By configuring your RIS server, you determine the way it responds to RIS clients requesting service. If your design includes a RIS referral server, your configuration options are slightly different.
To configure your RIS server, you need to accomplish the following tasks:
Authorize the RIS server to Active Directory using the Verify button on the Remote Install tab of your RIS server Properties dialog box.
Set client response options that determine whether the RIS server responds to all clients requesting service or only to those that have prestaged computer account objects in Active Directory.
Set the computer naming policy.
Set the location where new managed computer account objects will be created in Active Directory.
Set permissions for RIS users to create computer accounts using the Delegation feature of Active Directory to preassign them the right to join computers to the domain. Alternatively, do this by explicitly adding the Create Computer Objects and Delete Computer Objects permissions to the client within the Computers container of Active Directory.
If you are prestaging client computers in Active Directory, add prestaged computer accounts to the domain by using the Active Directory extension on your RIS server or automate the process by running the prestaging script from any domain computer that has ADSI and WMI installed.
Using the Images tab of your RIS server Properties dialog box, associate any additional answer files you have with Riprep and Risetup images that are located on the RIS server.
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Note Any configuration changes you make from the Active Directory extension on your RIS server might not be immediately replicated to other domain controllers in Active Directory. The time required to replicate changes depends on your network topology. |
To configure a RIS server as a referral server, you need to accomplish the following tasks:
Install the hardware required to support the Windows Server 2003 operating system on the computer you designate as a RIS referral server.
Install RIS as described above and at least one CD image.
Authorize the RIS referral server to Active Directory using the Verify button in your RIS server Properties dialog box.
Set the Do not respond to unknown client computers option in the RIS server Properties dialog box.
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Note The RIS referral server only acts in the capacity of making referrals if you prestage clients in Active Directory and configure them to use specific RIS install servers. |
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