Using Microsoft ImageX with the SSTK to Capture and Deploy Windows Server Images on HP Integrity Servers

Introduction

This white paper enables capturing and deploying Windows Server 2008 Images using the Microsoft

ImageX utility. It applies to SSTK 4.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, and Windows Server 2008 R2 for

Itanium-based systems.

Executing the image capture action

To execute the image capture action, follow these steps:

1. Copy the ImageX IA64 utility from the C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\ia64

directory to the utilities directory under the SSTK repository tree.

2. In the SSTK repository system, set the default_action variable in the SSTKConfig.cmd script

to captureimage.

3. Set the os_deploy variable to 2008-server-sp2 or 2008-server-r2, depending on the

Windows Server 2008 version.

4. Boot the master computer (the Integrity system from which you want to capture the golden image)

to the Windows Server 2008 SP2 or R2.

5. Create an XML file named sysprep.xml and insert the following code. Then, save it into the

C:\Windows\System32\sysprep directory. You must fill the fields (in red) with the

Administrator’s password, AutoLogon Password (same as the Administrator’s password), and a

valid Product Key, respectively. For information about Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows

Server 2008 R2 answer files and WSIM, see the AIK User’s Guide. Click Program

Files→Microsoft Windows AIK→Documentation→Automated Windows Installation

Kit User's Guide.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core"

processorArchitecture="ia64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral"

versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

</component>

<component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="ia64"

publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS"

xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State"

xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

<Value> Use WSIM to insert an encrypted password, or change the

PlainText value to true and insert a plain text password.</Value>

<PlainText>false</PlainText>

</Password>

<Username>Administrator</Username>

</AutoLogon>

<CommandLine>netsh firewall set portopening protocol=tcp

port=3389</CommandLine>

<Description>Enable Remote Desktop in Windows Firewall</Description>

</AsynchronousCommand>

</LogonCommands>

<OOBE>