Updated: July 13, 2020 (August 4, 2003)

Quick RIS and ADS Comparison

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The following chart summarizes the main differences between Remote Installation and Automated Deployment Services.

	Remote Installation Services (RIS)	Automated Deployment Services (ADS)
Usage	User initiated, Active Directorymanaged deployment	Large-scale, administrator-initiated, deployments of servers in data centers
Deploys	Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP (except Home) Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003 (all 32-bit editions) Windows Server 2003 (64-bit edition)	Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003 (all 32-bit editions)
Available With	Windows 2000 Server Windows Server 2003 (except Web Edition)	Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and Datacenter Editions
Deployment Method	Script- or file-based (RIS Image)	Image-based
Deployment Initiation	Deployment target (pull)	Deployment controller (push)
Concurrent Deployments (per Server)	Up to 75 (deployment speed effected by number of concurrent

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