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Preparing the Script Files for Deployment Using Microsoft Windows PE 67
UPINIT.BAT
UPINIT.BAT is a tool used to create and populate the Dell utility partition.
NOTE: You can use this script to create a new Dell utility partition only if there are
no existing partitions on your hard disk.
You can also use this script to upgrade or downgrade an existing Dell utility
partition. Upgrades or downgrades can be made only to existing Dell utility
partitions using the overwrite option.
CAUTION: The existing Dell utility partition should be the first primary partition
on the hard disk. Also, the Dell utility partition must be greater than or equal to 32
MB and less than 2 GB.
For details on the command line arguments to be used for UPINIT.BAT, refer
to the Dell Deployment Toolkit Command Line Interface Reference Guide.
Preparing the Operating System Installation
Scripts for Windows PE
The WININST.BAT and W2K8INST.BAT scripts are used to install
supported Windows operating systems.
WININST.BAT
The WININST.BAT sample script is used to perform an unattended
installation of Windows Server 2003 operating systems. The variables and
paths must be specified before the operating system can be installed.
CAUTION: It is strongly recommended that you consult your Windows operating
system documentation and unattended deployment documentation to develop a
thorough understanding of the Windows unattended installation process before
attempting to perform a full scripted deployment.
The syntax for WININST.BAT is
wininst.bat
Utilities Used
WINNT32.EXE — Used to install the operating system in conjunction with
the UNATTEND.TXT answer file.