Adding a Boot Image to the WDS Server
After the WDS server is configured as desired, it is time to add the initial boot image to the server. When a system is booted using PXE boot and connects to a WDS server, a boot image is used to prepare the client system to install a Windows image. The boot image contains the WDS client and Windows PE. With the Windows 8 default boot image, boot.wim, the Windows PE contains an extensive list of network drivers, and most systems can be booted to WDS and successfully install an image. Using the Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012 boot.wim images allows for the largest inclusion of network and storage drivers for image deployment. Boot images are also used to create capture images and discover images. One important ...
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