220-1102 Question 36
Single answerRemote network installationA technician needs to deploy Windows to 20 new office PCs without visiting each desk. The PCs are connected to the corporate LAN, support UEFI network boot, and have no operating system installed. Management wants a standardized image deployed from a central server with the least manual effort. Which solution should the technician implement?
- A
Configure PXE boot on the clients and use a deployment server to deliver the OS image over the network
- B
Use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) from the technician's workstation to install Windows on each PC
- C
Create a VPN connection from each new PC to the deployment server and start the installation remotely
- D
Use Bluetooth file transfer to copy the Windows installation files to each PC and run setup automatically
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
For bare-metal remote network installation, the standard best practice is to use PXE boot with a deployment service on the local network. PXE works with firmware-level network boot support, allowing the client to download a network bootstrap program and begin installation before an operating system exists on the device. In Microsoft environments, Windows Deployment Services (WDS) and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) are commonly used to automate and standardize these deployments. This approach reduces technician travel, ensures consistency, and scales well for multiple new PCs. By contrast, tools like RDP and VPN depend on an already functional operating system and network configuration, so they are not suitable for initial OS deployment to new systems.
- A. Correct.
Correct. PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) allows compatible systems to boot from the network before an operating system is installed. In a remote network installation scenario, a deployment server such as Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) can provide boot files and a standardized image across the LAN. This is the practical, centralized method for deploying many new systems with minimal hands-on effort.
- B. Incorrect.
Incorrect. RDP requires an operating system to already be installed and configured with network access and remote desktop enabled. These PCs are brand new and do not yet have an OS, so RDP cannot be used to start the installation process.
- C. Incorrect.
Incorrect. A VPN client also requires an installed and working operating system or preconfigured appliance support. Since these devices are bare metal systems with no OS, they cannot establish a VPN tunnel first. In addition, VPN is not the standard mechanism for initial LAN-based bare-metal deployment.
- D. Incorrect.
Incorrect. Bluetooth is not a practical or supported enterprise deployment method for operating system imaging. It is too limited in range, speed, and management capability for deploying standardized OS images to multiple desktops on a corporate network.