1 Introduction

The Windows Deployment Services (WDS) OS Deployment Protocol specifies services exposed by the WDS server which are used by the clients to deploy an operating system (OS) on a machine. It is a client/server protocol which uses the Windows Deployment Services Control Protocol to communicate.

Sections 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 2, and 3 of this specification are normative. All other sections and examples in this specification are informative.