Scripted Os Install - Symantec ALTIRIS DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION 6.9 SP4 - V1.0 Manual

Scripted OS install

Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User's Guide
Note
The -d2 switch is the most important part of the script, as it specifies the flash drive.
7. Create a Config.sys with the following:
DEVICE=C:\HIMEM.SYS
switches = /f
DOS=HIGH,UMB
SHELL=command.com /p /E:1024
BUFFERS=20
FILES=20
STACKS=0,0
FCBS=1,0
LASTDRIVE=Z
8. Boot from the USB Disk on Key (recognized as C:) and rdeployt executes and
images correctly.
The Scripted OS Install task performs remote, automated, and unattended operating
system installations over the network using answer files to input configuration and
installation-specific values. Scripted installs let you deploy server and client computers
across the network from installation files and perform post-installation configuration
tasks. You can run scripted installs for Windows or Linux computers.
Note
Scripted Install requires either an automation boot disk or a PXE Server. Using
embedded automations causes the selected image (DOS, Linux, WinPE) to load and halt.
It does not let the scripted install run.
When running a Scripted OS Install task, you can identify the type of operating system
to install for supported languages, run the scripted install, and update with service pack
installations. This task provides easy-to-use features to create an answer file for each
scripted installation.
Scripted installs are flexible in performing post-configuring tasks, but much slower and
bandwidth-intensive. Complete network and Web server installation and configuration
tasks benefit most from scripted installs.
Windows. Use complete unattended install features to copy Windows operating system
source files quickly to the Deployment Share and easily create an answer file.
Configured operating system install sets can be reused to build and run scripted install
jobs as needed. See Scripted install for Windows
Linux. Run scripted install jobs to remotely install different versions of Linux. You can
customize sample scripted install jobs installed with the Deployment Server system and
create a kickstart answer file to remotely run a scripted install. See
Linux on page 175.
on page 169.
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