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appnotes:srp_install [2009/11/09 15:11] mcb30 |
appnotes:srp_install [2009/11/17 20:41] mcb30 Remove diskpart rescan; it can cause duplicate disks! |
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| <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> | ||
| <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> | <unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend"> | ||
| + | <settings pass="windowsPE"> | ||
| + | <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" | ||
| + | processorArchitecture="amd64" | ||
| + | publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" | ||
| + | language="neutral" | ||
| + | versionScope="nonSxS" | ||
| + | xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"> | ||
| + | <RunSynchronous> | ||
| + | <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add"> | ||
| + | <Order>1</Order> | ||
| + | <Path>cmd.exe /c for /f %i in ('dir /s /b %WINDIR%\inf\oem*.inf') do drvload %i || echo Ignoring error</Path> | ||
| + | </RunSynchronousCommand> | ||
| + | </RunSynchronous> | ||
| + | </component> | ||
| + | </settings> | ||
| <settings pass="generalize"> | <settings pass="generalize"> | ||
| <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpSysprep" | <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpSysprep" | ||
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| and save it as //E:\wimscript.ini// (where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key). | and save it as //E:\wimscript.ini// (where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key). | ||
| - | ==== Preparing WinOF ==== | + | ==== Preparing the boot image ==== |
| - | Download the correct version of Windows OpenFabrics from [[http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads/WinOF/]] and unzip the downloaded file. Copy the unzipped //.msi// file to //E:\WinOF.msi// (where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key). | + | Download the correct version of Windows OpenFabrics from [[http://www.openfabrics.org/downloads/WinOF/]] and unzip the //.msi// installer file. Unpack the driver files to a temporary location: |
| - | Start up a command prompt and extract the driver files from the //.msi// file: | + | msiexec -a WinOF_2-1_wlh_x64.msi -qb TARGETDIR=%TMP%\WinOF |
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| - | cd /d E:\ | + | |
| - | msiexec -a WinOF.msi -qb TARGETDIR=E:\WinOF | + | |
| - | for /f %i in ('dir /b /s E:\WinOF\PFiles\WinOF\Drivers\*.*') do copy /y %i | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ==== Preparing sanbootconf ==== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Download //sanbootconf// from [[http://git.etherboot.org/releases/sanbootconf/sanbootconf-latest.zip]] and unzip the downloaded file. Copy the unzipped //.msi// file to //E:\sanbootconf.msi// (where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key). | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ==== Preparing the imagex tool ==== | + | |
| Start up a Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (//Start//->//All Programs//->//Microsoft Windows AIK//->//Windows PE Tools Command Prompt//) and mount the boot image file: | Start up a Windows PE Tools Command Prompt (//Start//->//All Programs//->//Microsoft Windows AIK//->//Windows PE Tools Command Prompt//) and mount the boot image file: | ||
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| copy ..\%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%\imagex.exe %TMP%\Mount | copy ..\%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%\imagex.exe %TMP%\Mount | ||
| copy E:\wimscript.ini %TMP%\Mount | copy E:\wimscript.ini %TMP%\Mount | ||
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| + | Add the WinOF drivers to the boot image: | ||
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| + | cd %TMP%\WinOF\PFiles\WinOF\Drivers | ||
| + | for /f %i in ('dir *.inf /s /b') do peimg /inf=%i %TMP%\Mount | ||
| Commit the changes to the boot image: | Commit the changes to the boot image: | ||
| imagex /unmount /commit %TMP%\Mount | imagex /unmount /commit %TMP%\Mount | ||
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| + | ==== Preparing sanbootconf ==== | ||
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| + | Download //sanbootconf// from [[http://git.etherboot.org/releases/sanbootconf/sanbootconf-latest.zip]] and save it as //E:\sanbootconf.zip// (where //E:// is the drive letter of your USB key). | ||
| ===== Creating the installation image ===== | ===== Creating the installation image ===== | ||
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| 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.) | 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 //WinOF.msi// and //sanbootconf.msi// 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: | ||
