Users Guide

W2K8INST.BAT and W2K12INST.BAT

The W2K8INST.BAT and W2K12INST.BAT sample scripts are used to perform an unattended installation of

the Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems respectively. The variables and

paths must be specified before the operating system can be installed.

NOTE: It is 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 W2K8INST.BAT and W2K12INST.BAT are w2k8inst.bat and w2k12inst.bat respectively.

Utilities used

SETUP.EXE — Used to install the operating system in conjunction with the UNATTEND.XML and

UNATTEND_UEFI.XML answer files.

External dependencies

W2K8INST.BAT and W2K12INST.BAT scripts uses two environment variables: DT_PLATFORM and

DT_DRIVE.

The DT_PLATFORM variable is set by TKENVSET.BAT using platform discovery.

The DT_DRIVE denotes the network drive letter to the network shared path containing the Windows

Server 2008 or the Windows Server 2012 operating system source and the UNATTEND.XML (in BIOS

mode) or UNATTEND_UEFI.XML file (in UEFI mode).

The W2K8INST.BAT script uses the UNATTEND.XML file (in BIOS mode) and UNATTEND_UEFI.XML file (in

UEFI mode) with SETUP.EXE utility to install the operating system files. The W2K12INST.BAT script uses

the UNATTEND2K12.XML file (in BIOS mode) and UNATTEND2K12_UEFI.XML file (in UEFI mode) with

SETUP.EXE utility to install the operating system files. For more information about preparing the

UNATTEND.XML file, see UNATTEND.XML AND UNATTEND_UEFI.XML.

Specifying the windows installation variables and installation paths

To edit the Windows operating system installation variables (in BIOS mode), locate the following lines in

W2K8INST.BAT or W2K12INST.BAT:

:: Location of Unattend.xml file

set DT_UNATTEND=%DT_SYSTEMS%\%DT_PLATFORM%\unattend.xml

UNATTEND.XML aND UNATTEND_UEFI.XML

The UNATTEND.XML (in BIOS mode) and UNATTEND_UEFI.XML file (in UEFI mode) are the default name

of the answer files for automating the Windows setup during an unattended installation. A sample copy of

the UNATTEND.XML and UNATTEND_UEFI.XML file is provided as part of the DTK download in the

\Toolkit\Template\Configs directory.

UNATTEND.XML and UNATTEND_UEFI.XML contains the headings and parameters that instruct Windows

setup to perform various configuration tasks. In UNATTEND.XML and UNATTEND_UEFI.XML, specify