On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Dan Brosemer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:52:49AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Hello everybody, >> >> I would like to know if it's possible to use OpenBSD as RIS-Server to >> install WIndows via Network. I played around with this for 2 weeks now but >> I can't figure out how it gets done. Something is missing (maybe a >> dhcp-option?! :( ) >> >> I use OpenBSD to provide kinda anything to connected PCs (remote install, >> diagnostics, secure hdd formating (0,1,0 and other standards)). >> Also I face problems to provide VistaPE (it wont realy boot, bootloader >> comes up but then the bcd seams to be corrupted in soem way). >> >> So if somebody here also administrates Widnows-Servers (I don't know that >> much about 'em :/) and knows how to emulate a RIS please tell me. I would >> love to replace the Windows Box (the Imaging-Server was already replaced). >> >> The only things I've found with google where people using MS RIS to >> install OpenBSD (scarry, or? :p) but not vice versa. > > This isn't RIS, so if you're tied to that technology, ignore me, but I think > this solution is a superior way to accomplish the same goal: > > I install all my Windows systems using http://unattended.sourceforge.net/. > Not only does it let me script my Windows install, but also all my > application installs as well and I can have different application sets for > different machines. There's no need to keep it on similar hardware like > with ghost/sysprep. > > All this requires is the stock dhcpd and tftpd along with samba (from ports) > from the OpenBSD system serving it. While it's not trivial to set up, the > instructions are very clear and you shouldn't have any major trouble.
I didn't know about this, looks great. Were you able to do it via PXE booting?
