Push Install Instructions for Windows Server 2003
- Introduction
- Setting up an Install Directory on the File Server
- Instructions for Creating Teams (Optional)
- Deployment Methods
- Microsoft Documentation for Unattended Installations of Windows Server
2003
- Sample unattend.txt File for Windows Server 2003
- Directory Structure for Unattended Installation Files
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Introduction
A "Push", or unattended installation of Windows Server 2003 provides a
means for network administrators to easily install Windows Server 2003 on
similarly equipped systems. The network administrator can create a bootable
diskette that will automatically log into a central server and install the
operating system from an image of the Windows Server 2003 installation
directory stored on that server. This document provides instructions for a
basic unattended installation of Windows Server 2003 (32-bit version) that
includes the installation of drivers for the Intel(R) PRO/100 and Intel
PRO/1000 adapters.
As part of the unattended installation, you can create teams. If you wish
to create one or more teams as part of the unattended installation, you
must also follow the instructions in the "Instructions for Creating Teams
(Optional)" section of this document.
The elements necessary for the Windows Server 2003 unattended installation
are:
- A Windows Server 2003 system with a shared image of the Windows Server
2003 Installation CD. If you want to create teams as part of the
unattended installation, you need to create a configuration file with the
team information in it. To create this file, you need a sample system that
has the same type of adapters that will be in the systems receiving the
push installation. On the sample system, use Intel(R) PROSet to set up
the adapters in the teaming configuration you want. This system could also
be the Windows Server 2003 mentioned above. For clarity, this system is
referred to in this page as the configured system.
- An unattended installation configuration file that provides Windows Server
2003 setup with information it needs to complete the installation. The
name of this file is UNATTEND.TXT.
- A DOS boot diskette that contains Microsoft Network Client software for
connecting to the Windows Server 2003 system and AutoExec commands to
automatically start the Windows Server 2003 installation.
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Setting up an Install Directory on the File Server
The server must be setup with a distribution folder that holds the required
Windows Server 2003 files and which clients can reach when connecting via
TCP/IP or IPX.
For illustration purposes, the examples in this readme use the network
share D:\PUSHWS03. To create this share:
1) Create a directory on the server, (EX: D:\PUSHWS03).
2) Use the My Computer applet in Windows Server 2003 to locate the
D:\PUSHws03 folder.
3) Right-click the folder and select Sharing.
4) Select Share this folder, then give it a share name (EX: PUSHWS03). This
share name will be used to connect to this directory from the remote
target systems. By default, the permissions for this share is for
Everyone to have Full Control.
5) Adjust permissions as necessary and click OK.
To prepare the distribution folder:
1) Copy the entire contents of the Windows Server 2003 CD to D:\PUSHWS03.
2) Use Windows Explorer or XCOPY to maintain the same directory structure as
on the Windows Server 2003 CD. When the copy is complete, the Windows
Server 2003 installation files should be in the D:\PUSHWS03 directory and
the I386 and other installation directories should be subdirectories of
the D:\PUSHWS03 directory.
3) Copy Unattend.txt from the Intel CD (found in APPS\SETUP\PUSH\WS03XP32)
into the shared directory D:\PUSHWS03\I386.
4) Edit the Unattend.txt file with Notepad or another text-editor to
include your customizations. At a minimum you should change the items in
the [UserData] section of the file. For Server Installations the [LicenseFilePrintData]
section should be edited to specify the License type, and the number of users if
the license type is PerServer.
5) 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 the Intel
PROSet configuration and diagnostic utility.
Example: From a Windows Server 2003 command prompt where e: is the drive
letter of your CD-ROM drive:
e:
cd \APPS\SETUP\PUSH
(you must be in the \APPS\SETUP\PUSH directory to run PUSHCOPY)
pushcopy D:\PUSHWS03\I386 WS03
The above command creates the $OEM$ directory structure and copies all the
necessary files to install the driver and Intel PROSet. However, Intel
PROSet is not installed unless the line:
; Command0="c:\drivers\net\Intel\Proset.msi /qn"
is uncommented from unattend.txt.
See the "Directory Structure for Unattended Installation Files" section of
this document for more information about the directory structure and file
layout of the $OEM$ directory.
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Instructions for Creating Teams (Optional)
1) Copy SavRes.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 SavRes.vbs.
3) Run the following command: cscript SavRes.vbs save. A configuration file
called WmiConf.txt is created in the same directory.
4) On the Windows Server 2003, create a directory in the $OEM$\$1 directory
called WMIScrpt. For example, on Windows Server 2003, the directory is
$OEM$\$1\WMIScrpt.
5) Copy the SavRes.vbs and WmiConf.txt files to the WMIScrpt directory.
6) Copy the Restore.bat batch file to the $OEM$\$1\WMIScrpt directory. The
file is located in the APPS\SETUP\PUSH\WS03XP32 directory on the Intel CD.
6) Edit the GUIRunOnce section in the unattend.txt file in the following
way. After the command to install Intel PROSet and the drivers, add the
following command:
Command1="c:\wmiscrpt\restore.bat"
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Deployment Methods
Make sure that you have a copy of a network bootable MS-DOS* floppy that
connects to the Z:\PUSHWS03 directory. Use it to boot the destination system
(the one you want to push install to) and connect to this shared network
directory. Run this command at the \\Server\PUSHWS03\i386) prompt:
winnt /u:Z:\I386\unattend.txt /s:Z:\I386 /t:c
where Z: equals mapped drive
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 teams 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 SavRes.vbs file.
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Microsoft Documentation for Unattended Installations of Windows Server 2003
For a complete description of the parameters supported in Unattend.txt see
the DEPLOY.CHM document in the DEPLOY.CAB cabinet file on the Windows
Server 2003 CD. To obtain the document, use Internet Explorer 5.0 or greater
to open DEPLOY.CAB in the \SUPPORT\TOOLS directory on the CD.
Other documents and utilities in the DEPLOY.CAB file provide details and
tools for setting up a variety of unattended installation methods.
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Sample Unattend.txt file for Windows Server 2003
[Unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall=Yes
OemPnPDriversPath=\drivers\net\INTEL
TargetPath= *
DriverSigningPolicy=Ignore
Filesystem=LeaveAlone
OverwriteOemFilesOnUpgrade=No
; This switch prevents the user setup dialog from running when
; Windows Server 2003 starts for the first time.
UnattendSwitch=Yes
[GuiUnattended]
AdminPassword=*
AutoLogon=Yes
AutoLogonCount=1
OEMSkipRegional=1
TimeZone=4
OemSkipWelcome=1
[UserData]
FullName=Name
OrgName=Organization
ComputerName=Computer1
; PRODUCT ID is required for most installations.
ProductID="xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx"
[GuiRunOnce]
; *** command to install PROSet - uncomment to install PROSet after push
; install
; Command0="c:\drivers\net\INTEL\Proset.msi /qn"
[Identification]
JoinWorkgroup=WORKGROUP
; *Use the following for a domain installation
; JoinDomain=MYDOMAIN
; CreateComputerAccountInDomain=Yes
; DomainAdmin=Installer
; DomainAdminPassword=install
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
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Directory Structure For Unattended Installation Files
The following directory structure is created by PUSHCOPY.BAT to place the
files necessary for the installation of the driver and Intel PROSet. The
directory D:\PUSHWS03 refers to the location of the files from the Windows
Server 2003 installation CD.
D:\PUSHWS03\I386\$OEM$\$1\DRIVERS\NET\INTEL
(From the PRO100\WS03XP32 directory of the Intel CD)
E100B325.INF
E100B325.DIN
E100B325.SYS
E100B325.CAT
E100BMSG.DLL
INTELNIC.DLL
PROUNSTL.EXE
(From the PRO1000\WS03XP32 directory of the Intel CD)
e101d325.Inf
E1000325.INF
E1000325.DIN
E1000325.SYS
E1000325.CAT
E1000MSG.DLL
(From the \APPS\PROSET\WS03XP32 directory on the Intel CD)
ANSMXP.INF
ANSPXP.INF
IANSMSG.DLL
IANSWXP.SYS
IANSWXP.CAT
PROSET.EXE
PROSET.MSI
S8023DEV.REG
*.MST (International language files)
*.CAB
(From the \APPS\SETUP\PUSH\WS03XP32 directory on the Intel CD)
UNATTEND.TXT
PUSHWS3.TXT
; To activate the Intel PROSet installation once the above directories have
; been created and populated, uncomment the line:
; Command0="c:\drivers\net\INTEL\Proset.msi /qn"
; in the [GuiRunOnce] section of Unattend.txt
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.