> joining to the domain requires a reboot For large farms of Windows servers this is done in the base image, it finishes the first boot already domain-joined.

> joining to the domain requires a reboot For large farms of Windows servers this is done in the base image, it finishes the first boot already domain-joined. Windows Server has a built-in service for remotely imaging servers over the network that integrates with this. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.