IaaS Trusted Public S5 Sysprep for Windows Server 2003

FUJITSU Cloud IaaS Trusted Public S5

Sysprep for Windows Server 2003 R2
This document describes the process of using the Sysprep tool. This tool is executed when
customers use the User Defined Template Creation function when saving a VSYS as a template and
for making a copy of templates.
Introduction
Please refer to the Microsoft TechNet websites (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-uk/) for the details of the Sysprep tool.
When customers execute the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool, some system settings specified by users are changed to the default settings. Please
take this into consideration when executing the Sysprep tool.
Fujitsu will not be held responsible for any issues caused by the Sysprep execution. You take full responsibility for your own Sysprep execution.
This document is for Windows Server 2003 R2 only. Please do not use this document on any other OS.

Backup the VM
When implementing Sysprep, please backup the VM in advance. Refer to [Service Portal Users Guide] about how to backup the VM. This not only allows
the original VM to be restored to a pre-sysprep state, but also allows any changes to be regressed in the event of a problem.

Login to Virtual Machine

The following steps assume you have RDP connectivity to the Windows 2003 Virtual Machine as detailed in [Service Portal User Guide]

Sysprep Environment

Create folder c:\sysprep

Within the Windows 2003 Server VM for imaging, please create a folder called [sysprep] within the root of c:\.
This folder is automatically deleted when the system setup process is completed.

Obtain and Run the syspre.exe tool

In order to obtain the sysprep.exe tool, please go to the following Microsoft website.
[System Preparation tool for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Deployment]
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=93f20bb1-97aa-4356-8b43-9584b7e72556
Please download the file (WindowsServer2003-KB926028-v2-x86-ENU.exe).
After the download is completed, please execute this file and complete the installation wizard, accepting all default options.
When the installation is completed, please make sure that deploy.cab file is generated in [c:\WINDOWS\system32\].

Copy deploy.cab file to [c:\sysprep] folder

Double-click the deploy.cab file in [c:\WINDOWS\system32\], select all files, and then copy them to [c:\sysprep] folder.

Create an answer file with setupmgr.exe

To create the answer file, run setupmgr.exe in [c:\sysprep\], and specify the following settings:
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Welcome to the Windows Setup Manager Wizard: Click Next button.

On New or Existing Answer File screen, select [Create new] and click Next button.
On Type of Setup screen, select [Sysprep setup] and click Next button.
On Product screen, select the appropriate Windows product and click Next button.

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On License Agreement screen, select [Yes, fully automate the installation], and click Next button.
On Name and Organization screen, enter name (required) and organization (optional) and click Next button.

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Display Settings: Confirm the default setting (Use Windows default) and click Next button.

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Time Zone: Select the appropriate time zone, and click Next button.

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Product Key: Enter the Product Key RJW7M-PJDQ9-RQR4P-V86Q7-H8WY6 and click Next button.

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Licensing Mode: Confirm the default setting (Number of concurrent connections: 5) and click Next button.

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Computer Name: Select [Automatically generate computer name], and click Next button. If users select [Use the following computer name:],
enter the computer name (any), and then click Next button.

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Administrator Password: Enter a password for the Administrator and click Next button.

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For the following screens, please keep to the default settings, and click the Next button. However, you may change the settings if necessary,
although doing so has not been tested.
Networking Components: [Typical Settings]
Workgroup or Domain: [Workgroup: WORKGROUP]
Telephony: [Not specified]
Regional Settings: [Use the default regional settings for the Windows version you are installing]
Languages: (Do not specify)
Install Printers: (Do not specify)
Run Once: (Do not specify)
Additional Commands: (Do not specify)
Identification String: (Do not specify)
Click Finish button at Identification String.

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Setup Manager (Pop-up): C:\sysprep\sysprep.inf is displayed on [Location and file name:] field, so click OK button.

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Completing Setup Manager: Confirm that C:\sysprep\sysprep.inf is displayed on the screen, and then click Cancel button.

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Open the sysprep.inf file on [C:\sysprep\], and review the settings.

Execute sysprep.exe
The answer file created above can now be used by the sysprep process:

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Double-click the sysprep.exe in [c:\sysprep\] folder.

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System Preparation Tool 2.0 (Pop-up): Click OK button.

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System Preparation Tool 2.0: Click Reseal button.

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System Preparation Tool 2.0 (Pop-up): Click OK button.

The server shuts down automatically to complete the Sysprep process.

* Once the VM has shut down, it should not be powered on till it has been imaged as described in the How to Manage Images and Templates Guide
available on the portal.
If the VM is turned on, then the mini setup wizard will run and create a unique instance of the VM, complete with new computer name etc.
If required, the previous instance of the VM can be restored from backup once the sysprepd VM has been imaged.

Contact

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