Map ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script to Windows Server 2008 Install Image

Follow the steps in this procedure to map the ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script to the Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) install.wim for your Oracle server. For details, see How to Create an ImageUnattend.xml Setup Script.

1. Insert the Windows Server 2008 SP2 DVD media into the DVD reader of the system that is hosting the Windows Deployment Services.
2. Launch the Windows Deployment Services administration tool and import the Windows Server 2008 SP2 install WIM.
   1. Choose Start > All Programs > Windows Deployment Services.
   2. Right-click Install Images and choose Add Install Image.

      Note that if no image groups exist, create a new image group named Windows Server 2008 SP2 or Windows Server 2008 R2, and click Next.

   3. Click Browse to select the Windows Server 2008 SP2 Install WIM image located at: DVDDrive:\sources\install.wim; then click Open, and then Next.
   4. Select the Windows Server 2008 edition (Data Center, Standard, or Enterprise) to import into Windows Deployment Services, then click Next.
   5. To import the specified Windows Server 2008 edition install image, click Next twice, and then click Finish.
3. Launch the Deployment Tools Command Prompt as Administrator, for example:

   Click Start > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK, then right-click Deployment Tools Command Prompt, and choose Run as Administrator.

4. In the Deployment Tools Command Prompt, do the following:
   1. Use the cd command to change the directory to the folder containing the Windows Server 2008 SP2 install WIM.

      For example, the Windows Server 2008 SP2 Datacenter (x64) edition WIM image would be located at:

      cd Drive:\RemoteInstall\images\Windows Server 2008 SP2

   2. Use the mkdir command to create a directory with the exact same spelling and case as the imported Windows Server 2008 WIM image.

      mkdir install

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      Note - Selecting the defaults when importing the install image for Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) creates an installation WIM file called install.wim.

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   3. Use the cd command to change the directory to the imported Windows Server 2008 folder, then use the mkdir command to create an Unattend directory.

      For example:

      cd install

      mkdir Unattend

   4. Use the cd command to change the directory to the Unattend directory, then use the copy command to copy the ImageUnattend.xml setup script (created in an earlier procedure in this section) to the Unattend directory.

      For example:

      cd Unattend

      copy C:\Unattend\Drivers\{W2K8|W2k8R2}\Catalogs\ImageUnattend.xml

5. Open the Windows Server 2008 image properties.
   1. Launch the Windows Deployment Services administration tool.

      Choose Start > All Programs--Windows Deployment Services.

   2. In the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) administration tool, click and expand the Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) image group.
   3. Right-click Microsoft Windows Server and choose Properties.
6. Perform the following steps to map the ImageUnattend.xml setup script to the windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) image.
   1. In the General Tab of the Windows Server 2008 image properties, select Allow image to install in unattended mode and click Select File.
   2. Browse to the following location as specified in the prior steps:

      Drive:\RemoteInstall\images\{W2K8|W2K8R2}\install\Unattend\ ImageUnattend.xml

   3. Click OK to map the ImageUnattend.xml setup script to the Windows Server 2008 WIM image.

      The Windows Server 2008 (SP2 or R2) WIM image is ready to be installed through Windows Deployment Services.

   4. Exit the Deployment Tools Command Prompt and the Windows Deployment Services Administration tool.

Next Steps

Downloading the ISO Image for the Tools and Drivers DVD.