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Document Author:	Vallard Benincosa		Document ID:	WP101470
Doc. Organization:	Advanced Technical Support		Document Revised:	04/30/2009
Product(s) covered:	BladeCenter; IBM Cloudscape; IBM eServer BladeCenter; IBM eServer xSeries; IBM System x; IBM System x iDataPlex; iSCSI; Linux; N series; Network Attached Storage; Proof of Concept (POC); Proof of Technology (POT); System Storage N Series; Systems Management; Tivoli Provisioning Manager; Tivoli Provisioning Manager Express; Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment; Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Software; Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms; WDS; x335; x336; x345; x346; x366; x3755; xSeries

Abstract: This document is a step by step guide to provisioning Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with xCAT. We show how it is possible to provision thousands of machines with simple command line tools. We show how to do this with iSCSI and how to do this with xCAT's ImageX support. xCAT is an IBM sponsored open source tool for cloud computing. xCAT can deploy Linux, Windows, AIX faster than any other management tool on the planet.

Classification:	Hardware	Category:	Installation and Migration
		ISV(s):	Microsoft
Platform(s):	IBM BladeCenter; IBM System x Family; IBM System Storage
O/S:	Linux; Windows Server 2008; Windows Vista	Keywords:	xCAT, Linux, Windows Server 2008, deployment, install, windows automated installation kit, iSCSI, N5600, Red Hat Linux, cloud computing, Microsoft, datacenter management, provisioning, on demand, agility, custom windows deployment, clusters, grids, cluster, grid, cluster tools, management