Installing Windows Server 2008 x64 editions over a network

This section describes how to install Windows Server 2008 x64 editions over a network share from CD or DVD.

Before you begin

To complete this process you will need the following resources:

A blank CD or DVD
A properly-configured source server with a DVD R/W or CD R/W drive (See Setting up the source server)
DVD or CD creation software

Note: When working with a ServeRAID-SCSI controller, separate media are required for RAID configuration and x64 operating system installation. See Known problems and limitations for more information.

About this task

Create and deploy a Windows Server 2008 x64 installation image by following these steps:

Procedure

Label the blank disc and insert it into the appropriate R/W drive of the source server.
Set the Windows product key by using the variable TK_NOS_ProductKey in the .ini file for the Windows Server 2008 edition you are deploying. You can also set the product key by customizing the answer file for the appropriate edition, for example: sgshare\sgdeploy\SGTKWinPE\AnswerFiles\win2008_x64_EE.xml
Open a command prompt and change directory to sgshare\sgdeploy\SGTKWinPE.

Run the SGTKWinPE.cmd command by using the provided .ini file that corresponds to the version of the operating system you are deploying (refer to the following table for the .ini files and their corresponding Windows versions).

Windows edition	INI file	ISO image
Windows Server 2008 DataCenter Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_x64_DE.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_x64_DE\WinPE_x64.iso
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_x64_EE.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_x64_EE\WinPE_x64.iso
Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_x64_SE.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_x64_SE\WinPE_x64.iso
Windows Server 2008 Web Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_x64_WE.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_x64_WE\WinPE_x64.iso
Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V DataCenter Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_x64_DE_no_hv.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_x64_DE_no_hv\WinPE_x64.iso
Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V Enterprise Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_x64_EE_no_hv.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_x64_EE_no_hv\WinPE_x64.iso
Windows Server 2008 without Hyper-V Standard Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_x64_SE_no_hv.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_x64_SE_no_hv\WinPE_x64.iso
Windows Server 2008 R2 DataCenter Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_R2_x64_DE.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_R2_x64_DE\WinPE_x64.iso
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_R2_x64_EE.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_R2_x64_EE\WinPE_x64.iso
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_R2_x64_SE.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_R2_x64_SE\WinPE_x64.iso
Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Edition	ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_R2_x64_WE.ini	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_Win2008_R2_x64_WE\WinPE_x64.iso

SGTKWinPE.CMD ScenarioINIs\Network\Win2008_x64_version.ini. The Windows PE ISO image is created in the output directory that corresponds to your Windows version. Your DVD creation software is started to create a bootable disc using the ISO image.

Follow the instructions in your media creation software to complete the disc.
Boot the target system by using the created disc, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the deployment.