Remote OS Installation
Remote OS Installation |
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A standard answer file named ristndrd.sif is created in the Templates folder of each operating system image installed on a RIS server.
The standard answer file performs an unattended installation and also contains the description that is displayed during the Client Installation Wizard for selecting an operating system image to install.
You can have more than one of these files present in the Templates folder of an operating system image. For example, you might have different installation options for your marketing, sales, and accounting departments that each require a different answer file. Associated multiple answer files with a single operating system image allows you to use one set of Windows 2000 Professional source files to provide multiple installation options instead of creating more images. Remote OS Installation answer files must end with the .sif extension.
For more information about the answer file parameters specific to Remote OS Installation, see the deploy.cab file in the \Support\Tools folder on the Windows 2000 Professional operating system CD.
In addition, there is a set of answer file settings specific to Remote OS Installation that must be included with every answer file to be used with RIS and that cannot be modified. When creating answer files using Setup Manager, these settings are added automatically. When working with answer files manually, ensure that these parameters are included exactly as shown here:
[data]
floppyless = "1"
msdosinitiated = "1"
OriSrc = \\%SERVERNAME% \RemInst\%INSTALLPATH% \%MACHINETYPE%
OriTyp = "4"
LocalSourceOnCD = 1
[SetupData]
OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect"
SetupSourceDevice = "\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME% \RemInst\%INSTALLPATH% "