Mac OS X Server on Windows Domain with Server 2003 DC

Hello,
I work for a school based in Leicester and we have a full windows environment (server 2003) running about 300 XP machines and 22 macs connected to Active directory using a piece od software called Admit Mac.
Recently I went over to another school and to see there mac setup and how easy it is to image machines, subsequently we purchased a mac mini and installed MAC OS X Server on it. I want to be about to use this sever with Apple remote for the 20 macs we have by joining it to are domain and pulling the machines through using AD for Imaging etc.
Can this be done easily and what's your experience on the best way to go about doing it?
Any help would be fantastic partially if someone out there has done it!!

Hi
+. . . pulling the machines through using AD for Imaging etc.+
Not sure what you mean by this? Creating images similar to RIS files (on the mac platform they're called nbis) can only be done using the System Image Utility. You can use the application itself if you want or an admin mac with the Server Admin Tools installed. AFAIK the application can only be run on the mac platform.
I doubt if nbis can be 'served' by your DC either if this is what you meant?
You might get a clearer idea if you read the documentation:
http://images.apple.com/server/macosx/docs/SystemImaging_and_SW_Update_Adminv10.5.pdf
These links provide further information:
http://www.howtomac.co.uk/
http://www.edugeek.net/forums/mac/15175-how-image-os-x-netrestore.html
http://www.edugeek.net/forums/mac/28828-mac-os-x-creating-image-boot-drive.html
Apple provide further documentation here:
http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/resources/
Tony

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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
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n/a n/a
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10.240.1.24
10.240.1.23
Verify that this computer is connected to the network, that these are the correct DNS server IP addresses, and that at least one of the DNS servers is running.
Please let me know if I'm missing something or if there are other things I can check.
Thanks!
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(c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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www.net4.in hosting provider told to do a entry of Hosting Server IP in DNS then only the website will show the contents. As I don't know how to do this entry so please tell me the steps to do that.
If required anything more please let me know.
Thanks in Advance.
Pratik Purohit

I'm having a little trouble with your english, but I think you're trying to do 3 things:
Host email on an Exchange server
host a website with net4.in
setup DNS so that these things work together
It also sounds like Microsoft is hosting your DNS? If so, you'd simply create an MX DNS record to point to your Exchange 2010 server, and another DNS record for www.techwiz.info.
You may wish to call the hosting provider(s) of these services for more specific guidance. Your question is pretty broad.
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