System and method for automated operating system installation

A system and method for automatically installing an operating system from a deployment server to a target server utilizing a directory service. The directory service utilizes target objects and policy objects to authenticate the identity of a particular target and then to direct the target system to...

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Zusammenfassung:A system and method for automatically installing an operating system from a deployment server to a target server utilizing a directory service. The directory service utilizes target objects and policy objects to authenticate the identity of a particular target and then to direct the target system to a deployment server that maintains a validated image of a desired operating system. The target system then communicates with the deployment server in order to install the appropriate operating system.