click the Boot Images folder and choose Add Boot
Image. The Add Image Wizard opens.
Question
4

What is the boot image based on?

A .wim (windows image file)

8.

Browse to the E:\Sources folder, click the boot.wim file, and then click Open.
Click Next.

9.

On the Image Metadata page, click Next.

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10. On the Summary page, click Next.

11. When the image is added to the server, click Finish.
12. Right-click the Install Images folder and choose Add Install Image. The Add
Image Wizard page opens.
13. On the Image Group page, the Create an image group named option is selected.
Click Next.
14. Browse to the E:\Sources folder, double-click the install.wim file and then click
Next.
15. On the Available Images page (as shown on Figure 1-1), deselect the following
images:

Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARDCORE

Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERDATACENTERCORE

Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERDATACENTER

Be sure that Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARD (second option) is

selected.

Figure 1-1
Selecting images to use

16. Click Next.

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17. On the Summary page, click Next.

18. When the image is added to the server, click Finish.
19. Take a screen shot of the Windows Deployment Services Add Image Wizard page
by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 1 worksheet file in the
page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

End of exercise. You can leave any windows open for the next exercise.

Exercise 1.3

Generating an Autounattend.xml File

Overview

You are ready to deploy Windows. However, if you install using

WDS, you will have to interact with the Windows installation
program by choosing applicable settings during the installation
process. To help automate the installation, in this exercise, you will
create an Autoattend.xml file and then check a provided
Autounattend.xml file.

Mindset

You need to create an unattended xml file and then you need to
configure the WDS server to use the Unattended.xml file. When

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configuring the unattended file, it must be configured to include

each prompt during the installation process.
Completion
time

20 minutes

1.

On Server01, right-click the Start button, choose Run, type \\rwdc01\software,

and then click OK. Copy the ADK folder to the C:\Software folder.

2.

Open the E:\Sources folder and copy the install.wim file to the C:\Software
folder.

3.

On Server01, open the C:\Software\ADK folder.

Question
5

What are the two ways to create or modify an unattend xml

file?
Using the System Image Manager (SIM) or you can create it
by using a text editor.

4.

To start the installation of the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit, doubleclick adksetup.exe. If you are prompted to confirm that you want to run this file,
click Run.

5.

On the Specify Location page, leave the default settings and then click Next.

6.

When you are prompted to join the Customer Experience Improvement Program
(CEIP), click Next.

7.

On the License Agreement page, click Accept.

8.

Deselect all options except Deployment Tools and Windows Preinstallation

Environment (Windows PE). Click Install.

9.

When the installation is complete, click Close.

10. Using Windows Explorer, create a folder named C:\DistFold.

11. Click Start > Apps (down arrow) > Windows System Image Manager. The
Windows System Image Manager console opens.
12. Click Tools > Create Distribution Share. The Create Distribution Share dialog
box opens.
13. In the Folder name text box, type C:\DistFold folder and then click Open.
14. Click File > Select Windows Image. The Select a Windows Image dialog box
opens.

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15. In the File name text box, type C:\Software\install.wim and then click Open.
Click Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARD and then click OK.
16. If you are prompted to create a catalog file, click Yes.
17. Click File > New Answer File. The answer file elements display in the Answer
File pane.
18. In the Windows Image pane, expand Components. Scroll down and right-click
amd64_Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE_6. 3.9600.
16384_neutral and choose Add Setting to Pass 1 windowsPE, as shown in Figure
1-2.

Figure 1-2
Adding Settings to Pass 1 WindowsPE

The Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE component specifies the

default language, locale, and other international settings to use during Windows
Setup or Windows Deployment Services installations.

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19. In the Answer File pane, click amd64_Microsoft-Windows-International-CoreWinPE_neutral. Complete the language settings (as shown in Figure 1-3) as
appropriate, such as en-US.

Figure 1-3
Specifying language settings

20. Expand amd64_Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE_neutral and click

SetupUILanguage. In the properties for UILanguage, type en-US.
The Microsoft-Windows-Setup component contains settings that enable you to
select the Windows image that you install, configure the disk that you install
Windows to, and configure the Windows PE operating system.
21. In the Windows Image pane, right-click amd64_Microsoft-WindowsSetup_6.3.9600.16384_neutral and choose Add Setting to Pass 1 windowsPE.
22. In the Answer File pane, expand amd64_Microsoft-Windows-Setup_neutral,
right-click DiskConfiguration, and choose Insert New Disk.

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23. In the Answer File pane, expand amd64_Microsoft-Windows-Setup_neutral,

expand Disk, right-click CreatePartitions, and choose Insert New CreatePartition.
24. Specify an order of 1, a size of 350, and a type of Primary.

25. Right-click CreatePartitions and choose Insert New CreatePartition. For the new
CreatePartition entry, change the Extend property to true and set Order to 2.
Dont configure the size.
26. In the Answer File pane, click Disk. Change the DiskID to 0 and change
WillWipeDisk to true.
27. Right-click ModifyPartitions and choose Insert New ModifyPartition. Then
specify the following:
Active is true
Format is NTFS
Label is Boot
Order is 1
PartitionID is 1
28. Add a second ModifyPartitions and configure as the following:
Format is NTFS
Label is System
Order is 2
PartitionID is 2
29. In the Answer File pane, scroll down to and expand ImageInstall and then expand
OSImage. Right-click InstallFrom and choose Insert New Metadata. Configure
the metadata as shown Figure 1-4.

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Figure 1-4
Specifying which image to use

30. Click InstallTo and then configure the DiskID to 0 and PartitionID to 2.
31. In the Answer File pane, click UserData and then specify the following:
Accept EULA is true
FullName is Student
Organization is Classroom
32. Expand UserData and then click ProductKey. If you have a key, type the
Windows key in the Key box. For this lab, leave it blank.
Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup contains elements and settings that control how
the shell of the Windows operating system is installed on a destination computer.

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33. In the Windows Image pane, right-click amd64_Microsoft-Windows-ShellSetup_6.3.9600.16404_neutral and choose Add Settings to Pass 4 specialize.
34. In the Answer File pane, click amd64_Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup_neutral.
Here, you also enter the ProductKey. In addition, you can specify the
ComputerName and TimeZone. For now, leave these blank.
35. In the Windows Image pane, right-click amd64_Microsoft-Windows-ShellSetup_6.3.9600.16404_neutral and choose Add Settings to Pass 7 oobeSystem.
36. In the Answer File pane, under 7 oobeSystem/amd64_Microsoft-Windows-ShellSetup_neutral, configure the following settings:
Registered Organization is Classroom
Registered Owner is Student
37. Click File > Save Answer File.
38. Browse to the C:\Software folder. In the File name text box, type Unattend
(Temp).xml and then click Save.
39. Take a screen shot of the Unattend (Temp).xml - Windows System Image
Manager screen by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab 1
worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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40. Click File > Close Answer File.

41. On Server01, using Windows System Image Manager, click File > Open Answer
File. In the C:\Software folder, click the autounattend.xml file and then click
Open.

Question
6

You downloaded an autounattend.xml file from the Internet

and you made some changes. What is the best way to
validate the file?
The best and recommended way to validate the file is to use
SIM. Click Tools > Validate Answer File in the Windows
System Image Manager

42. Click Tools > Validate Answer File.

43. In the Messages pane, make sure there are no errors. Warnings will appear; they
are common.
44. Take a screen shot of the autounattend.xml - Windows System Image Manager
screen by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it into your Lab01_worksheet file
in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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45. In the Answer File pane, expand the structure and view the various settings.
46. Close Windows System Image Manager.
47. Open the C:\Software folder.
48. Right-click the autounattend.xml file, choose Open with, and choose Notepad.
49. Scroll through the document and review the various settings.
50. Close Notepad.
End of exercise. You can leave any windows open for the next exercise.

Exercise 1.4

Deploying a Windows Image

Overview

In this exercise, you will deploy a Windows image from the WDS
server while using the autounattended.xml file.

Mindset

By default, if you deploy Windows images using WDS, you will

still be performing a manual installation over the network if you do
not specify and configure autounattend.xml files.

Completion
time

10 minutes

1.

On Server01, copy the C:\Software\autounattend.xml file to the C:\RemoteInstall

folder.

2.

If Windows Deployment Services is not open, on the Server Manager console,

click Tools > Windows Deployment Services. The Windows Deployment
Services console opens.

3.

Expand Servers. Then right-click Server01.contoso.com and choose Properties.

The servers Properties dialog box opens.

4.

Click the Client tab.

5.

Select the Enable unattended installation check box. Click the Browse button
corresponding to the x64 architecture, browse to
C:\RemoteInstall\autounattend.xml, and then click Open. When completed, the
Client tab should look like Figure 1-5.

Question
7

If you have a mix of 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows,

which architectures should you add a unattended installation
file for?
You will need to add an unattended installation file for the x86
and x64 architectures.

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Figure 1-5
Configuring the Client settings

6.

Click OK to close the servers Properties sheet.

7.

Expand the Server01.contoso.com node, expand the Install Images node, and
then click ImageGroup1.

8.

Right-click the Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARD image and

choose Properties. The Image Properties dialog box opens.

9.

Click to select the Allow image to install in unattended mode check box.

10. Click Select File. The Select Unattend File dialog box opens.
11. Browse to C:\RemoteInstall\autounattend.xml, click Open, and then click OK.

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12. Take a screen shot of the Image Properties dialog box by pressing Alt+Prt Scr
and then paste it into your Lab01_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing
Ctrl+V.

13. Click OK to accept your settings and to close the Image Properties dialog box.
You are now ready to perform a PXE boot on a new server and perform an
installation of Windows Server 2012 R2.
End of exercise. Close Windows Deployment Services and any Explorer folders
that are open.

Exercise 1.5

Updating a Windows Image

Overview

From time to time, you need to patch a Windows image. In this

execise, you will add a Windows update package to the install.wim
file.

Mindset

When you update an installation image using the Dism command,

the Windows package must be a cabinet (.cab) file or a Windows
Update Stand-alone Installation (.msu) file.

Completion
time

20 minutes

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1.

On Server01, create a C:\Package folder.

2.

Create a C:\Offline folder.

3.

Right-click the Start button and choose Command Prompt (Admin).

4.

To change to the C:\Software folder, execute the following command at the

command prompt:
cd\Software

5.

To extract the cab files from the Windows8.1-KB2901549-x64.msu file, execute

the following command:
Windows8.1-KB2901549-x64.msu /extract:C:\Package

6.

Using Windows Explorer, view the content of the C:\Package folder.

7.

Take a screen shot of the Package folder by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then paste it
into your Lab01_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

8.

Open Windows Deployment Services.

9.

Navigate to the ImageGroup1 node, which is under Install Images.

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10. In the ImageGroup1 pane, right-click the Windows Server 2012 R2

SERVERSTANDARD image and choose Disable.
11. Right-click the Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARD image and
choose Export Image.
12. In the Export As dialog box, in the File name text box, type
C:\Software\install.wim and then click Save. If you are prompted to confirm
that you want to continue, click Yes.
Question
8

What is the first step that you have to perform before you can
add a Windows package to a WIM file?
You need to mount the .wim file first.

13. In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, to mount the

c:\Software\install.wim file, execute the following command:
dism /Mount-Wim /WimFile:C:\Software\install.wim
/index:1 /MountDir:C:\Offline
14. To get information about the WIM file, execute the following command:
dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:C:\software\install.wim
/index:1
15. To add the package to the WIM image, execute the following command:
dism /image:C:\Offline /Add-Package
/Packagepath:C:\Package\Windows8.1-KB2901549-x64.cab
16. To commit the changes to the WIM file, execute the following command:
dism /Commit-Wim /MountDir:C:\Offline
17. To dismount the WIM file, execute the following command:
dism /Unmount-Wim /MountDir:C:\Offline /commit
18. Take a screen shot of the Command Prompt by pressing Alt+Prt Scr and then
paste it into your Lab01_worksheet file in the page provided by pressing Ctrl+V.

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19. Go back to Windows Deployment Services console.

20. Right-click the Windows Server 2012 R2 SERVERSTANDARD image and
choose Replace Image.
21. On the Replace Install Image Wizard page, use the Browse button to browse to
the C:\Software\install.wim file and then click Next.
22. On the Available Images page, click Next.
23. On the Image Metadata page, click Next.
24. On the Summary page, click Next.
25. When the image is replaced, click Finish. The image is automatically enabled.
26. Close the Administrator: Command Prompt window and close Windows
Deployment Services.
End of exercise. Close all windows.

LAB REVIEW QUESTIONS

Completion

10 minutes

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time

1.

In Exercise 1.1, what program did you use to install WDS?

2.

In Exercise 1.2, what two images did you have to add to the WDS server to
handle the Windows installation?

3.

In Exercise 1.3, what program did you use to create the unattend file?

4.

In Exercise 1.3, what program should you use to verify a unattend file?

5.

In Exercise 1.3, how was the Windows System Image Manager installed?

6.

In Exercise 1.4, what two places did you have to define an unattend file?

7.

In Exercise 1.5, what program did you use to modify a Windows image?

Lab
Challenge

Adding Drivers to a Windows Image

Overview

To complete this challenge, you must demonstrate how to add

drivers to a Windows image by writing the steps to complete the
tasks described in the scenerio. Since the class servers do not have
drivers to add, just write the steps as if the drivers actually existed.

Mindset

Over the last couple of months, you have been using WDS to
deploy Windows Server 2012 R2. Recently, you started to purchase
new servers that require additional drivers that are not included
with the Windows installation. You need to ensure that WDS will
deploy these drivers. You need to explain how to add drivers to a
Windows image.

Completion
time

10 minutes

Write out the steps you performed to complete the challenge.

End of lab. You can log off or start a different lab. If you want to restart this lab, youll
need to click the End Lab button in order for the lab to be reset.