Table 5.10 provides a checklist of the hardware and software you need to customize and automate an installation.
Table 5.10 Checklist of Hardware and Software Requirements for Customizing and Automating an Installation
Hardware and Software Requirements
Reference
If you are using Sysprep: Master (reference) computer. This is the computer on which you install Windows 2000 Professional customized to your specifications. Use the installation on this master computer to generate the image that is used to install Windows 2000 Professional on the destination computers. Destination computers. These are the computers to which you distribute the installation of Windows 2000 Professional from the master image. Disk-duplicating equipment or software. You must have third-party hard disk–duplicating tools such as Ghost or PowerQuest drive image software to generate the master image for distribution to the destination computers.
Sysprep later in this chapter.
If you are using RIS: A Windows 2000 Server computer configured as RIS server .This configuration requires the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), a Domain Name System (DNS) server, Active Directory, a RIS server, and Group Policy.
Remote Installation Services later in this chapter. Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit Distributed Systems Guide .
If you are using Systems Management Server: Systems Management Server software configured on a Windows 2000 Server computer.
Using Systems Management Server later in this chapter. Microsoft Systems Management Server Resource Kit .