I have been contemplating using winpe and automated installs. All the tools are available with windows and the WIAK. Cobbler would use the winpe image to bootstrap.
If I get it to go I will let you know. Thanks, Brian -----Original Message----- From: cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto:cobbler-boun...@lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of James Clendenan Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 10:38 AM To: cobbler mailing list Cc: cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org Subject: Re: [cobbler] Windows install with Cobbler At the moment the best way would be to run something like clonezilla with an automated extract of an existing image. James -- Sent from my phone. On 2012-10-29, at 3:26 AM, Tejesh <tejes...@gmail.com> wrote: > James Clendenan <james.clendenan <at> gmail.com> writes: > >> >> Which versions of Windows are you looking at using? >> Pre Windows Vista are very different than post. Also server was a >> bit > different than the client versions. >> >> Are you currently doing any imaging with WAIK? >> >> Are you imaging/cloneing the systems, or doing a from scratch install. > Cobbler is good for the later, other systems like > FOG/Clonezilla/Ghost may be better for the former. >> >> James >> >> ps, I'm tempted to try my hand at building up a windows vista/7 pxe >> installer, > more for my dev lab, as I hate installing windows over and over again > but it's the only way to test a couple of things. Would anyone else > be interested in collaborating? >> >> On 2011-09-21, at 10:35 AM, <Janet.Conkle <at> afscn.com> >> <Janet.Conkle <at> > afscn.com> wrote: >> >> >> Has anyone been successful in installing windows using cobbler? I’ve >> found a > few things on the net but nothing definitive. I need a tool that will > install baseline images on lab boxes of both the linux and Windows flavors. >> >> >> Janet Conkle >> >> ETG >> >> x5343 >> >> >> _______________________________________________cobbler mailing >> listcobbler > <at> > lists.fedorahosted.orghttps://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobble > r >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cobbler mailing list >> cobbler <at> lists.fedorahosted.org >> https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler >> > > Hi, > > I want to install windows 2008 server from scratch with Cobbler is it > possible? if yes, can any1 share the steps? > > > > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org > https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list cobbler@lists.fedorahosted.org https://lists.fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
