RIS-UseWholeDisk (Setting Partition Size)

[Matt Winer]

I am currently running RIS in my test environment and things are actually running pretty well. I am looking for a way so that when the RIS client installation wizard repartitions the drive and formats it. I would like to create a partition at a specified size. My understanding is that if I use the UseWholeDisk = No setting that it will create the partition of the source computer the same size of the system partition on the RIS server. I haven’t gotten that to work. But I would like to set a size to have more flexibility.

Thank you
Matt Winer

[shovel204]

Check the deploy folder on the W2K cd and look in toolsdeploy there is documentation on the parameters of the .sif file with a fairly good explanation of the different options and syntax.
You should be able to specify what size partition you want.
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Matt Winer at 6/20/2002 2:36:28 PM


I am currently running RIS in my test environment and things are actually running pretty well. I am looking for a way so that when the RIS client installation wizard repartitions the drive and formats it. I would like to create a partition at a specified size. My understanding is that if I use the UseWholeDisk = No setting that it will create the partition of the source computer the same size of the system partition on the RIS server. I haven’t gotten that to work. But I would like to set a size to have more flexibility.

Thank you
Matt Winer

[Matt Winer]

Unfortunatly there is nothing in the documentation that I have found to have the ability to set the partition size.

Thanks,
Matt


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shovel204 at 6/22/2002 4:05:42 PM



Check the deploy folder on the W2K cd and look in toolsdeploy there is documentation on the parameters of the .sif file with a fairly good explanation of the different options and syntax.
You should be able to specify what size partition you want.
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Matt Winer at 6/20/2002 2:36:28 PM


I am currently running RIS in my test environment and things are actually running pretty well. I am looking for a way so that when the RIS client installation wizard repartitions the drive and formats it. I would like to create a partition at a specified size. My understanding is that if I use the UseWholeDisk = No setting that it will create the partition of the source computer the same size of the system partition on the RIS server. I haven’t gotten that to work. But I would like to set a size to have more flexibility.

Thank you
Matt Winer

[chris]

We use a util called diskpart.exe to partition the drives during the ris process.


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Matt Winer at 6/24/2002 7:57:25 AM

Unfortunatly there is nothing in the documentation that I have found to have the ability to set the partition size.

Thanks,
Matt


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shovel204 at 6/22/2002 4:05:42 PM



Check the deploy folder on the W2K cd and look in toolsdeploy there is documentation on the parameters of the .sif file with a fairly good explanation of the different options and syntax.
You should be able to specify what size partition you want.
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Matt Winer at 6/20/2002 2:36:28 PM


I am currently running RIS in my test environment and things are actually running pretty well. I am looking for a way so that when the RIS client installation wizard repartitions the drive and formats it. I would like to create a partition at a specified size. My understanding is that if I use the UseWholeDisk = No setting that it will create the partition of the source computer the same size of the system partition on the RIS server. I haven’t gotten that to work. But I would like to set a size to have more flexibility.

Thank you
Matt Winer

[shovel204]

I haven't tried that, but according to M$ you just specify the value in increments of 1024 if you want 8GB partition value=8192 if it is the ExtendOemPartition = 8192 ( I cant remember off hand which key it is.formula is 8x1024=8192)


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Matt Winer at 6/20/2002 2:36:28 PM


I am currently running RIS in my test environment and things are actually running pretty well. I am looking for a way so that when the RIS client installation wizard repartitions the drive and formats it. I would like to create a partition at a specified size. My understanding is that if I use the UseWholeDisk = No setting that it will create the partition of the source computer the same size of the system partition on the RIS server. I haven’t gotten that to work. But I would like to set a size to have more flexibility.

Thank you
Matt Winer

[shovel204]

To set partitions during RIS just found this DOC.
http://www.trainability.com/free/ristip.htm


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Matt Winer at 6/20/2002 2:36:28 PM


I am currently running RIS in my test environment and things are actually running pretty well. I am looking for a way so that when the RIS client installation wizard repartitions the drive and formats it. I would like to create a partition at a specified size. My understanding is that if I use the UseWholeDisk = No setting that it will create the partition of the source computer the same size of the system partition on the RIS server. I haven’t gotten that to work. But I would like to set a size to have more flexibility.

Thank you
Matt Winer