RIS and SIMS

[Ravening_Wolf]

Hi All,

 

I have attempted to create a RIS image for building Admin PCs including a SIMS.Net installation but all is not well....

 

I started by RISing a standard PC with vanilla XP SP2. I then installed SIMS, ran simsperm.bat with the relevant user group, tested all was well and ran RIPREP. The image was created successfully and is available when PXE booting. The problem is that the XP installation begins like an installation from CD requiring VLM key etc etc.

 

What have I done wrong? This is driving me mad. :x

[Quackers]

Have you put the CD Key in the riprep.sif file for that image? RIS is basically CD Install over network. Do you have this part?

 

[userData]

ProductID=YOUR-CD-KEY-HERE

FullName = "Your Name"

OrgName = "Your School"

ComputerName = %MACHINENAME%

[Ravening_Wolf]

Have checked and added where appropriate. Still no joy.

[NetworkGeezer]

What is the vaule of the UnattenMode setting in your inf file?

[Quackers]

Paste a copy of your SIF file in.

[Ravening_Wolf]

Here it is:

 

[data]
floppyless = "1"
msdosinitiated = "1"
UnattendedInstall="Yes"
OriSrc = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%"
OriTyp = "4"
LocalSourceOnCD = 1


[setupData]
OsLoadOptions = "/noguiboot /fastdetect"
SetupSourceDevice ="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%"
SysPrepDevice="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%SYSPREPPATH%"
SysPrepDriversDevice="\Device\LanmanRedirector\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%SYSPREPDRIVERS%"

[unattended]
UnattendMode=FullUnattended
OemSkipEula=Yes
OemPreinstall = no
FileSystem = LeaveAlone
ExtendOEMPartition = 0
TargetPath = \WINDOWS
InstallFilesPath = "\\%SERVERNAME%\RemInst\%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%"
LegacyNIC = 1

[userData]
ProductKey=***REMOVED FOR SECURITY REASONS***
FullName = "Systems Administrator"
OrgName = ***REMOVED FOR SECURITY REASONS***
ComputerName ="%MACHINENAME%"

[GuiUnattended]
OemSkipWelcome = 1
OemSkipRegional = 1
TimeZone = %TIMEZONE%
AdminPassword = ***REMOVED FOR SECURITY REASONS***


[Display]
BitsPerPel = 32
XResolution = 1024
YResolution = 768
VRefresh = 60

[RegionalSettings]
   LanguageGroup=1
   SystemLocale=00000809
   UserLocale=00000809
   InputLocale=0809:00000809

[identification]
   JoinDomain=%MACHINEDOMAIN%
   DoOldStyleDomainJoin=Yes

[Networking]
   InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
   ProcessPageSections=Yes
   
[NetServices]
MS_Server=params.MS_PSched

[identification]
JoinDomain = %MACHINEDOMAIN%
DoOldStyleDomainJoin = Yes

[RemoteInstall]
Repartition = Yes
UseWholeDisk = Yes


[OSChooser]
Description ="XP + SP2 + SIMS"
Help ="XPSP2 with SIMS"
LaunchFile ="%INSTALLPATH%\%MACHINETYPE%\templates\startrom.com"
ImageType =SYSPREP
Version="5.1 (2600)"
SysPrepSystemRoot="Mirror1\UserData\WINDOWS"
HalName=halmacpi.dll
ProductType=0

 

FYI, we do have another image which runs fine. However, there is no riprep.sif file for that install, instead there is an AnswerFile.sif located further up the directory tree on the RIS server. Am I missing something really obvious here?

[Quackers]

Try saving that file you pasted as riprep.sif in the i386\templates folder of that RIS image that is not working.

[Ravening_Wolf]

Hi Quackers. Have done so but still no joy. Stupid MIS systems.