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Scripted install for Windows
Altiris Deployment Solution™ from Symantec User's Guide
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.
1.
After selecting Add > Scripted OS Install, select the Windows option and click
Next.
2.
Select the type of Windows operating system to install and the preferred language.
See
Select OS version and language
environment from the Automation - PXE or BootWorks environments (DOS/
WinPE/Linux) Automation pre-boot environment (DOS/WinPE/Linux) drop-
down list to perform the Distribute Disk Image task in the selected pre-boot
environment. The option reported by the PXE Manager is the default pre-boot
environment option. By default, the Default Automation (Auto-select) type is
selected. Click Next.
3.
From the Select or add new OS source files drop-down list, select the operating
system source files already copied to your Deployment Share. See
source files
on page 171.
Click Add New from the list to set up the new operating system installation files.
See
Operating system-source files
Click OK after entering a unique name and the path to the operating system
installation source files. The source files will be copied to the Deploy folder in the
Deployment Share directory. The first source files added are given a generic name
of WinOS001, with additional operating system source folders named as WinOS002,
WinOS003 and so on. Service Pack source files are also stored as WinSP00x.img
files.
This process could take a few minutes. Because the installation source files are
copied over to the Deployment Share, when running subsequent scripted installs
you do not need to add new source files for this version of Windows. They can be
selected from the list of installation source files. See
page 171.
Note
When importing Scripted Install jobs, you must edit the job files to point to the
installation source files on the new Deployment Server system. This requires you to
run the Scripted Install for Windows wizard and modify the path and name of the
folder for the Installation Source Files for the exported jobs. This is required for both
the main installation and the service pack installation files. See also
for Windows
on page 169,
exporting jobs
on page 193.
4.
After the source files are copied, select the newly created operating system source
name from the Installation Source Files list. Click Next.
5.
In the Partition and Format Disk page, click Select a DOS disk image to
distribute a DOS disk image (default), or click Continue without distributing
DOS image to partition and format the hard disk of the destination computer using
custom scripts or setup utilities. Click Advanced to set partition size, delete hidden
partitions or set RapiDeploy command-line parameters. Click Next. See
system-source files
on page 171.
on page 170. Select the required pre-boot
on page 171.
Installation source files
on page 171, and
Scripted install for
Installation
Installation source files
on
Scripted install
Importing and
Operating
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