Incorporating Device Drivers Into Windows Server 2008 WIM Images for Windows Deployment Services

This section is for advanced system administrators who need to incorporate Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) device drivers into Windows Imaging Format (WIM) files.

This appendix assumes that the system administrator is using Microsoft’s Windows Deployment Services (WDS) to deploy the installation of Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) over a network.

Topics in this section include:

• Getting Started

  • Location of Device Drivers on Tools and Drivers DVD

  • Which Device Drivers to Incorporate Into WIM Image(s)

  • Prerequisites and Task Overview

• Procedures for Incorporating Drivers Into WIM Image(s)

  • Create an ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script - Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2)

  • Add Device Driver(s) to Boot WIM - Windows Server 2008 SP2 Only

  • Map ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script to Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) Install Image

Getting Started

Topics included in this section include:

• Location of Device Drivers on Tools and Drivers DVD

• Which Device Drivers to Incorporate Into WIM Image(s)

• Prerequisites and Task Overview

Location of Device Drivers on Tools and Drivers DVD

Device Driver Directory Location on Tools and Drivers DVD identifies the location of the device driver directories on the Tools and Drivers DVD.

Device Driver Directory Location on Tools and Drivers DVD

Which Device Drivers to Incorporate Into WIM Image(s)

Device Drivers to Add to WIM Image(s) identifies the device drivers to incorporate in the Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) WIM image(s). Note, the boot WIM image identified in the table is only required for Windows Server 2008 SP2 installations, and the install WIM image identified in the table is required for both Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 installations.

Device Drivers to Add to WIM Image(s)

Prerequisites and Task Overview

Prior to creating the device driver WIM image(s) for Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2), ensure that the following tasks are completed in the order specified.

1. Install and configure the Windows Deployment Services on a server in your network. For details, you can download Microsoft’s Windows Deployment Services Step-by-Step Guide at:

   http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=14CA18B1-B433-4F62-8586-B0A2096460EB[amp ]displaylang=en.

2. Install the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK). The WAIK contains applications to mount and modify WIM images as well as applications to create and modify XML unattended setup scripts.

   Microsoft provides separate WAIK downloads for Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The URLs for these downloads are as follows:

   • Windows Server 2008 SP2 at:

     http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=94BB6E34-D890-4932-81A5-5B50C657DE08[amp ]displaylang=en

   • Windows Server 2008 R2 at: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=696DD665-9F76-4177-A811-39C26D3B3B34[amp ]displaylang=en

3. Locate the Windows device drivers on the Tools and Driver DVD. For information about where the device drivers on the Tools and Drivers DVD are located, see Location of Device Drivers on Tools and Drivers DVD.

4. Establish a network-shared device driver repository. For example:

   • Create a device driver repository containing the Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) device drivers.

     Note that for Windows Server 2008 WDS installation environments, a device driver repository is provided, which you can modify. For Windows Server 2003 SP2 WDS installation environments, a device driver repository is not provided and you must manually create one. The following is an example of how you might want to set up the directory structure for a new device driver repository:

     C:\unattend\drivers\{w2K8|W2k8R2}\catalogs\vendor\version

     Where:

     • unattend is the unattend device driver store

     • drivers is the name for device driver directory

     • {W2K8 or W2K8R2} is the name for Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) device drivers directory

     • catalogs is the name for Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) catalog files

     • vendor is the name of directory for device driver vendor

     • version is the name of directory for device driver version

   • Ensure that the directories (folders) in the device driver repository are shared and accessible to the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) during the network installation.

     For example, the device driver repository network shares referenced in this appendix are setup as follows:

     Repository Folder Network Shares C:\Unattended\Drivers\W2K8 \\wds-server\W2K8-Drivers C:\Unattended\Drivers\W2K8R2 \\wds-server\W2K8R2-Drivers

   • Extract the Windows Server 2008 device drivers on the Tools and Drivers DVD and place them into the device driver repository.

     For details about where the Windows Server 2008 device drivers are located on the Tools and Driver DVD, see Location of Device Drivers on Tools and Drivers DVD.

     If you do not have a copy of the Tools and Drivers DVD, you can download the ISO image for the Tools and Driver DVD. For details, see Appendix D, Downloading the ISO Image for the Tools and Drivers DVD.

     The following example demonstrates the directory structure of the device driver repository after copying a SAS PCIe HBA driver (example version number: 1.19.2.64) from the Tools and Drivers DVD to the device driver repository:

     Operating System Tools and Driver DVD Device Driver Repository Windows Server 2008 SP2 DVDDevice:\windows\W2K8\drivers\64bit\hba\lsi\mpt2 C:\unattend\drivers\W2K8\lsi\1.19.2.64 Windows Server 2008 R2 DVDDevice:\windows\W2K8R2\drivers\64bit\hba\lsi\mpt2 C:\unattend\drivers\W2K8R2\lsi\1.19.2.64

5. Create an imageunattend.xml Setup Script for Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2. For details, seeCreate an ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script - Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) .

6. For Windows Server 2008 SP2 (only) installations, add the required boot device drivers described in Device Drivers to Add to WIM Image(s) to boot.wim. For details about adding the device drivers to the boot.wim, see Add Device Driver(s) to Boot WIM - Windows Server 2008 SP2 Only .

7. Map the imageunattend.xml Setup Script to the Windows Server 2008 image. For details, see Map ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script to Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) Install Image.

8. For Windows Server 2008 SP2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 installations, add the required device drivers described in Device Drivers to Add to WIM Image(s) to the install.wim image.

Procedures for Incorporating Drivers Into WIM Image(s)

The following procedures presented are guidelines you can use to add device drivers to the WIM image file(s). These procedures should be performed in the order described.

• Create an ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script - Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2)

• Add Device Driver(s) to Boot WIM - Windows Server 2008 SP2 Only

• Map ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script to Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) Install Image

Before you Begin

Prior to performing the procedures in this section, you should ensure that all the prerequisites as described in Prerequisites and Task Overview have been met.