| Step | Reference |
| Partition and format the main disk of the server appliance. | Volume Configuration |
| Install and configure Microsoft Windows Server 2003, including any OEM device drivers. Make sure you enable Remote Desktop to allow the server appliance to be remotely administered.
| Microsoft Windows OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK), and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Configuration |
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Install Multilanguage User Interface (MUI) support for the languages you want to support. | Localization |
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Choose the Server Appliance Kit components to install. | Server Appliance Kit Components |
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Install the Microsoft Server Appliance Kit components. | Installation Methods | |
Optional: Install custom software components. | Installation documentation for custom software components. |
| Perform any other configuration steps, as needed. For example, you can create default shared folders, enable Shadow Copies for data volumes, create a default DFS root, and so on. | Windows Server 2003 Help |
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Run the SAPrep utility to brand and restrict the server as required by your redistribution license. | SAPrep |
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Test the server appliance to verify that it meets your requirements. When you have finished testing, make sure you close all Web browsers connected to the server. | |
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If it is not required by your appliance configuration, delete the Default Web site. | Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Help and Support |
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If debugging was enabled on this computer, remove the debugging registry values and restore the default inc_debug.asp file. | Debugging |
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Remove the default certificate and any log entries created by software installation and configuration. | Removing the Security Certificate |
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Run the SAPrep utility without command-line options to reset the default language and boot count. | SAPrep |
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Prepare the operation system partition or volume for manufacturing. Important -
After running sysprep for a partition, do not start the computer from that partition. To test the image, copy the image to another disk and start the computer from that disk.
| Preparing the Operating System for Replication, and "Using Sysprep" in Microsoft Windows OPK |
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If you are creating a backup operating system image on this drive, repeat the preceding steps for the backup partition or volume. | Creating a Backup Operating System |
| Remove the hard disk from the computer. Copy the contents of the hard disk to destination disks by using disk-duplicating equipment or software.
| "The Disk-Duplicating Method" in Microsoft Windows OPK |
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Test one or more disk copies by installing the disks in a target server appliance, removing unwanted peripheral devices (such as video adapter, keyboard, mouse, and removable media drives), and then starting the target server appliance. | |