Users Guide

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
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 operating system, save the default answer files 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 file to customize the scripted installation of your operating
system.
On systems running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 operating system, save the
completed file in the \Toolkit\os_deploy\<target system> directory after you have completed all
necessary modifications to the UNATTEND.XML or UNATTEND_UEFI.XML file.
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.
lininst
The lininst.sh sample script is 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
specified before the operating system can be installed.
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