Unattended Installation of MSCS Service (176507)

SUMMARY

Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Server comes with a variety of installable components. Each additional component is normally installed through the Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition Installer application.

The following parameters can be passed to the Setup.exe file for Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS) to achieve a silent or unattended installation of the MSCS product. MSCS is located on CD Disc 2 of the Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition in the directory MSCS.

   -uninstall
    Removes cluster software.

   -u
    Unattended installation of MSCS.

   -join CLUSTERNAME
    Join an existing cluster.

   -name CLUSTERNAME
    Form a new cluster.

   -ipaddr xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
    Set cluster IP Address (for Administrative use).

   -subnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
    Subnet mask based on IP address used with -ipaddr.

   -account ACCOUNTNAME
    Specifies the account used to start the cluster service.

   -password PASSWORD
    Set password for the account specified with -account.

   -domain DOMAINNAME
      Domain name that owns the account specified by -account.

   -excludedrive X:
    Exclude Specified drive letter from cluster use.

   -quorum X:
   Set quorum disk to specified drive on the shared SCSI bus.

   -network AdapterName NetName Role

Repeat for each adapter installed in the computer.

AdapterName - The ServiceName assigned to the adapter in the registry. The ServiceName can be located in
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkCards<x>

NetName - Specifies name that indicates the purpose of the network (private, client, and so forth)
Role - 0-All, 1-Internal, 2-Client

NOTE: MSCS requires that Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition version 4.0 and Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 be installed prior to the installation of MSCS.

MORE INFORMATION

The entire command line is contiguous and all parameters must be specified. The parameters -name and -join are mutually exclusive and -excludedrive is optional.

   setup.exe -u -name <Cluster_Name> -ipaddr <xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx>
   -subnet xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -account <Account_Name> -password <Password>
   -domain <Domain_Name> -excludedrive <x:> -quorum <x:>
   -network <Adapter_Name> <Network_Name> <Role>

The following example may be copied to a batch file and the required information modified to fit the particular environment being used.

For example:

setup.exe -u -name NEWCLUSTER -ipaddr 175.3.2.1 -subnet 255.255.255.0
-account installer -password password -domain CLUSDOMAIN
excludedrive E: -quorum D: -network E100B1 PUBLICNET 0

The example above will create a new cluster called NEWCLUSTER and sets the administrative IP address to 175.3.2.1 with a subnet of 255.255.255.0. The account that will start the MSCS service is INSTALLER and the password for the account is PASSWORD. The account INSTALLER belongs to the domain CLUSDOMAIN. There are two drive letters available to the Cluster Server, drives D: and E:. Drive E: has been excluded and D: is going to be used for the Quorum drive. The Network option uses the ServiceName for the Intel 10/100B adapter which, in this example, is E100B1. The Name for the network used by the Intel adapter is PUBLICNET and the role of the adapter is for both public and private communications.

Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition version 4.0 may be deployed using normal deployment/unattended methods outlined in the Windows NT 4.0 Deployment Guide.

REFERENCES

The following are suggested additional references on this topic:

Windows NT 4.0 Deployment Guide - http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation
Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

ARTICLE-ID: 168814
TITLE : Installing WinNT 4.0 Service Packs During Unattended Install
Zero Administration Kit(ZAK): ZAK provides additional examples and concepts that can be incorporated into the installation. Information about ZAK can be found at:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/zak/
More information about Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition version 4.0 may be obtained from the following Microsoft Web site:

To perform an unattend installation for a Windows 2000 Cluster using an Uttend.txt file, please consult the Windows 2000 Deployment Guide located on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM in the following location:
%CDROM%\SUPPORT\TOOLS\DEPLOY.CAB\Unattend.doc