Components and Function of RIS
The remote installation process includes three primary components :
^ RIS servers host the RIS service and distribute Windows XP Professional to
client computers enabled for remote startup. RIS servers can be either
domain controllers or member servers within a Windows 2000 domain.
^ RIS client computers can connect to a RIS server upon startup to remotely
install Windows XP Professional or run diagnostic and
maintenance
Utilities.
^ Imagesare the operating system configurations that can be downloaded and
installed on client computers. RIS supports two types of images: CD-based
images, which are images of the operating system only, and Remote
Installation Preparation (RIPrep) images, which are images of the operating system and applications.