Users Guide

The DT_DRIVE denotes the network drive letter to the network shared path containing the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system

source and the UNATTEND.XML (in BIOS mode) or UNATTEND_UEFI.XML le (in UEFI mode).

The W2K12INST.BAT script uses the UNATTEND2K12.XML le (in BIOS mode) and UNATTEND2K12_UEFI.XML le (in UEFI mode) with

SETUP.EXE utility to install the operating system les. The W2K16INST.BAT script uses the UNATTEND2K16.XML le (in BIOS mode) and

UNATTEND2K16_UEFI.XML le (in UEFI mode) with SETUP.EXE utility to install the operating system les. For more information, about

preparing the

UNATTEND.XML le, 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 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 le (in UEFI mode) are the default name of the answer les for

automating the Windows setup during an unattended installation. A sample copy of the UNATTEND.XML and UNATTEND_UEFI.XML le is

provided as part of the DTK download in the \Toolkit\Template\Congs directory.

UNATTEND.XML and UNATTEND_UEFI.XML contains the headings and parameters that instruct Windows setup to perform various

conguration tasks. In UNATTEND.XML and UNATTEND_UEFI.XML, specify various setup options, including how to partition disks and the

location of the Windows image you want to install. Before a full deployment can be run, edit all appropriate headings and parameters, as

necessary.

NOTE

: On systems running Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system, save the default answer les as UNATTEND2K12.XML or

UNATTEND2K12_UEFI.XML.

NOTE: See your operating system documentation for instructions on modifying the options in the operating system unattended

installation le to customize the scripted installation of your operating system.

On systems running Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system, save the completed le in the \Toolkit\os_deploy\<target system>

directory after you have completed all necessary modications to the UNATTEND.XML or UNATTEND_UEFI.XML le.

After you have successfully edited your deployment scripts, you are ready to create your deployment media and run your deployment. For

instructions on creating the deployment media and running a full deployment, see Running The Deployment Scripts.

Linux scripts

The lininst.sh (for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) and lininst7.sh (for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) sample scripts are used to perform an

unattended installation of the supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server operating system in both BIOS and UEFI mode. The variables and

paths must be specied before the operating system can be installed.

Utilities used by Linux scripts

grub — Used with the kernel image and initial ramdisk les, along with the unattended answer le to install the operating system in BIOS

mode.

grub2 — Used with the kernel image and initial ramdisk les, along with the unattended answer le to install the operating system in UEFI

mode.

Preparing the script les