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appnotes:srp_install [2009/11/05 18:18] mcb30 |
appnotes:srp_install [2009/11/17 20:16] mcb30 Reverting to instructions involving peimg |
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DISKPART> clean | DISKPART> clean | ||
+ | DISKPART> uniqueid disk id=12345678 | ||
DISKPART> create partition primary | DISKPART> create partition primary | ||
DISKPART> select partition 1 | DISKPART> select partition 1 | ||
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DISKPART> assign | DISKPART> assign | ||
DISKPART> exit | DISKPART> exit | ||
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+ | (where //12345678// can be any non-zero 8-digit hexadecimal string that you choose). | ||
Copy the contents of the Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM to the USB key: | Copy the contents of the Windows Server 2008 DVD-ROM to the USB key: | ||
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<RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> | <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> | ||
<Order>1</Order> | <Order>1</Order> | ||
- | <Path>cmd.exe /c for /f %i in ('dir /s /b %WINDIR%\inf\oem*.inf') do drvload %i</Path> | + | <Path>cmd.exe /c for /f %i in ('dir /s /b %WINDIR%\inf\oem*.inf') do drvload %i || echo Ignoring error</Path> |
</RunSynchronousCommand> | </RunSynchronousCommand> | ||
</RunSynchronous> | </RunSynchronous> | ||
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</unattend> | </unattend> | ||
- | and save it as //E:\autounattend.xml// (where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key). | + | (modifying "amd64" to "x86" if you are using a non-64-bit version of Windows) and save it as //E:\autounattend.xml// (where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key). |
==== Preparing the imagex configuration file ==== | ==== Preparing the imagex configuration file ==== | ||
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==== Enabling SRP boot support ==== | ==== Enabling SRP boot support ==== | ||
- | * Boot from your USB key, and install Windows Server 2008 to a blank physical disk on a new machine. | + | Boot from your USB key, and install Windows Server 2008 to a blank physical disk on a new machine. (This step is sadly necessary due to limitations in the Windows Setup infrastructure.) |
- | * In the newly-installed Windows Server 2008, install //sanbootconf// from your USB key. | + | In the newly-installed Windows Server 2008, install //sanbootconf// from your USB key. |
- | * Start up a command prompt and prepare the machine for capturing the installation image: | + | Start up a command prompt and prepare the machine for capturing the installation image: |
cd %WINDIR%\System32\sysprep | cd %WINDIR%\System32\sysprep | ||
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==== Capturing the installation image ==== | ==== Capturing the installation image ==== | ||
- | * Boot from your USB key, and press //Shift-F10// to start up a command prompt window. | + | Boot from your USB key. At the language selection screen, press //Shift-F10// to start up a command prompt window and capture the image: |
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- | * Capture the image: | + | |
cd \ | cd \ | ||
- | imagex /append C: E:\sources\install.wim "Windows Server 2008 (SRP boot)" | + | imagex /append C: E:\sources\install.wim "Windows Server 2008 (SRP boot)" "Windows Server 2008 with SRP boot support" /flags "SERVERENTERPRISE" |
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+ | (where //SERVERENTERPRISE// may need to be changed to //SERVERSTANDARD// or //SERVERDATACENTER// depending on which version of Windows Server 2008 you are installing). | ||
- | * Quit the Windows installer and shut down the machine. | + | Quit the Windows installer and shut down the machine. |
==== Converting back to a DVD-ROM (optional) ==== | ==== Converting back to a DVD-ROM (optional) ==== | ||
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You may want to convert your bootable USB key back to a DVD-ROM. To do this, start up a Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (//Start//->//All Programs//->//Microsoft Windows AIK//->//Windows PE Tools Command Prompt//) and generate an ISO image file: | You may want to convert your bootable USB key back to a DVD-ROM. To do this, start up a Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (//Start//->//All Programs//->//Microsoft Windows AIK//->//Windows PE Tools Command Prompt//) and generate an ISO image file: | ||
- | oscdimg -o -m -bE:\boot\etfsboot.com E:\ C:\win2k8.iso | + | oscdimg -m -n -o -bE:\boot\etfsboot.com E:\ C:\win2k8.iso |
(where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key, and //C:\win2k8.iso// is the place that you want to store the ISO image file). | (where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key, and //C:\win2k8.iso// is the place that you want to store the ISO image file). |