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I understand that, how about 'how do you read an answer file for a SBS2011 installation in a virtual environment'...I'll award points for my not phrasing what I wanted to say properly.
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I understand that, how about 'how do you read an answer file for a SBS2011 installation in a virtual environment'...I'll award points for my not phrasing what I wanted to say properly.

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We have always used a network installation.
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We have always used a network installation.

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Can you please expand on that?
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We create a windows network share, with all the files, we boot the VM with basic network client, on the network share includes the installtion files and answer file.
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We create a windows network share, with all the files, we boot the VM with basic network client, on the network share includes the installtion files and answer file.

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Hey there, We have a server 2008 R2 Enterprise &nbsp;server running virtual machines. &nbsp;We are installing SBS 2011 into one of the virtual machines and need to use an answer file from a USB stick.<br />
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How do we get the installation to see the answer file on the USB stick?<br />
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Thank you
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Hey there, We have a server 2008 R2 Enterprise  server running virtual machines.  We are installing SBS 2011 into one of the virtual machines and need to use an answer file from a USB stick.

How do we get the installation to see the answer file on the USB stick?

Thank you

How to use a Thumb Drive with Answer File for Virtual SBS2011 installation

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.