Hello,
I've recently setup a Server 2012 WDS standalone server. On other physical servers I've installed Server 2008 R2 Standard, Server 2008 R2 Enterprise, Server 2012 Standard and Server 2012 Datacenter operating systems, ran all of the updates and configured them the way I wanted. Once they were configured I ran sysprep and had the server restart and PXE boot to my standalone WDS server. From there I was able to capture the image of those machines one by one. When I want to deploy an image to a physical server I connect the physical server without an OS to my WDS server, PXE boot the Server without an OS and then select boot image --> and choose which OS I want to deploy. My issue has to do with how to go about doing the same process for a Server 2003 operating system. Today I installed Server 2003 Standard x86 and ran all of the windows updates. I went to run the sysprep utility which I noticed wasn't there. I did some googling and figured out that you need to run the sysprep utility from the installation CD. I inserted the disk and ran the setup utility. I'm going off memory here but I think there were three options that I could choose from and I wasn't sure which one to pick. Does anyone know of a good guide or thread with pictures that explains how to sysprep and capture an image of a Server 2003 operating system and upload it to the Serve 2012 WDS? I'd love to be able to do this right the first time since it takes FOREVER to do all of the Windows updates for Server 2003 from start to finish. I've literally been updating this machine on and off all day. Any and all help is much appreciated!
Pat
Pat
