Integrating a service pack with Windows Server 2003

This page describes how to create an integrated install image that contains Microsoft® Windows® Server™ 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later applied. The integrated install image can be used on the i5/OS™ Install Windows Server (INSWNTSVR) command when installing the server.

To create an integrated install image, use the instructions in the Microsoft TechNet article titled  Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Installation and Deployment Guide . Detailed instructions for integrating the service pack are found in section The Integrated Installation > Scenario 1: Creating an integrated installation. Some notes:

• Use the instructions for 32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003.
• In the commands shown in the TechNet article, Drive: is a mapped network drive where the integrated install image will be stored. LLL in the install file name (for example, WindowsServer2003-KB889101-SP1-x86- LLL.exe for SP1) is the language version (for example, ENU for English) of the service pack to integrate with the base Windows Server 2003 install image.
• If your service pack CD image does not contain the required install file referenced in the TechNet article, then you will need to download the appropriate version of the install file from the Microsoft Downloads for Windows Server web page. Download the service pack version that is used for installing on multiple servers.
• It is also possible to integrate additional updates besides the service pack into the install image. See the Microsoft TechNet article titled  Installing and Deploying Updates for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for details.

• Burn the integrated install image onto a CD. The CD is used in the IBM i optical drive when running the INSWNTSVR command.
   
• Copy the integrated install image to an i5/OS Integrated File System (IFS) directory. See Creating a Windows Server install CD image in IFS. The IFS directory is used on the Windows source directory (WNTSRCDIR) parameter when running the INSWNTSVR command.