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Difficulty: MediumOS Installation and Upgrade Methods

An IT technician is preparing to deploy a standardized Windows 11 image across 50 enterprise desktop computers using PXE network boot and Windows Deployment Services. Which of the following tasks must be completed to ensure client systems can locate the deployment server and receive a deployment image without network SID conflicts? (Select TWO.)

  1. Run sysprep /generalize on the reference computer before capturing the image to strip unique security identifiers (SIDs).Answer
  2. Configure DHCP scope options 66 and 67 to direct client computers to the boot server host name and boot file location.Answer
  3. C
    Perform an in-place architecture upgrade on the master installation image to convert existing 32-bit drivers to native 64-bit drivers.
  4. D
    Modify local application installation permissions to automatically grant domain user accounts local administrator privileges during boot.

Answer

The technician must execute sysprep /generalize on the reference machine to remove system-specific security identifiers (SIDs) and configure DHCP scope options 66 and 67 to supply PXE clients with boot server and bootfile details.
Generalizing the reference machine with `sysprep /generalize` strips unique system security identifiers (SIDs) and system-specific hardware details to prevent duplicate SID collisions across the domain. Setting DHCP Scope Options 66 (TFTP boot server) and 67 (bootfile name) ensures PXE clients automatically receive the deployment server path during network boot.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Prepare the reference system for cloning.
Running `sysprep.exe /generalize /oobe` strips system-unique information such as the SID, computer name, and specific hardware bindings.
Deploying an ungeneralized image causes duplicate SID conflicts on an Active Directory domain.
2
Configure network boot redirection services.
Configuring DHCP Option 66 (TFTP Server) and Option 67 (Bootfile Name) allows clients booting via PXE to locate the network boot environment.
Without these DHCP options, client NICs attempting PXE boot cannot find the network deployment server.

Key Concept

Unattended PXE Network Deployment and Sysprep Generalization
Estimated Time:1m 30s
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