1.5 Prerequisites/Preconditions

This protocol is implemented on top of the WDS Control Protocol, and therefore has the prerequisites identified in [MS-WDSC].

The WDS OS Deployment Protocol assumes that the client has obtained the name or IP address of the server that supports this protocol.

The deployment agent supports the OS images available on the server and is responsible for deploying and installing the OS image from an OS image container to the client machine.

The deployment agent and WDS server have an agreement on the format of the deployment agent unattend, if applicable.

The WDS server and deployed OS have an agreement on the format of the deployed OS unattend.

The deployment agent can process replacement variables for the deployed OS unattend.

The deployment agent is capable of configuring the deployed OS to join a specific Active Directory domain, if applicable.