Hi,
I user WDS to prestage machines and install them, boot option on the client side is set to boot from the NIC, the problem I ran into is
after the setup finishes it goes to boot mode again and starts installing (boot loop)
I'm' also using answer files for unattended install
i'm trying to a chive the situation listed below
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831764.aspx
"Ron prestages each client computer and assigns the appropriate branch office server as the referral server for each. This ensures that the client downloads files and images from the local server, which minimizes traffic on the line between the offices."
"Next, Ron configures Windows Deployment Services so when a computer is restarted, it will boot from the network automatically and deploy the appropriate image (without requiring the users to press F12). After the image is applied to each computer, the computer is automatically joined to the corporate domain and restarted. He also configures the deployment so that when the computer restarts, the computer will not network boot unless F12 is pressed. This way, the computer then boots to the hard disk drive and finishes the installation process. This prevents a boot loop, in which the computer would continue booting into Setup. When the installation is completed, the computer is ready for the user to log on."
some info I looked in to but was no help:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771788(WS.10).aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc816898(v=ws.10).aspx
