[AusNOG] PXE Boot Installations

Robert Hudson hudrob at gmail.com
Sun Feb 9 14:35:56 EST 2014


I find it more amusing that people feel the need to keep reinventing the
wheel. :)
On 09/02/2014 2:33 PM, "Bevan Slattery" <bevan at slattery.net.au> wrote:

> I have to say I do find it a touch ironic that System Administrators can't
> organise themselves to administer a system mailing list... :)
>
> [b]
>
> On 9 Feb 2014, at 1:28 pm, Nathan Brookfield <
> Nathan.Brookfield at simtronic.com.au> wrote:
>
>  I think every single one of us here in one way or another dabbles or
> gets stuck doing Sys Admin work but I just don't want to subscribe to
> mailing lists about it, that's all.
>
>
>
> It's nothing specifically against you Daniel but when I check my e-mails
> on a Sunday and think ow something interesting on the NOG, I would love it
> to be about NOG, not SAG.
>
>
>
> *From:* Daniel Watson [mailto:daniel at glovine.com.au<daniel at glovine.com.au>]
>
> *Sent:* Sunday, 9 February 2014 2:24 PM
> *To:* Nathan Brookfield; Matthew Byrne; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* RE: PXE Boot Installations
>
>
>
>  Most operators act as System Administrators in ONE way or another....
> that fact has already been proven in the past
>
>
>
> Regardless of that fact   it would stop a lot of bitching if people could
> post to a SAG ...
>
>
>
> Not trying to cause an argument here or piss anyone off..   I just would
> like a bit of help from the general community, and shouldn't have to pay
> SAGE-AU for a quick response..
>
>
>
>
>
> D.
>     ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Nathan Brookfield [Nathan.Brookfield at simtronic.com.au]
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 09, 2014 2:23 PM
> *To:* Daniel Watson; Matthew Byrne; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* RE: PXE Boot Installations
>
> Why would the Australian Network Operators Group need to start a Sys Admin
> mailing list . . . .
>
>
>
> *From:* Daniel Watson [mailto:daniel at glovine.com.au<daniel at glovine.com.au>]
>
> *Sent:* Sunday, 9 February 2014 2:21 PM
> *To:* Nathan Brookfield; Matthew Byrne; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* RE: PXE Boot Installations
>
>
>
>  Thus  AusNog is in the need of a sysadmin mailing group and these issues
> wouldnt happen
>
>
>
>
>
> D.
>     ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Nathan Brookfield [Nathan.Brookfield at simtronic.com.au]
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 09, 2014 2:20 PM
> *To:* Matthew Byrne; Daniel Watson; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* RE: PXE Boot Installations
>
> I hate to sound like a broken record but I second this.  Why am I being
> spammed with Sys Admin crap! How many times do we have to go over this . .
> .
>
>
>
> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net<ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net>]
> *On Behalf Of *Matthew Byrne
> *Sent:* Sunday, 9 February 2014 1:37 PM
> *To:* Daniel Watson; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] PXE Boot Installations
>
>
>
> Not sure how many times you need to be reminded that this is a Network
> Operators Group?
>
>
>
> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net<ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net>]
> *On Behalf Of *Daniel Watson
> *Sent:* Sunday, 9 February 2014 9:40 AM
> *To:* ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* [AusNOG] PXE Boot Installations
>
>
>
> Gday Noggers,
>
>
>
> We are now using PXE Boot installations to install all our servers from
> dedicated servers, to virtual servers and all servers in between
>
>
>
> As part of the installation process with Windows 2008 R2 installations, it
> allows to setup additional services / features during the installation's
> post install,
>
>
>
> ServerManagerCmd.exe -install Web-Server -allSubFeatures -restart
>
> ServerManagerCmd.exe -install SMTP-Server -allSubFeatures -restart
>
> ServerManagerCmd.exe -install telnet-client -allSubFeatures -restart
>
> # 3 = automatically download but do not install updates, change to 4 for
> fully automatic
>
> reg add
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto
> Update" /v AUOptions /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
>
> # We do always want to automatically install the critical RDP bugfix
>
> net stop TermService /y
>
> netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Desktop" new enable=yes
>
> wuinstall.exe /install /match KB2621440
>
>
>
> I was wondering if anybody on or off list might be able to provide some
> instructions on how to add to the script to set our WSUS and timeserver
> before it updates windows
>
>
>
> If anybody can provide assistance I would be highly appreciative.
>
>
>
> TIA
>
>
>
> D.
>
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