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Which one is the best method or practice when we have to install OS on large number of devices (50/100) in a given time? Is it Ghosting or WDS (RIS)?

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Question added by Amer Sayeed , Network Engineer , Qualinsoft Technologies
Date Posted: 2015/01/03
Abdul Niyas kannoth
by Abdul Niyas kannoth , Engineer Solutions , Space Security Solutions

WDS is good option but network comes to play. Bandwidth choking will happen. ghost is also a good  option. Decision should be  up to your environment capabilities.

Yaseer Ali
by Yaseer Ali , I.T. Infrastructure Manager , Al Nasser

If you have proper resources and you are going to deploy Microsoft OS, WDS is the best option.

Hamdullah Jan
by Hamdullah Jan , Assistant System Administrator , Women Institute of Information Technology Mardan

The best way is windows deployment through remote installation services server

Jay Joshi
by Jay Joshi , Database Developer , Accion Labs [Client: Amway]

Hello, WDS is Windows Deployment Services and is used from Windows Server2008 onwards. RIS is Remote Installation Services and was used upto Windows Server2003. As on date, if you want to install Windows on a large number of devices, it is advisable to use WDS. If you want to deploy Windows XP, you need to use RIS (Windows XP is obselete now). If you want to deploy Windows7 and Above, you need to use WDS. Also note that WDS requires all your Devices to be in that ADS Domain. Thanks

Ahmad Al-Sharif
by Ahmad Al-Sharif , Sr. HIS Consultant , Diyar United Company

It depends on the OS you need to deploy.

If it's Microsoft Windows Vista as a minimum, then you can use WDS.

However, if you need to deploy other OS's (Mac, Linux) you would need to create one source, and ghost it over. With Ghost, you can do it either via network, or physical exchange of HDD's.

Anas Mujahed
by Anas Mujahed , IT Department Assistant Manager , BLOM Bank s.a.l

use ghost its the best way if you have many computer model you can install the Windows in one PC without install any drivers , then creat your image using the ghost and deploy it to the other PC's

mohamed ghouse B.R ghouse
by mohamed ghouse B.R ghouse , hardware and networking , Grace

Its very easy  to install os but main subject is configure os or devices which connected to computer ..according to me wds is the best answer     

Deepak Kumar
by Deepak Kumar , Customer Support Engineer , First Option LLC

WDS or you can use it through Network Boot ..

Muhammad Saqib Haji
by Muhammad Saqib Haji , IT Expert , Provincial Disaster Management Authority

How make the Ghost can you tell me what is simple way???

I want to make the Ghost of Window XP of different modals of computers.

mahmoud abdelaal
by mahmoud abdelaal , group for series , 6 october

with Ghosting if it the same Possibilities

Muhammad Anzar
by Muhammad Anzar , DevOps/DevSecOps Architect , Confidential

If you have network connectivity between systems then use RIS. That is the best solution because it is fully explain mode