Unattended RIS installation Server 2003 over existing Linux partition

[sysadm88]

I have a problem, I'm trying to install Windows 2003 using RIS over an existing Linux partition - is there absolutely no way of doing this unattended?

I'm resigned to boot up each server using the Windows 2003 setup cd, then manually delete all the partitions, and recreate a new partition - this is the only way for RIS to be able to deploy an image or so it seems.

A quick question - do brand new servers already come with their hard drive partitioned or not? For me, RIS seems to require at least 1 partition already created....and I thought it could build servers from bare metal? blink.gif

Is there any way to get round this problem?

My ristndrd.sif contains:

[data]

(AutoPartition is absent)

[unattended]

FileSystem = LeaveAlone

[RemoteInstall]

Repartition = Yes

UseWholeDisk = Yes

Edited August 16, 2006 by sysadm88

[Br4tt3]

Dell is also using some kind of Linux distrib. to boot the machine initially. Anyway, I am not much of a penguine guy but I think they have like 9909099 sorts of filesystems.. the other guys are running Red Hat of the machines but there is no probs reinstalling the machines using RIS and Windows. I am using the following within my .sif file:

[Unattended]
ExtendOemPartition=0
FileSystem=ConvertNTFS

[RemoteInstall]
Repartition=Yes

Usually when a new machine arrives, I have to go into the RAID controller UI and set up the logical volumes and so on.. have u cjecked that this has been done from the controller?