Creating Windows Images on a RIS Server and Installing RIS Images

A P P E N D I X A

This appendix describes how to create Sun Ultra 20 M2 Workstation specific images on the Remote Installation Service (RIS) server for the following operating systems:

Windows XP SP2 32-bit or Windows XP 64-bit

Windows Server 2003 32-bit or 64-bit

Once created you can install the images on a client workstation.

This appendix contains the following sections:

Section A.1, Creating a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP SP2 32-bit Image on the RIS Server

Section A.2, Creating a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP 64-bit Image on the RIS Server

Section A.3, Installing a RIS Image onto a Client Workstation

A.1 Creating a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP SP2 32-bit Image on the RIS Server

This section describes how to create a Windows 2003 Enterprise 32-bit or Windows XP SP2 32-bit image on a RIS server and then add platform specific drivers to the image. All drivers for this procedure are located on the Tools and Drivers DVD, version 1.2 or later.

Note - Before using this procedure, you must install the RIS onto a Windows 2003 Enterprise server. See the following URL for complete instructions on how to install the RIS.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325862

To copy Windows 2003 Enterprise and XP SP2 32-bit onto the RIS server, do the following steps.

Note - Click Next or Finished in each screen to advance to the next screen.

1. Insert the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP SP2 32-bit CD into the RIS server's CDROM drive.

2. In the Start menu, select Run.

3. To start the RIS setup program, type the following command:

c:\ risetup.exe

Note - In all commands, c:\ is shown as the DOS command prompt.

4. In the Welcome to the Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard screen, click Next.

5. In the Remote Installation Services Options screen, choose Add a new OS image to this remote installation server, and then click Next.

6. In the Installation Source Files Location screen, choose the CDROM drive with the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP SP2 32-bit CD, and then click Next.

7. In the Windows Installation Image Folder Name screen, type a descriptive name for the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP SP2 32-bit CD image you are creating. For example:

Ultra_20_Windows_XP_SP2_32-bit

8. Click Next.

9. In the Friendly Description and Help Text screen, type a description and help text (for future end-user reference), and then click Next.

10. In the Previous Client Installation Screens Found screen, choose “Use the old client installation screens, and then click Next.

11. In the Review Settings screen, verify your settings, and then click Finished.

12. After the image installs to the server, click Done.

A.1.1 Adding the NVIDA Ethernet Drivers to the Windows Image

To add the NVIDIA Ethernet drivers to the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP SP2 32-bit CD image on the RIS server:

1. Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the RIS server’s CDROM drive.

2. Type the commands below to accomplish the following actions:

Copy the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP SP2 32-bit RIS NVIDIA Ethernet driver zip package to the RIS server.

Unzip the Ethernet driver zip package.

Copy the files to the Windows XP image.

c:\ copy cdrom_drive:\drivers\windows\ris\OS\* C:\temp\nvris
c:\ copy c:\temp\nvris\*.* ris_partition:\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\image_dir\i386

Where cdrom_drive is the CDROM drive on the RIS server, OS is 2003 or XP, image_dir is the image directory, and ris_partition is the drive where the RIS image is stored on the RIS server.

A.1.2 Adding Other Drivers and Modifying Settings Files

To modify settings files, create driver directories, and copy drivers to their directories in the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP SP2 32-bit image on the RIS server:

Note - The ristndrd.sif file is located in the following directory on the RIS server:ris_partition: \RemoteInstall\Setup\Englsh\Images\image_dir\i386\templates

1. Change these entries in the ristndrd.sif file to read as follows:

[Unattended]
     OemPreinstall = yes
[GuiUnattended]
     AdminPassword = “desired password“

2. Remove the following entry from the ristndrd.sif file:

[Identification]
     JoinDomain = %MACHINEDOMAIN%
     DoOldStyleDomainJoin = Yes

3. Add the following entries to the ristndrd.sif file:

[Unattended]
     DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
     OemPnPDriversPath = “\drivers\video;\drivers\audio;\drivers\nic;\drivers\sata_ide;\drivers\smbus“
 
[MassStorageDrivers]
     “Nvidia RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)“=“OEM“
     “Nvidia nForce Storage Controller (required)“=“OEM“
 
[OEMBootFiles]
     nvatabus.sys
     nvraid.cat
     nvraid.inf
     nvraid.sys
     txtsetup.oem
 
[UserData]
     ProductKey = XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
 
[Identification]
     JoinWorkgroup = WORKGROUP

4. To create the $oem$ directory for the RIS image, type the following command:

c:\ mkdir ris_partition:\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\image_dir

The $oem$ directory will have a subdirectory tree structure with the following directory names:

textmode
$1
   drivers
      audio
      nic
      sata_ide
      smbus
      video
         ati
         nvidida
$$
   OemDir

5. To copy Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP 32-bit driver files from the Tools and Drivers DVD to the $oem$ directory tree, type the following commands:

Note - The drivers are located in the following directory on Tools and Drivers DVD.
cdrom_drive: \drivers\windows\OS\chipset\

a. To copy the chipset drivers to the RIS server, type the following command:

c:\ copy cdrom_drive:\drivers\windows\OS\chipset\* c:\temp

6. To copy the chipset drivers to the proper directories, type the following commands:

c:\ copy c:\temp\ide\winxp\sataraid\*.dll ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$$\OemDir
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\ide\winxp\sataraid\* ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\textmode
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\ide\winxp\sata_ide\* ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\sata_ide
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\ethernet\* ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\nic
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\nfref_918_wxp\smbus\* ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\smbus\
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\video\ati ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\video
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\video\nvidia ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\video

7. The txtsetup.oem file is located in the following directory:

ris_partition:\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\image_dir\$oem$\textmode\

Add a semicolon to the beginning of each line for files that are of type *.dll in the [Files.scsi.RAIDClASS] and [Files.scsi.BUSDRV] sections.

8. To enable the RIS server to distribute the RIS image you created, type the following commands:

c:\ net Stop binlsvc
c:\ net Start binlsvc

A.2 Creating a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP 64-bit Image on the RIS Server

This section describes how to create a Windows 2003 Enterprise 64-bit or Windows XP 64-bit image on a RIS server and then add platform specific drivers to the image. All drivers for this procedure are located on the Tools and Drivers DVD, version 1.2 or later.

Note - Before using this procedure, you must install RIS onto a Windows 2003 Enterprise server. See the following URL for complete instructions on how to install the RIS.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;325862

To copy the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP 64-bit CD onto the RIS server:

Note - Click Next or Finished in each screen to advance to the next screen.

1. Insert the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP 64-bit CD into the RIS server's CDROM drive.

2. In the Start menu, select Run.

3. To start the RIS setup program, type the following command:

c:\ risetup.exe

4. In the Welcome to the Remote Installation Services Setup Wizard screen, click Next.

5. In the Remote Installation Services Options screen, choose Add a new OS image to this remote installation server, and then click Next.

6. In the Installation Source Files Location screen, choose the CDROM drive with the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP 64-bit CD, and then click Next.

7. In the Windows Installation Image Folder Name screen, type a descriptive name for the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP 64-bit CD image you are creating. For example:

Ultra_20_Windows_XP_64-bit

8. In the Friendly Description and Help Text screen, type a description and help text (for future end-user reference), and then click Next.

9. In the Previous Client Installation Screens Found screen, choose “Use the new client installation screens, and overwrite the old ones, and then click Next.

10. In the Review Settings screen, verify your settings, and then click Finished.

11. After the image installs to the server, click Done.

A.2.1 Adding the NVIDA Ethernet Drivers to the Windows Image

To add the NVIDIA Ethernet drivers to the Windows 2003 Enterprise and XP 64-bit CD image on the RIS server:

1. Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the RIS server’s CDROM drive.

2. Type the commands below to accomplish the following actions.

Copy the Windows XP 64-bit RIS NVIDIA Ethernet driver zip package to the RIS server.

Unzip the Ethernet driver zip package.

Copy the files to the RIS image.

c:\ copy cdrom_drive:\drivers\windows\ris\OS\* C:\temp\nvris64
c:\ copy c:\temp\NVRIS64\*.* ris_partition:\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\image_dir\amd64

Where cdrom_drive is the CDROM drive on the RIS server, OS is 2003 or XP, image_dir is the image directory, and ris_partition is the drive where the RIS image is stored on the RIS server.

A.2.2 Adding Other Drivers and Modifying Settings Files

Note - The ristndrd.sif file is located in the following directory on the RIS server:ris_partition: \RemoteInstall\Setup\Englsh\Images\image_dir\i386\templates

To modify settings files, create driver directories, and copy drivers to their directories in the Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP 64-bit image on the RIS server, do the following steps.

1. Change these entries in the ristndrd.sif file to read as follows:

[Unattended]
     OemPreinstall = yes
[GuiUnattended]
     AdminPassword = “<desired password>“

2. Remove the following entry from the ristndrd.sif file:

[Identification]
     JoinDomain = %MACHINEDOMAIN%
     DoOldStyleDomainJoin = Yes

3. Add the following entries to the ristndrd.sif file:

[Unattended]
     DriverSigningPolicy = Ignore
     OemPnPDriversPath = “\drivers\video;\drivers\audio;\drivers\nic;\drivers\sata_ide;\drivers\smbus“
 
[MassStorageDrivers]
     “Nvidia RAID CLASS DRIVER (required)“=“OEM“
     “Nvidia nForce Storage Controller (required)“=“OEM“
 
[OEMBootFiles]
     nvatax64.sys
     nvraid.cat
     nvrdx64.inf
     nvrdx64.sys
     txtsetup.oem
 
[UserData]
     ProductKey = XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
 
[Identification]
     JoinWorkgroup = WORKGROUP

4. To create the $oem$ directory for the RIS image, type the following command:

c:\ mkdir cdrom_drive:\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\image_dir

The $oem$ directory will have a subdirectory tree structure with the following directory names:

textmode
$1
   drivers
      audio
      nic
      sata_ide
      smbus
      video
         ati
         nvidida
$$
   OemDir

5. To copy Windows 2003 Enterprise or XP 64-bit driver files into the $oem$ directory tree, type the following commands.

The drivers are located in the following directory on the Tools and Drivers DVD:

cdrom_drive:\drivers\windows\OS\chipset\*

a. To copy the drivers to the RIS server, type the following command:

c:\ copy cdrom_drive:\drivers\windows\OS\chipset\* c:\temp

b. To copy the driver files to the proper directories, type the following commands:

c:\ copy c:\temp\ide\winxp\sataraid\*.dll ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$$\OemDir
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\ide\winxp\sataraid\* ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\textmode
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\ide\winxp\sata_ide\* ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\sata_ide
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\ethernet\* ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\nic
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\nfref_918_wxp64\smbus\* ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\smbus\
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\video\ati ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\video
 
c:\ copy c:\temp\video\nvidia ris_partition:\remoteinstall\setup\english\images\image_dir\$oem$\$1\drivers\video

6. The txtsetup.oem file is located in the following directory.

ris_partition:\RemoteInstall\Setup\English\Images\image_dir\$oem$\textmode\

Add a semicolon to the beginning of each line for files that are of type *.dll in the [Files.scsi.RAIDClASS] and [Files.scsi.BUSDRV] sections.

7. To enable the RIS server to distribute the RIS image you created, type the following commands:

c:\ net Stop binlsvc
c:\ net Start binlsvc

A.3 Installing a RIS Image onto a Client Workstation

This section describes how to install a RIS image onto a client workstation using PXE boot.

To install a RIS image onto a client workstation:

1. Power on or reboot the workstation.

2. During POST, press the F12 key to enter PXE.

The workstation looks for the RIS server on the network.

3. Type your name and password when the Windows RIS install screen appears.

4. Choose the RIS image to install.

Once selected, the OS installation begins and automatically continues until it completes.