Creating a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 System Package for PXE-based provisioning

The following sections discuss creating a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 System Package for PXE-based provisioning:

General

• Name: Win2k3r2
• System Package Type: Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise
• Click Finish. The System Package opens. Specify the values in the following sections.

Disk Partitions

• To add a new partition, click Add .
• Label: C
• Size (MB): 20000
• Click OK.

Basic Configuration

• Computer name: CHANGEME
• Administrator password: bladelogic
• Workgroup: WORKGROUP

Computer Settings

• Name: Enter your name.
• Organization: Enter your organization name.
• License key: Enter your license key. (To encrypt this value, use the Add Property feature in the console to create a new property of type encrypted string, add the license key as the property value, and use the property name here.)
• Select Per seat or Per Server and supply the number.
• Time Zone: Set as necessary.

Post Install Configuration

• In the Post-Install Script section, add the following lines. The second line executes the setup2.exeutility from the R2 installation media.

  reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ServerOOBE\SecurityOOBE/v  DontLaunchSecurityOOBE /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
   r:\Win2k3R2\CMPNENTS\r2\setup2 /q /a
  

  The r: drive was created when you created the Windows 2003 R2 system package type. The system maps to r: by default.

• Agent Install Options: To override the silent installation default values, provide the property names and desired values in this field.

Local Properties

• Double-click DATA_STORE
• Select Use this default value.
• Click the ellipsis (...).
• Select the Windows instance and click OK.

To save the System Package, click Save in the upper left corner.