Installing Windows Server 2008 x64 locally with a ServeRAID-SCSI configuration

This procedure describes how to install Windows Server 2008 x64 locally with a ServeRAID-SCSI configuration.

1. Because the ipssend utility is not supported under Windows PE, you must create two separate pieces of configuration media:
   1. RAID configuration media, which can be either a DVD or a CD, created using Windows PE x86.
   2. Operating system installation media, which must be a DVD created using Windows PE x64.
2. Create the RAID configuration disc.
   1. Label the disc and insert it into the appropriate R/W drive on the source server.
   2. Open a command window and change directory to sgshare\sgdeploy\SGTKWinPE.
   3. Enter the following command:

      SGTKWinPE.cmd ScenarioINIs\Local\Raid_Config_Only_x86.ini

   The ISO image of the RAID configuration disc is created at sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Local_RAID_Config_Only_x86\WinPE_x86.iso, and the media creation software is started. Follow the instructions in your media creation software to create a disc using the ISO image.
3. Create the Windows 2008 x64 deployment disc.
   1. Customize the unattend file: sgshare\sgdeploy\SGTKWinPE\AnswerFiles\win2008_x64_EE.xml
   2. Label the DVD and insert it in the drive.
   3. From the sgshare\sgdeploy\SGTKWinPE directory, issue the following command:

      SGTKWinPE.cmd ScenarioINIs\Local\Windows_version.ini

      Where Windows_version is the .ini file that corresponds to the version of Windows Server 2008 that you are installing, as shown below:

      Table 1. INI file names for Windows Server 2008 x64 versions

      Version	INI file
      Windows Server 2008 x64 DataCenter Edition	Win2008_x64_DE.ini
      Windows Server 2008 x64 Enterprise Edition	Win2008_x64_EE.ini
      Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard Edition	Win2008_x64_EE.ini
      Windows Server 2008 x64 Web Edition	Win2008_x64_WE.ini
      Windows Server 2008 x64 without Hyper-V DataCenter Edition	Win2008_x64_DE_no_hv.ini
      Windows Server 2008 x64 without Hyper-V Enterprise Edition	Win2008_x64_EE_no_hv.ini
      Windows Server 2008 x64 without Hyper-V Standard Edition	Win2008_x64_SE_no_hv.ini

   The ISO image is created in the location that corresponds to the version of Windows Server 2008 you are installing, as shown below.

   Table 2. ISO file names for Windows Server 2008 x64 versions

   Version	INI file
   Windows Server 2008 x64 DataCenter Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Local_Win2008_x64_DE\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 Enterprise Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Local_Win2008_x64_EE\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Local_Win2008_x64_SE\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 Web Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Local_Win2008_x64_WE\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 without Hyper-V DataCenter Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Local_Win2008_x64_DE_no_hv\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 without Hyper-V Enterprise Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Local_Win2008_x64_EE_no_hv\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 without Hyper-V Standard Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Local_Win2008_x64_SE_no_hv\WinPE_x64.iso

   The media creation software is started. Follow the instructions in your media creation software to create a disc using the ISO image.

4. Complete the deployment.
   1. Perform RAID configuration by booting the target server from the RAID configuration disc you created. When the RAID configuration is complete, the target server restarts.
   2. After the restart, remove the RAID configuration disc and boot the target system from the operating system installation disc you created to complete the deployment.