deploying uniquly IP'd 2008 Servers with WDS

i working customer wants deploy unique 2008 servers utilizing wds.

we have deployed servers want able specify unique ip each server.

has 1 done yet? missing?

i did find imageunattend.xml settings required set ip on deployed server; problem imageunattend.xml specified on per image basis . . . not per client  . .  of servers end same ip.

right exploring ideas focusing around replacing imageunattend.xml on destination disk prior installation . . . looking significant challenge.

so if 1 has done , willing share; please here!

hello,

 

do want deploy different client computers different unattended files? if so, can achieved following steps:

 

steps:

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1.       create prestaged account server want deploy to.

 

you can either using active directory users , computers mmc snap-in console, or using wdsutil command-line utility "wdsutil /add-device /device:<name> /id:<id>", id guid or mac address of computer want prestage.

 

for more details wdsutil utility, please refer to:

 

wdsutil:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/3a1965a0-8677-40cc-9495-30ae806808d11033.mspx?mfr=true

 

2.       set computer use customized unattend file.

 

open elevated command prompt window. run "wdsutil /set-device /device:<name> /wdsclientunattend:<path>" (without quotation), <path> relative path unattend file want remote install shared folder.

 

for more details this, please refer to:

 

how manage client computers:

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/7d837d88-6d8e-420c-b68f-a5b4baeb52481033.mspx?mfr=true

 

i hope helps, thank you.

 

best regards,

chang yin

microsoft online community support

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