Installing Windows Server 2008 x64 over a network with a ServeRAID-SCSI configuration

This topic describes the prerequisites and steps for installing Windows Server 2008 x64 over a network with a ServeRAID-SCSI configuration.

1. Because the ipssend utility is not supported under Windows PE x64, you must create two separate pieces of configuration media:
   1. A RAID configuration disc, which can be either a DVD or a CD, created using Windows PE x86.
   2. An operating system installation disc, which can be either a DVD or a CD, 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\Network\Raid_Config_Only_x86.ini

   The ISO image of the RAID configuration disc is created at: sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\Network_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 Server 2008 x64 deployment disc.
   1. Customize the unattend file: sgshare\sgdeploy\SGTKWinPE\AnswerFiles\win2008_x64_EE.xml.
   2. Label the DVD and insert it into the drive.
   3. From the sgshare\sgdeploy\SGTKWinPE directory, issue the following command:

   SGTKWinPE.cmd ScenarioINIs\Network\Windows_version.ini

   Where Windows_version is the .ini file corresponding to the version of Windows Server 2008 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 that 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\ Network_Win2008_x64_DE\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 Enterprise Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Network_Win2008_x64_EE\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Network_Win2008_x64_SE\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 Web Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Network_Win2008_x64_WE\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 without Hyper-V DataCenter Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Network_Win2008_x64_DE_no_hv\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 without Hyper-V Enterprise Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Network_Win2008_x64_EE_no_hv\WinPE_x64.iso
   Windows Server 2008 x64 without Hyper-V Standard Edition	sgdeploy\WinPE_ScenarioOutput\ Network_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 will restart.
   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.