Unattended installation Server 2003 including NLB

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Hi,

I am trying to configure unattended installation of Windows Server 2003
with NLB included.

I have used this document
http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsServer/en/library/c7362174-1ece-4f16-b1a0-5655cbca63ef1033.mspx?mfr=true
and setupmgr to help me, but I am still having a couple of problems.

Specifically, I had to add a [NetServices] entry just to install WLBS!,
and I removed WLBS setup from the interface that isn't used for intra
cluster communications.

Once I do this, it complains that the intra cluster interface does not
have the cluster IP added to it. If I manually do this, then the
cluster works!

Using setupmgr.exe, I added a second IP Address to an IP protocol, and
it added the second interface to the IpAddress field, but if I do this,
then the installation of that adaptor fails, and it falls back to DHCP.

How should I configure this to make it work fully automatically??

I've attached the necessary bits from my unattend.txt file. The line
that says "IPAddress = 192.168.66.210, 192.168.65.213" is the latest
addition. If I remove the second address, then this interface
configures OK, but I need to add the secondary address in TCP/IP
properties if I want it to work!

Mark.

Extract from unattend.txt:
[Networking]
InstallDefaultComponents=Yes
[NetAdapters]
Adapter01 = params.Adapter01
Adapter02 = params.Adapter02
[params.Adapter01]
NetCardAddress = 0x000c29357a8b
[params.Adapter02]
NetCardAddress = 0x000c29357a95
[NetClients]
MS_MSClient = params.MS_MSClient
[params.MS_MSClient]
[NetProtocols]
MS_TCPIP = params.MS_TCPIP
[params.MS_TCPIP]
AdapterSections = params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter01,
params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter02
; This adapter is for intra cluster communications
[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter01]
DHCP = No
IPAddress = 192.168.66.210, 192.168.65.213
SpecificTo = Adapter01
SubnetMask = 255.255.255.0
WINS=No
NetBIOSOptions=0
; This adapter is the external interface.
[params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter02]
DHCP = No
DefaultGateway = 192.168.65.1
IPAddress = 192.168.65.210
SpecificTo = Adapter02
SubnetMask = 255.255.255.0
[NetServices]
MS_WLBS = params.MS_WLBS
[params.MS_WLBS]

AdapterSections=params.MS_WLBS.Adapter01,params.MS_WLBS.Adapter02
[params.MS_WLBS.Adapter01]
SpecificTo=Adapter01
ClusterIpAddress=192.168.65.213
ClusterName=wc-webcluster
ClusterNetworkMask=255.255.255.0
IGMPSupport=0
MulticastSupportEnable=1
RemoteControlEnabled=0
HostPriority=0
ClusterModeOnStart=1
DedicatedIPAddress=192.168.66.210
DedicatedNetworkMask=255.255.255.0
Ports=1,65535,Both,Multiple,Single,Equal
[NetBindings]
Enable=MS_WLBS,Adapter01

.

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