A systems administrator is setting up an automated network deployment to install Windows 11 Enterprise across 200 client workstations using Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) booting and a customized image. Which of the following configuration actions must be performed to successfully prepare the network infrastructure and reference image? (Select TWO.)
- Configure the DHCP server with Option 66 and Option 67 to direct PXE-booting client computers to the TFTP boot server and specify the boot file location.Answer
- Execute sysprep.exe with the /generalize and /oobe switches on the reference computer to remove system-specific Security Identifiers (SIDs) prior to capturing the image.Answer
- CInitiate an in-place upgrade setup directly over existing 32-bit Windows 10 installations to update them directly to 64-bit Windows 11 Enterprise.
- DExecute sysprep.exe with the /scannow switch to scan and repair corrupted operating system files before generalized image capture.
Answer
The correct procedures are configuring DHCP Options 66 and 67 on the network boot server, and running sysprep.exe with /generalize and /oobe on the reference image.
For a successful PXE network deployment, DHCP Options 66 and 67 must be configured on the network so that clients know where to fetch the network boot files. Simultaneously, the reference Windows image must be generalized using sysprep.exe /generalize /oobe to strip hardware details and unique security identifiers (SIDs) before deployment.
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PXE Network Deployment and Image Generalization