Customizing the Windows Server 2012 answer file

The following procedure describes how to customize the Windows Server 2012 answer file.

1. Open the sgdeploy\SGTKWinPE\AnswerFiles\win2012x64.xml file.
2. Add the settings you want to customize, for example:

   <TimeZone>%TK_TimeZone%</TimeZone>

3. Set the value of the setting you added to a variable that you add to the appropriate Scripting Toolkit scenario .ini file.
   Typically, you add this value to the [NOS Installation Settings] section of the .ini file. Scripting Toolkit environment variables are surrounded by the percent sign (%), as shown in this example:

   [GuiUnattended]
   ...
   <TimeZone>%TK_TimeZone%</TimeZone>
   ...

4. For each environment variable you assign, include a value in the corresponding scenario .ini file.
   Typically you add this value to the [NOS Installation Settings] section of the .ini file.

   Use the format variable_name=value, where variable_name is the name you selected in the answer file and value is a valid value for the variable you are using, for example:

   TK_TimeZone=035

   or:

   TK_TimeZone=Pacific Standard Time