HP Integrity rx2800 Smart Setup Scripting Toolkit Administrator's Guide 4.0 - Page 3

Table of Contents, Preparing for Windows Server 2008 SP2 or R2 deployment

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Table of Contents 1 Overview...9 Minimum requirements...9 SSTK environment...9 SSTK boot image...10 SSTK repository...10 The deployment process...10 Extracting the SSTK package...11 2 Creating an SSTK boot image 15 Editing the SSTKStart.cmd file...15 Installing OEM drivers in the boot image 16 Creating the boot image...16 Setting up the boot mechanism...17 Creating a bootable CD/DVD or virtual media 17 Creating a Bootable USB flash device 19 Setting up a network boot environment 19 Windows Deployment Services 20 3 Configuring an SSTK action 23 commandprompt action...23 readhwconf action...23 Configuring conrep...24 applyhwconf action...24 sethbabootdevice action...24 applysasconf action...25 Choosing the installation disk...25 deploy action...26 Uploading the Windows installation files 26 Uploading the Integrity Support Pack 7.0 27 Uploading the Smart Update Pack 28 Preparing for Windows Server 2008 SP2 or R2 deployment 28 Uploading OEM device drivers 28 Modifying the answer file...28 Editing the SSTKConfig.cmd file 30 Editing the default_layout_2008.txt file 30 Replicating a server configuration...30 4 Booting the server...33 Boot instructions...33 Booting from the CD/DVD...33 Boot from the USB flash device...33 Booting from the network...33 SSTK log file...34 Log file format...34 Monitoring the Deployment...34 5 Advanced topics...37 Customizing the SSTK boot image...37 Table of Contents 3

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Table of Contents
1 Overview
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9
Minimum requirements
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9
SSTK environment
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9
SSTK boot image
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10
SSTK repository
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10
The deployment process
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10
Extracting the SSTK package
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11
2 Creating an SSTK boot image
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15
Editing the SSTKStart.cmd file
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15
Installing OEM drivers in the boot image
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16
Creating the boot image
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16
Setting up the boot mechanism
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17
Creating a bootable CD/DVD or virtual media
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17
Creating a Bootable USB flash device
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19
Setting up a network boot environment
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19
Windows Deployment Services
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20
3 Configuring an SSTK action
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23
commandprompt action
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23
readhwconf action
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23
Configuring conrep
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24
applyhwconf action
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24
sethbabootdevice action
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24
applysasconf action
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25
Choosing the installation disk
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25
deploy action
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26
Uploading the Windows installation files
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26
Uploading the Integrity Support Pack 7.0
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27
Uploading the Smart Update Pack
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28
Preparing for Windows Server 2008 SP2 or R2 deployment
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28
Uploading OEM device drivers
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28
Modifying the answer file
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28
Editing the SSTKConfig.cmd file
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30
Editing the default_layout_2008.txt file
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30
Replicating a server configuration
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30
4 Booting the server
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33
Boot instructions
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33
Booting from the CD/DVD
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33
Boot from the USB flash device
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33
Booting from the network
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33
SSTK log file
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34
Log file format
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34
Monitoring the Deployment
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34
5 Advanced topics
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37
Customizing the SSTK boot image
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37
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