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The Windows Deployment Services role can be installed and managed only on a server
running the GUI Windows Server installation. WDS is not supported on Windows Server Core
installations.
Installing WDS by using Server Manager
Windows Server Manager is the GUI way to install and configure the Windows Deployment
Services role on a server, whether running stand-alone or integrated with Active Directory.
Use the Add Roles And Features Wizard to install the Windows Deployment Services role.
You'll use the Role-based Or Feature-based option. Server Manager can be used to insert
roles and features into virtual hard disks or to manage multiple servers from a single console,
as shown in Figure 1-1.
FIGURE 1-1 The Select Destination Server page of the Add Roles And Features Wizard
When you install the Windows Deployment Services role using Server Manager, it auto-
matically prompts you to install the necessary management tools. WDS can be deployed with
the combined Deployment Server role service and Transport Server role service, as shown in
Figure 1-2, or (less commonly) with the Transport Server role service only.
 
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