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These settings control the Auto-add policy. You define the settings using the following options:- [/Policy: {AdminApproval | Disabled}] - AdminApprove causes all unknown computers to be added to a pending queue, where the administrator can then review the list of computers and approve or reject each request, as appro...
[/AutoaddSettings]
Specifies the default settings to be applied to each computer. You define the settings using the following options:- /Architecture: {x86 | ia64 | x64} - Specifies the architecture.- [/BootProgram: <Relative path>] - Specifies the boot program sent to the approved computer. If no boot program is specified, the defau...
[/BindPolicy]
Configures the network interfaces for the PXE provider to listen on. You define the policy using the following options:- [/Policy: {Include | Exclude}] - Sets the interface bind policy to include or exclude the addresses on the interface list.- [/add] - adds an interface to the list. You must also specify /addresst...
[/RefreshPeriod: <seconds>]
Specifies how often (in seconds) the server will refreshes its settings.
[/BannedGuidPolicy]
Manages the list of banned GUIDs using the following options:- [/add] /Guid:<GUID> - adds the specified GUID to the list of banned GUIDs. Any client with this GUID will be identified by its MAC address instead.- [/remove] /Guid:<GUID> - removes the specified GUID from the list of banned GUIDs.
[/BcdRefreshPolicy]
Configures the settings for refreshing Bcd files using the following options:- [/Enabled:{Yes | No}] - Specifies the Bcd refreshing policy. When /Enabled is set to Yes, Bcd files are refreshed at the specified time interval.- [/RefreshPeriod:<time in minutes>] - Specifies the time interval at which Bcd files are re...
[/Transport]
Configures the following options:[/ObtainIpv4From: {Dhcp | Range}] - Specifies the source of IPv4 addresses.[/start: <starting Ipv4 address>] - Specifies the start of the IP address range. This option is required and valid only if /ObtainIpv4From is set to Range[/End: <Ending Ipv4 address>] - Specifies the end of the I...
for Windows Server 2008 R2, this option has been replaced with the following command: wdsutil /Set-Server /PxepromptPolicy /New:Noprompt
- [/Known:{OptIn|OptOut|Noprompt}] - Sets the policy for prestaged clients.- [/New:{OptIn|OptOut|Noprompt}] - Sets the policy for new clients.OptIn means the client needs to press a key in order to PXE boot, otherwise it will fall back to the next boot device.Noprompt means the client will always PXE Boot.OptOut m...
OptIn means the client needs to press a key in order to PXE boot, otherwise it will fall back to the next boot device.Noprompt means the client will always PXE Boot.OptOut means the client will PXE boot unless the Esc key is pressed.
Noprompt means the client will always PXE Boot.OptOut means the client will PXE boot unless the Esc key is pressed.
OptOut means the client will PXE boot unless the Esc key is pressed.
- [/type: Serverdomain | Userdomain | UserOU | Custom ] Specifies the type of location. Serverdomain creates accounts in the same domain as the Windows Deployment Services server. Userdomain creates accounts in the same domain as the user performing the installation. UserOU creates accounts in the organizational un...
- [/Enabled:{Yes | No}] - Enables or disables logging of Windows Deployment Services client actions.- [/LoggingLevel: {None | Errors | Warnings | Info} - Sets the logging level. None is equivalent to disabling logging. Errors is the lowest level of logging and indicates that only errors will be logged. Warnings inc...
- [/Policy:{Enabled | Disabled}] - Specifies whether or not unattended installation is used.- [/CommandlinePrecedence: {Yes | No}] - Specifies whether an Autounattend.xml file (if present on the client) or an unattended setup file that was passed directly to the Windows Deployment Services client with the /Unattend...
- [/Policy: {AdminApproval | Disabled}] - AdminApprove causes all unknown computers to be added to a pending queue, where the administrator can then review the list of computers and approve or reject each request, as appropriate. Disabled indicates that no additional action is taken when an unknown computer attempts ...
- /Architecture: {x86 | ia64 | x64} - Specifies the architecture.- [/BootProgram: <Relative path>] - Specifies the boot program sent to the approved computer. If no boot program is specified, the default for the architecture of the computer (as specified on the server) will be used.- [/WdsClientUnattend: <Relativ...
- [/Policy: {Include | Exclude}] - Sets the interface bind policy to include or exclude the addresses on the interface list.- [/add] - adds an interface to the list. You must also specify /addresstype and /address.- [/remove] - removes an interface from the list. You must also specify /addresstype and /address.- ...
- [/add] /Guid:<GUID> - adds the specified GUID to the list of banned GUIDs. Any client with this GUID will be identified by its MAC address instead.- [/remove] /Guid:<GUID> - removes the specified GUID from the list of banned GUIDs.
- [/Enabled:{Yes | No}] - Specifies the Bcd refreshing policy. When /Enabled is set to Yes, Bcd files are refreshed at the specified time interval.- [/RefreshPeriod:<time in minutes>] - Specifies the time interval at which Bcd files are refreshed.
[/ObtainIpv4From: {Dhcp | Range}] - Specifies the source of IPv4 addresses.[/start: <starting Ipv4 address>] - Specifies the start of the IP address range. This option is required and valid only if /ObtainIpv4From is set to Range[/End: <Ending Ipv4 address>] - Specifies the end of the IP address range. This option is r...
[/start: <starting Ipv4 address>] - Specifies the start of the IP address range. This option is required and valid only if /ObtainIpv4From is set to Range[/End: <Ending Ipv4 address>] - Specifies the end of the IP address range. This option is required and valid only if /ObtainIpv4From is set to Range.
[/Policy:{None | AutoDisconnect | Multistream}] - Determines how to handle slow clients. None means to keep all clients in one session at the same speed. AutoDisconnect means that any clients that drop below the specified /Threshold will be disconnected. Multistream means clients will be separated into multiple session...
Examples
To set the server to answer only known clients, with a response delay of 4 minutes, type:
wdsutil /Set-Server /AnswerClients:Known /Responsedelay:4
To set the boot program and architecture for the server, type:
wdsutil /Set-Server /BootProgram:boot\x86\pxeboot.n12 /Architecture:x86
To enable logging on the server, type:
wdsutil /Set-Server /WdsClientLogging /Enabled:Yes /LoggingLevel:Warnings
To enable unattend on the server, as well as the architecture and the client unattend file, type:
wdsutil /Set-Server /WdsUnattend /Policy:Enabled /File:WDSClientUnattend \unattend.xml /Architecture:x86
To set the Pre-Boot execution Environment (PXE) server to attempt to bind to TCP ports 67 and 60, type:
wdsutil /Set-server /UseDhcpPorts:No /DhcpOption60:Yes
wdsutil set-transportserver
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012
Sets configuration settings for a Transport Server.
Syntax
wdsutil [Options] /Set-TransportServer [/Server:<Server name>]
[/ObtainIpv4From:{Dhcp | Range}]
[/start:<starting IP address>]
[/End:<Ending IP address>]
[/ObtainIpv6From:Range]\n\
[/start:<start IP address>]\n\
[/End:<End IP address>]
[/startPort:<starting port>
[/EndPort:<starting port>
[/Profile:{10Mbps | 100Mbps | 1Gbps | Custom}]
[/MulticastSessionPolicy]
[/Policy:{None | AutoDisconnect | Multistream}]
[/Threshold:<Speed in KBps>]
[/StreamCount:{2 | 3}]
[/Fallback:{Yes | No}]
Parameters
Parameter
Description
[/Server:<Server name>]
Specifies the name of the Transport Server. This can be the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN). If no Transport Server name is specified, the local server is used.
[/ObtainIpv4From:{Dhcp | Range}]
Sets the source of the IPv4 addresses as follows:- [/start: <IP address>] Sets the start of the IP address range. This is required and valid only if this option is set to Range.- [/End: <IP address>] Sets the end of the IP address range. This is required and valid only if this option is set to Range.- [/startPo...
[/ObtainIpv6From:Range]
Specifies the source of IPv6 addresses. This option only applies to Windows Server 2008 R2 and the only supported value is Range.- [/start: <IP address>] Sets the start of the IP address range. This is required and valid only if this option is set to Range.- [/End: <IP address>] Sets the end of the IP address ran...
[/Profile: {10Mbps | 100Mbps | 1Gbps | Custom}]
Specifies the network profile to be used. This option is only available for servers running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003.