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W2K8INST.BAT
The W2K8INST.BAT sample script is used to perform an unattended
installation of Windows Server 2008 operating system. The variables and
paths must be specified before the operating system can be installed.
CAUTION:
It is strongly recommended that you consult your Windows operating
system documentation and unattended deployment documentation to develop a
thorough understanding of the Windows unattended installation process before
attempting to perform a full scripted deployment.
The syntax for W2K8INST.BAT is
w2k8inst.bat
Utilities Used
SETUP .EXE — Used to install the operating system in conjunction with the
UNATTEND.XML answer file.
External Dependencies
W2K8INST.BAT uses two environment variables: DT_PLATFORM and
DT_DRIVE.
The DT_PLATFORM variable is set by TKENVSET.BAT using platform
discovery.
The DT_DRIVE denotes the network drive letter to the network shared path
containing the Windows Server 2008 operating system source and the
UNATTEND.XML file.
The W2K8INST.BAT script uses the UNATTEND.XML file in conjunction
with SETUP .EXE utility to install the operating system files. See
"UNATTEND.XML" for more information about preparing the
UNATTEND.XML file.
Specifying the Windows Installation Variables and Installation Paths
To edit the Windows operating system installation variables, locate the
following lines in W2K8INST.BAT:
:: The location where source files for the OS reside
set DT_OSSRC=%DT_DRIVE%\sources
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