
Chapter 12: Working with Continuous Replication
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Installing Windows 2003 R2 SP2
Install Windows Server R2 Service Pack 2 on both nodes. Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 requires
Service Pack 2 for Windows 2003. The Mailbox server role requires the following components be
installed:
❑ WWW Service
❑ IIS Manager
❑ IIS Common Files
❑ COM+ Network Access
It is possible to script adding these Windows components with the command - line utility
Sysocmgr.exe :
Sysocmgr /i: < master_oc_inf > /u: < unattend_spec > < /q > < /w > < /r >
❑ The /i parameter is the full path to the master OC file. The default location is C:\windows\
inf\sysoc.inf
.
❑ The /u parameter is the full path to the unattend file that has the components to be installed.
❑ The /q switch runs the unattended install without a user interface. The /u switch must be
specified to use the
/q switch.
❑ The /w switch prompts before a reboot. The /u switch must be specified to use the /w switch.
❑ The /r switch suppresses a reboot.
For example, first create the
Answerfile.inf file with the following lines:
[components]
complusnetwork=on
iss_commmon=on
iis_www=on
iis_inetmer=on
Next, use Syscomgr.exe to install the components:
sysocmgr /i:C:\windows\inf\sysoc.inf /u:c:\answerfile.inf
After the installation is complete, it is possible to check the installation with ...