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Image-based Installations of NLB Clusters

Image-based Installations of NLB Clusters

Image-based installations, also known as disk cloning or simply cloning, is the fastest method of deploying Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Server. Image-based installations are useful if you are deploying computers that have similar hardware and you want to perform quick, clean installations with minimal end user interaction

Cloning NLB Clusters consists of the following steps:

1. Building a master installation on a master computer. Building a master installation includes installing and configuring the operating system and any software and drivers you need to include on your virtual hard disk.
2. Preparing the master installation with the Sysprep tool. This includes configuring and running the Sysprep tool on the master computer.
3. Generating a virtual hard disk of the master installation with the disk-imaging tool. This includes saving each virtual hard disk to a permanent storage location.
4. Loading virtual hard disks on destination computers that will make up a cluster.

Using SYSPREP to prepare for imaging

 

Building a Master Installation

You need to setup a master computer which you will use to build a master installation and later to create a virtual hard disk.

Building a master installation includes installing and configuring the operating system and any software and drivers you need to include on your virtual hard disk.

Prepare the master installation.

After you have prepared a master installation on the master computer, you need to prepare a virtual hard disk for cloning. Microsoft provides a tool called sysprep that allows you to prepare an image for cloning. The tool can be found on the Windows Advanced Server 2003 CD in the \support\tools directory. When you run sysprep on the master computer, you can supply one of the following two switches: -factory or reseal.

You can use Factory mode to install additional drivers and applications at the stage after the reboot that follows Sysprep. Normally, running Sysprep as the last step in the pre-installation process prepares the computer for delivery. When rebooted, the computer starts Mini-Setup. By running Sysprep with the -factory option, the computer reboots in a network-enabled state without starting Mini-Setup. In this state, Factory.exe processes its answer file, Winbom.ini, and performs the following actions:

1. Copies drivers from a network source to the computer
2. Starts Plug and Play enumeration
3. Stages, installs, and uninstalls applications on the computer from source files located on either the computer or a network source
4. Adds customer data

When finished, run Sysprep with the -reseal option to prepare the virtual hard disk for cloning.

For example, you can create a master installation that contains a minimal set of drivers, run sysprep -factory, create an image of the installation, and copy the image to multiple destination computers. If any destination computers require additional drivers, run sysprep -factory on the destination computer and load those drivers at that time.

For more information about the Factory mode and winbom.ini file, refer to Microsoft Windows XP Preinstallation Guide. This document is located in Deploy.cab on the Windows Server 2003 CD.

If you do not need to install any additional drivers or applications on the destination computers, run sysprep in the Reseal mode.

Sysprep and Sysprep.inf Answer file

To completely automate NLB cluster installation, you will need to use the sysprep.inf file which is an answer file used by sysprep during and after Mini-Setup.

Required Sections and Entries in sysprep.inf

A fully unattended Setup requires the following sections and entries:
Required section Required entries in that section Comments
[Unattended] UnattendMode

TargetPath

 
[GuiUnattended] AdminPassword

TimeZone

 
[Identification] JoinWorkgroup You may instead specify JoinDomain, DomainAdmin, and DomainAdminPassword.
[LicenseFilePrintData] AutoMode

AutoUsers

Requires AutoUsers ifAutoMode = PerServer.
[Networking]   Required to configure network protocols.
[UserData] ComputerName

FullName

 

Please refer to the Operating System Sections and Entries for Unattended Install section of this document for an explanation of what each of these entries is used for.

NLB-specific Sections and Entries

See section NLB-specific Sections and Entries for NLB specific configuration options in the sysprep.inf answer file.

 

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Common User Rights

A right authorizes a user who is logged on to a computer or a network to perform certain actions on the system. If a user does not have the appropriate rights to perform an action, attempts to carry out the action are blocked. User rights can apply both to individual users and to groups. However, user rights are best administered on a group basis. This ensures that a user who logs on as a member of a group automatically receives the rights associated with that group. Windows 2003 allows an administrator to assign rights to users and user groups. Common user rights include the Log on locally user right, the Change the system time user right, the Shut down the system user right, and the Access this computer from a network user right.

 

  • Log on locally

 

This right allows a user to log on to the local computer or to the domain from a local computer.

 

  • Change the system time

 

This right allows a user to set the time for the internal clock of a computer.

 

  • Shut down the system

 

This right allows a user to shut down a local computer.

 

  • Access this computer from a network

 

This right allows a user to gain access to a computer running Windows 2003 from any other computer on the network.

 

Rights Assigned to Built-in Groups

 

By default, Windows 2003 grants certain rights to such built-in groups as Administrators, Users, Power Users, and Backup Operators.

 

Administrators

Administrators is a built-in group that exists both on computers that are domain controllers as well as on computers that are not domain controllers. Members of the Administrators group have full control over the computer or the domain. The Administrators group is the only built-in group that is automatically granted every built-in right in the system.

 

Users

Users is a built-in group that exists both on computers that are domain controllers as well as on computers that are not domain controllers. Members of the Users group can perform only those tasks for which they have been granted specific rights, such as running applications, using local and network printers, and shutting down and locking workstations. Members of the Users group can create local groups and can modify them, but they cannot share folders or create local printers.

 

Power Users

Power Users is a built-in group that exists on computers that are not domain controllers. Members of the Power Users group may perform specific administrative functions, but they do not have rights that grant them complete control over the system. Rights of the Power Users group include:

 

  • Creating user accounts and groups on the local computer.
  • Modifying and deleting the accounts that they create.
  • Sharing resources.

 

However, members of the Power Users group cannot:

 

  • Modify the Administrators or Backup Operators groups.
  • Back up or restore folders.

 

 


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