MCITP Windows Server® 2008 Server Administrator: Study Guide

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baseline

A beginning point. When monitoring a server, you first create a baseline that shows what the performance is at this moment in time. Later, you can take measurements and compare them against the baseline to determine whether any changes have occurred. Standard computer images can also be a baseline. By using Windows Deployment Services (WDS), you can deploy standard images as a baseline configuration and then use other tools such as Group Policy to fine-tune those images.

basic image

An image with the operating system only. It is derived from the install.wim file that can be found on the installation DVD. Basic images can be deployed using Windows Deployment Services (WDS). Basic images can also be modified by installing applications ...