Microsoft KB Archive/818734

= White Paper: Automated Deployment Services Technical Overview =

PSS ID Number: 818734

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition

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SUMMARY
With Windows Server 2003, Microsoft makes it easier for administrators to build and administer very large deployments of Windows servers. Automated Deployment Services (ADS) includes a new set of imaging tools developed by Microsoft. ADS also includes a more secure, remote-supporting infrastructure for rapidly deploying both Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 onto servers that do not have an operating system installed. Additionally, ADS offers a more secure, reliable script execution framework that lets administrators perform script-based administration on 1,000 servers as easily as they did in the past on a single server.

An overview of this functionality is provided in the &quot;Automated Deployment Services Technical Overview&quot; white paper.

To view this white paper, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/ads.mspx

Topics That Are Included in This White Paper

 * Introduction
 * Architectural Overview
 * Using ADS: Examples
 * Example Task Sequences
 * Summary
 * Links
 * Glossary

Keywords: KB818734

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