Push Install Instructions for Microsoft Windows* Vista 32 - Introduction - Setting up an install directory on the file server - Instructions for Creating Teams and VLANs(Optional) - Deployment methods - Microsoft documentation for unattended installations of Windows Vista 32 - Sample UNATTEND.XML file for Windows Vista 32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction A "Push", or unattended installation of Windows Vista 32 provides a means for network administrators to easily install Windows Vista 32 on x86 capable systems. The network administrator can create a bootable media that will automatically log into a central server and install the operating system from the Windows Vista 32 installation directory stored on that server. This document provides instructions for a basic unattended installation of Windows Vista 32 that includes the installation of drivers for the Intel(R) PRO/100 and Intel(R) PRO/1000 adapters. As part of the unattended installation, you can create Teams and VLANs. If you wish to create one or more VLANs as part of the unattended installation, you must also follow the instructions in the "Instructions for Creating Teams and VLANs (Optional)" section of this document. The elements necessary for the Windows Vista 32 unattended installation are: - A server with a shared image of the Windows Vista 32 Installation DVD. - If you wish to create VLANS as part of the unattended installation, you need to create a configuration file with the VLAN information in it. To create this file you need a sample system that has the same type of adapter(s) that will be in the systems receiving the push installation. On the sample system, use Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager to set up the adapters in the VLAN configuration you want. This system could also be the Windows Vista 32 system mentioned above. For clarity, this system is referred to in this document as the configured system. - An unattended installation configuration file that provide Windows setup with information it needs to complete the installation. The name of this file is UNATTEND.XML - The Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Setting up an install directory on the file server The server must be setup with a distribution folder that holds the required Windows Vista 32 files. Clients must also be able to read this folder when connecting via TCP/IP. For illustration purposes, the examples in this document use the network share D:\PushVista32. To create this share: 1) Create a directory on the server, (EX: D:\PushVista32). 2) Use the My Computer applet in Windows to locate the D:\PushVista32 folder. 3) Right-click the folder and select Sharing. Select Share this folder. 4) Give it a share name (EX: PushVista32). This share name will be used to connect to this directory from the remote target systems. 5) Adjust permissions as necessary and click OK. To prepare the distribution folder: 1) Copy the entire contents from the Windows Vista 32 DVD to D:\PushVista32. Use Windows Explorer or XCOPY to maintain the same directory structure as on the Windows Vista 32 DVD. When the copy is complete, the Windows Vista 32 installation files should be in the D:\PushVista32 directory. 2) Use the Windows System Image Manager to edit/generate the Unattend.xml file and save it to the D:\PushVista32 directory. See sample below for example of Unattend.xml 3) Create the driver install directory structure and copy the driver files to it. NOTE: The PUSHCOPY.BAT file provided with the drivers in the APPS\SETUP\PUSH directory copies the appropriate files for the installation. PUSHCOPY also copies the components needed to perform the automated installations contained in the [GuiRunOnce] section of the sample UNATTEND.TXT file. These include an unattended installation of Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager. Example: From a Windows command prompt where e: is the drive letter of your CDROM drive: e: cd \APPS\SETUP\PUSH (you must be in the APPS\SETUP\PUSH\ directory to run PUSHCOPY) pushcopy D:\PushVista32 VISTA32 The above command creates the $OEM$ directory structure and copy all the necessary files to install the driver and Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager. However, Intel(R) PROSet for Windows Device Manager is not installed unless the FirstLogonCommands is added as seen in the example below. [Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\FirstLogonCommands] Description= Begins silent unattended install of Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager Order= 1 CommandLine= %systemdrive%\WMIScr\Install.bat See the "Directory structure for unattended installation files" of this document for more information about the directory structure and file layout of the $OEM$ directory. 4) Using ImageX.EXE from the WAIK, create a WIM image file of the $OEM$ folder Example: From the Windows command prompt: Imagex /capture d:\PushVista32\$oem$\$1 d:\PushVista32\intel.wim "Intel(R) PROSet for Device Manager Drivers and Software" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions for Creating Teams and VLANs (Optional) Note: If you used Pushcopy from the section "To prepare the distribution folder:" the directory structure will already be created and you can skip step 4. 1) Copy SavResDX.vbs from the Intel CD to the configured system. The file is located in the APPS\WMI\ directory on the Intel CD. 2) Open a command prompt on the configured system and navigate to the directory containing SavResDX.vbs. 3) Run the following command: cscript SavResDX.vbs save. A configuration file called WmiConf.txt is created in the same directory. 4) On the Server , create a directory in the $OEM$\$1 directory called WMIScr. For example, on Windows Vista 32, the directory is $OEM$\$1\WMIScr. 5) Copy the SavResDX.vbs and WmiConf.txt files to the WMIScr directory. 6) Locate the batch file, Install.bat, in $OEM$\$1\WMIScr. Edit the batch file by removing the comment that preceeds the second START command. The file should look like the follow when finished: Start /wait %systemdrive%\drivers\net\INTEL\APPS\ProsetDX\Vista32\PROSetDX.msi /qn /li %temp%\PROSetDX.log REM Uncomment the next line if VLANs or Teams are to be installed. Start /wait /b cscript %systemdrive%\wmiscr\SavResDX.vbs restore %systemdrive%\wmiscr\wmiconf.txt > %systemdrive%\wmiscr\output.txt exit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deployment methods Boot using your WinPE 2.0 media and connect to the server containing your Windows Vista 32 installation share. Run the command from the \\Server\PushVista32 prompt: setup /unattend: NOTE: In the above procedure, setup runs the installation in unattended mode and also detects the plug and play network adapters. All driver files are copied from the shared directory to the target system directories and installation of the OS and Network Adapters continues without user intervention. If you installed VLANs as part of the unattended installation, view the results of the script execution in the output.txt file. This file is in the same directory as the SavResDX.vbs file. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Documentation for Unattended Installations of Windows Vista 32 For a complete description of the parameters supported in Unattend.XML visit support.microsoft.com to view the Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) documentation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sample values for UNATTEND.XML file for Windows Vista 32 to be entered into Windows System Image Manager Add the following Components to the specified Configuration Pass: Pass: 1 WindowsPE Component: Microsoft-Windows-Setup\DiskConfiguration\Disk\CreatePartitions\CreatePartition Microsoft-Windows-Setup\DiskConfiguration\Disk\ModifyPartitions\ModifyPartition Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall\OSImage\InstallTo Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall\DataImage\InstallTo Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall\DataImage\InstallFrom Microsoft-Windows-Setup\UserData Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE Pass: 4 Specialize Component: Microsoft-Windows-Deployment\RunSynchronous\RunSynchronousCommand Pass: 7 oobeSystem Component: Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\OOBE Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\AutoLogon Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\FirstLogonCommands Use the following values to populate the UNATTEND.XML: [Microsoft-Windows-Setup\DiskConfiguration] WillShowUI = OnError [Microsoft-Windows-Setup\DiskConfiguration\Disk] DiskID = 0 WillWipeDisk = true (if false then only need to use modify section and adjust it to your system) [Microsoft-Windows-Setup\DiskConfiguration\Disk\CreatePartitions\CreatePartition] Extend = false Order = 1 Size = 20000 (Note: This example creates a 20-GB partition.) Type = Primary [Microsoft-Windows-Setup\DiskConfiguration\Disk\ModifyPartitions\ModifyPartition] Active = true Extend = false Format = NTFS Label = OS_Install Letter = C Order = 1 PartitionID = 1 [Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall\OSImage\] WillShowUI = OnError [Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall\OSImage\InstallTo] DiskID = 0 PartitionID = 1 [Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall\DataImage\InstallFrom] Path = \\Server\PushVista32\intel.wim [Microsoft-Windows-Setup\ImageInstall\DataImage\InstallTo] DiskID = 0 PartitionID = 1 [Microsoft-Windows-Setup\UserData] AcceptEula = true FullName = LADV Organization = Intel Corporation [Microsoft-Windows-Setup\UserData\ProductKey] Key = WillShowUI = OnError [Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\OOBE] HideEULAPage = true ProtectYourPC = 3 SkipMachineOOBE = true SkipUserOOBE = true [Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE] InputLocale = en-us SystemLocale = en-es UILanguage = en-es UserLocale = en-us [Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE\SetupUILanguage] UILanguage = en-us [Microsoft-Windows-Deployment\RunSynchronous\RunSynchronousCommand] Description= Enable built-in administrator account Order= 1 Path= net user administrator /active:Yes [Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\AutoLogon] Enabled = true LogonCount = 5 Username = Administrator [Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\AutoLogon\Password] [Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup\FirstLogonCommands] Description= Begins silent unattended install of Intel PROSet for Windows Device Manager Order= 1 CommandLine= %systemdrive%\WMIScr\Install.bat --------------------------------------------------------------------------------