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Automated Installation

Automated Installation. Windows Unattended Client PC Setup. Vahid Ajimine W.M. Keck Observatory Mentor: Jason Ward Home institution: University of Hawaii at Hilo Akamai Internship Program by CfAO. The Problem. Takes 3-5 hours to set up an operable PC Solution: Automate this process

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Automated Installation

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  1. Automated Installation Windows Unattended Client PC Setup Vahid Ajimine W.M. Keck Observatory Mentor: Jason Ward Home institution: University of Hawaii at Hilo Akamai Internship Program by CfAO

  2. The Problem • Takes 3-5 hours to set up an operable PC • Solution: Automate this process • Possible Limitations • Storage Space • Bandwidth • Different Hardware Drivers • DHCP

  3. Plan of Attack

  4. Software Requirements • Deployment Software • MDT 2008 (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008) • Microsoft User State Migration Toolkit (USMT) 3.0 • Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (MACT) 5.0 • Window Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) • Server • Windows 2003 SP2 with Active Directory • DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) enabled • CD/DVD burning software • LTI (Lite Touch Installation) • Lab Software • VPC (Virtual PC)

  5. Minimum Hardware Requirements • Server • Pentium HT • 2gb of RAM • Enough Storage space for: • OS (Operating System) source files and images • Application files • Drivers • DVD/CD Burner • Client • 800Mhz processor • 512MB of RAM • 20gb for XP • 40gb for Vista

  6. Lab Structure • Install VPC to Lab Computer • Server Setup • Install Windows Server 2003 SP1 • Update • Set up a new domain separate and independent from the company • New DNS • Set as Domain Controller • Create a DHCP

  7. Lab Structure cont. • Client Setup • Installation of Windows XP pro • Connect and Test Connection with Server computer • Software Installation • MDT 2008 • WAIK • USMT 3.0 • MACT 5.0 • Update

  8. Source Files • Deployment Workbench • Create Distribution Share folder • OS files • Application source files • OS Packages • Drivers

  9. Similarities Same process as creating an OS image Differences Uses the OS Image instead of source files Uses a different Deployment Share Deployment

  10. Current Implementation

  11. Test Results • Bandwidth • Spikes ~ 60% • Heavy Use ~ 10-15% • Low ~ 0-1% • Different hardware • Not an issue with MDT • Doesn’t work with Zip Drives Bandwidth Graph Spike- % vs. time (% out of 100Mbps)

  12. Test Results cont. • Server Storage Requirements • 1gb per image • Applications • Drivers • Requires DHCP • Vista migration made easy • 3-5 man-hours vs: • User Interaction • 0-15 minutes of user interaction • Net Deployment Time • 1-2 hours

  13. Acknowledgements • W.M. Keck Observatory • Akamai Internship Program • Lisa Hunter • Sarah Anderson • Lynne Raschke • Scott Seagroves • Center for Adaptive Optics • Jason Ward • Internet The Akamai Internship Program is funded by the Center for Adaptive Optic through its National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center grant (#AST-987683)

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