WHS 2011 unattended install cfg.ini problems
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domenica 10 aprile 2011 00:30
I was able to successfuly install WHS Vail / 2011 RC and beta on a spare laptop with only a 120GB HDD using the cfg.ini file but WHS 2011 RTM isn't recognizing the same cfg.ini file that I used with the previous installs. Since the support article: http://onlinehelp.microsoft.com/en-us/windowshomeserver2011/answer-file-install-2.aspx has changed a little bit I decided to burn the install and put the cfg.ini as the article suggest to see if that made a difference but it doesn't.
I'm assuming that this still works as the support article was last revised on 3/30/2011 so it must be still a supported method to complete the install, but no dice. Anyone able to get it to work using WHS 2011 RTM?
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domenica 10 aprile 2011 04:39
ahh, so i copied the install config from the KB article and it looks like there was some issues with my cfg.ini that i used in the beta and RC, it seems that one of the settings in this file was supported in RC and beta but not in the RTM version, here are the only delta's i can find:
[WinPE] SystemPartitionSize=MAX Processed=true
I removed Processed=true and Changed the MAX size to what was in the KB article: 61440
That fixed it, just put the new cfg.ini with those changes in the root of my usbkey with the contents of the ISO and installed without problem.
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mercoledì 13 aprile 2011 03:42Okay what am I missing? I have that very file on a USB key and it fails the install because the SSD isn't 160gb+.
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mercoledì 13 aprile 2011 03:59
post your contents you have on the usb key for config.ini
Also, do a shift+F10 on the failure window and see if you can browse to the usbkey and view the contents
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mercoledì 13 aprile 2011 04:25I had to set the PartitionSize to 61440 like in the KB. I tried using 21440 but it failed. It finally installed.
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venerdì 22 aprile 2011 13:32The answer file isn't working in the RTM. I have tried re-installing it several times and it still fails the drive size check.
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lunedì 30 maggio 2011 05:24
I have the same Problem,
the cfg.ini from the URL above not work for me in the RTM
[WinPE]
ConfigDisk=1
CheckReqs=0
SystemPartitionSize=61440
[InitialConfiguration]
Language=en-US
Locale=en-US
Country=US
Keyboard=00000409
AcceptEula=true
AcceptOEMEula=true
ServerName=HomeServer
PlainTextPassword=P@ssword
PasswordHint=Passing by
Settings=AllCan anyone Help?
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lunedì 30 maggio 2011 19:58
whats the error you're getting? the same exact error about disk space? Have you tried to browse to the .ini file (read up on how) to make sure the OS can see it?
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mercoledì 9 novembre 2011 03:10
Hi,
This is the file I just successfully used on the RTM build, I have a 500GB disk though:[WinPE]
WindowsPartitionSize=61440
CheckReqs=0
ConfigDisk=1
Processed=true[InitialConfiguration]
Language=en-US
Locale=en-US
Country=US
Keyboard=00000409
AcceptEula=true
AcceptOEMEula=true
ServerName=MyHomeServer
PlainTextPassword=MyPassword
PasswordHint=My Password Hint
Settings=AllIn sources\SKU there's a file called SERVERHOMEPREMIUM.def that looks like it has the minimum requirements. You might want to try and update that to reflect your HDD.
[Information]
EditionID=34[Requirements]
RAM=2048
HDD=160
Proc=1300
Core=1Thanks,
Rob- Modificato RTURNERO1 mercoledì 9 novembre 2011 03:11 hit submit too soon
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mercoledì 9 novembre 2011 14:36Moderatore
Processed=true
The line "Processed=true" tells the server not to boot from USB drive to prevent an accidental re-install and wiping your drives. This line is written to the cfg.ini file by WHS 2011 during the install process. In order to re-use your cfg.ini file for another installation, you need to delete this line and save your cfg.ini file. This has been well documented in many other threads.Claude
- Modificato Claude DorionModerator mercoledì 9 novembre 2011 14:40
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domenica 3 giugno 2012 09:40
I am not an expert but these are some observations I found (in addition to the expert comments) as necessary to be able to install WHS on a drive less than 160GB:
1. make sure that the c: drive is an unallocated volume (I found that after some install attempts, a volume was created on the C: disk), I connected the drive to another computer and using Win 7 Computer Management-Storage-Disk Management, selected the disk, right-click and "Delete Volume". The disk should then be shown as "Unallocated"
2. I needed to re-format the USB flash drive (holding the cfg.ini file) after each attempt and re-save a new cfg.ini file each time
3. I used a 120GB SSD and set the partition size in the cfg.ini file (WindowsPartitionSize=61440 in the expert example) to a value just greater than 100GB. An error shown after one install attempt suggested that partitions greater than 104132 were not allowed for unattended installs. I set the partition size to 100000 (WindowsPartitionSize=100000)
These steps (with those by the contributors above, many thanks) allowed my machine to continue through to the installation process.
I hope this works for as many of you as possible.
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domenica 3 giugno 2012 10:03If this isn't too old RTURNERO1, how would you go about updating SERVERHOMEPREMIUM.def if it's on the WHS installation DVD? Thanks.
