Wds unattended installation

This allows XML files to be created for install image files, these are then linked to images using WDS management console. There are two XML files that need to be created, although these can be placed in single file if desired:.

The Windows System Image Manager needs catalogs based on install images in order to know which component parameters are configurable. WAIK will usually find the catalog for the image if the file is named install. If you really need to create a catalog and fails, try exporting the image first then create a catalog from the exported image. If you not supplying the architecture in the PXE responses you'll need to configure WDS to automatically detect architecture using:.

If you wish to join machines to a domain during the install and don't want to supply credentials that are held in clear text in the XML files, you will need to pre-stage the machines in the AD with GUIDs. Although according to the Panther logs WDS claims to it is using MAC address in preference - we will need to do some further investigations on this.

WDS needs to change the machine account password to do this, therefore WDS needs to be authenticated as someone with the necessary role. Performing an Unattended Installation. Applies to. Windows Server Datacenter without Hyper-V. Windows Server Enterprise without Hyper-V. Windows Server Standard without Hyper-V. Windows Server , Datacenter.

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Open the Windows Deployment Services MMC snap-in and right-click the server that contains the image that you want to associate the unattend file with, and then click Properties. On the Client tab, select Enable unattended installation , browse to the appropriate unattend file, and then click Open.

Click Start , right-click Command Prompt , and then click Run as administrator. You automate the remaining phases of Setup with an image unattend file—either Unattend. Right-click the image that you want to associate the unattend file to, and click Properties. Click Select File , browse to select the unattend file, and then click OK twice. Toggle navigation. Configure an Unattended Installation.