Audience
The course addresses the training needs of system administrators, network designers, and IT consultants. This course also addresses the needs of IT professionals who want to become certified under the new Windows 2000 MCSE track. Completion of this course and the other Course CBT titles from this curriculum will prepare the learner for MCSE Exam 70-210: Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional.
Topics
Performing an Unattended Installation
- Creating Answer Files: Specifying Basic Settings
- Creating Answer Files: Specifying Advanced Settings
- Installing Applications
Installing Windows 2000 on Multiple Computers Using RAS
- Adding the RIS Component
- Setting Up the RIS Server
- Creating an Image
- Setting Up the Client
Preparing the System for Disk Duplication
- Using the System Preparation Tool
- Duplicating Disks Using Sysprep
Using Windows Installer to Install Applications on Remote Computers
- Taking a Before Snapshot
- Taking an After Snapshot
- Assigning and Publishing Applications
Troubleshooting Installation Problems
- Troubleshooting Unattended Installation Failures
- Troubleshooting Remote Installation Failures
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the benefits of performing unattended installation by using answer files
- Describe critical factors that govern the creation of answer files
- Create answer files
- Describe the use of creating distribution folders and the system requirements for setting up the RIS server and a client
- Describe important RIS-related concepts
- Set up the RIS server and a client
- Deploy Windows 2000 Professional on several computers
