Need guidence to migrate standlone WDS to SCCM..

[Samtiger]

Hello Everyone,

 

Currently I am using standalone WDS server for OS deployment in mixed mode & want to migrate SCCM-OSD. I passed through the some documents about SCCM-OSD but still I have some doubts about the same..as ,

 

1. Would SCCM-OSD (PXE Environment) feature gives us option to choose image(s) like in WDS...? (As my experience with

WDS , it gives me list of all images available in console....also in disk & partition wizard it shows me all

existing partition(s) .....will SCCM offer similar for me.....??

2. Can I import existing WDS images into ConfigMgr_07...?

3. Consider SCCM/WDS & DHCP server are separately hosted. do I need to configure "Boot server host name" & boot file

name on scope option of DHCP server ( DHCP Option 66 & 67 ) as well IP helper addresses in switch/router as I have in existing environment.

 

Thanks in advance.

[anyweb]

i'll try and answer your qeustions

1. Would SCCM-OSD (PXE Environment) feature gives us option to choose image(s) like in WDS...? (As my experience with

WDS , it gives me list of all images available in console....also in disk & partition wizard it shows me all

existing partition(s) .....will SCCM offer similar for me.....??

 

you can do that using multiple non-mandatory task sequences

 

2. Can I import existing WDS images into ConfigMgr_07...?

 

yes i think so, but it's far better to build and capture the images from SCCM in the first place (think, total control of the whole process)

 

3. Consider SCCM/WDS & DHCP server are separately hosted. do I need to configure "Boot server host name" & boot file

name on scope option of DHCP server ( DHCP Option 66 & 67 ) as well IP helper addresses in switch/router as I have in existing environment.

 

not if wds is already in place