Automated OS install

  • Thread starter Thread starter Vince
  • Start date Start date
V

Vince

Can anyone please tell me or give me an idea on -
how an unattended install from

(1) NETWORK based install (main goal)
(2) RIS - Remote Installation Services
(3) CD Based Installation

be automated?

GOAL:

Automate install but asks for IPADRESS and other variables to use then
dynamically populate the templates? Ask me some things at beginning then
use those answers to complte the rest of install.

For example, I have a CD Based install using winnt.sif but I want the
unattended process to ask me for the IP Adress to use of the system I am
installing the OS on (2000 or XP or 2003).

Another Example, I am performing an unattended install using winnt.exe or
winnt32.exe but asks me some parameters such as IP then uses this info to
automate the installation.

Lastly, an example also in RIS.
 
Vince said:
Can anyone please tell me or give me an idea on -
how an unattended install from

(1) NETWORK based install (main goal)
(2) RIS - Remote Installation Services
(3) CD Based Installation

be automated?

GOAL:

Automate install but asks for IPADRESS and other variables to use then
dynamically populate the templates? Ask me some things at beginning
then use those answers to complte the rest of install.

For example, I have a CD Based install using winnt.sif but I want the
unattended process to ask me for the IP Adress to use of the system I
am installing the OS on (2000 or XP or 2003).

Another Example, I am performing an unattended install using
winnt.exe or winnt32.exe but asks me some parameters such as IP then
uses this info to automate the installation.

Lastly, an example also in RIS.
Click to expand...

RIS - look up the white papers on Microsoft's site. Very Good and Very
Informative - and easy to find using searches. (If you cannot find answers
like this - you likely shouldn't be setting up unattended installs.)

Unattended NETWORK: I like http://unattended.sourceforge.net/

Unattended CD: I like http://unattended.msfn.org/

Look into scripting to set the IPs.
 
Back
Top