Remotely install PXE Server with a command through an agent.
Use case:
After upgrading from GSS 3.3 RU8 to RU9, 400+ remote PXE servers need upgraded PXE components. Using the installation options for pushing the install out using optional components may be too time consuming.
GSS 3.3 RU8 or later
Component: PXE
Using axinstall.exe or setup.exe to install remote PXE servers is too time-consuming when needing to install on many servers.
With the GSS RU8 release and later, you can try the following:
setup.iss contains unique client IP, so a script could be used to automate it.
Currently, 'pxe.exe' needs to be executed with 2 parameter - '-s' and 'full path to .iss' (e.g. PXE.exe -s "C:\Windows\Temp\setup.iss").
These 2 parameters are passed to Pxe.vbs, so Pxe.vbs can be also executed like 'cscript //nologo PXE.vbs -s "C:\Windows\Temp\setup.iss"'.
When the iss file is passed to Pxe.msi without a full path, it sets Property(S): TARGETDIR = \
Steps:
1) cd to DSSetup folder on the root of the drive
2) run: pxe.exe -s "c:\windows\temp\setup.iss"
Note:
Make sure the setup.iss file contains the IP address of the GSS server
or you can use a script with the following: cscript //nologo PXE.vbs -s "C:\Windows\Temp\setup.iss"'