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Hi,<\/p>\n
I am working as System administrator and we are using two domain controllers running Windows Server 2022 for our site.Both are just backup domain controllers only for authentication purpose and DHCP/DNS that’s it.<\/p>\n
I want to install WDS + MDT for which I watched videos on how to setup it but I have one question.We have 2 DC as I said.On DC1 we have DHCP and DNS, NPS and on DC2 just DNS<\/p>\n
On which server I should install and setup WDS, Can I go for DC2?Will it work or I have to make some changes to point to DHCP?? are their any articles which can guide?<\/p>","upvoteCount":4,"answerCount":3,"datePublished":"2025-06-04T08:09:38.964Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"ankitjain4","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/ankitjain4"},"suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","text":"
Hi,<\/p>\n
I am working as System administrator and we are using two domain controllers running Windows Server 2022 for our site.Both are just backup domain controllers only for authentication purpose and DHCP/DNS that’s it.<\/p>\n
I want to install WDS + MDT for which I watched videos on how to setup it but I have one question.We have 2 DC as I said.On DC1 we have DHCP and DNS, NPS and on DC2 just DNS<\/p>\n
On which server I should install and setup WDS, Can I go for DC2?Will it work or I have to make some changes to point to DHCP?? are their any articles which can guide?<\/p>","upvoteCount":4,"datePublished":"2025-06-04T08:09:39.050Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/need-help-regarding-wds-mdt-on-windows-server-2022/1212204/1","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"ankitjain4","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/ankitjain4"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
WDS/MDT should be on a member server, NOT a DC. DCs should only do DC stuff as a matter of practice.<\/p>\n
With that said, the PXE component of WDS requires special configuration if WDS is installed on a server that also does DHCP - more specifically, needs to be set to NOT listen on port 67. More info if you goggle “WDS and DHCP on same server”<\/p>","upvoteCount":1,"datePublished":"2025-06-04T12:50:25.117Z","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/t/need-help-regarding-wds-mdt-on-windows-server-2022/1212204/2","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"kevinhughes2","url":"https://community.spiceworks.com/u/kevinhughes2"}},{"@type":"Answer","text":"
If OP takes your advice regarding not using the DC, the DHCP bit won’t matter…<\/p>\n