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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
+    <servicing></servicing>
+    <settings pass="windowsPE">
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core-WinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <SetupUILanguage>
+                <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
+            </SetupUILanguage>
+            <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
+            <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
+            <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
+            <InputLocale>0409:00000409</InputLocale>
+        </component>
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <DiskConfiguration>
+                <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
+                <Disk>
+                    <DiskID>0</DiskID>
+                    <WillWipeDisk>true</WillWipeDisk>
+                    <CreatePartitions>
+                        <CreatePartition>
+                            <Order>1</Order>
+                            <Type>Primary</Type>
+                            <Extend>true</Extend>
+                        </CreatePartition>
+                    </CreatePartitions>
+                </Disk>
+            </DiskConfiguration>
+            <DynamicUpdate>
+                <Enable>false</Enable>
+            </DynamicUpdate>
+            <ImageInstall>
+                <OSImage>
+                    <InstallTo>
+                        <DiskID>0</DiskID>
+                        <PartitionID>1</PartitionID>
+                    </InstallTo>
+                    <InstallFrom>
+                        <MetaData wcm:action="add">
+                            <Key>/IMAGE/INDEX</Key>
+                            <Value>1</Value>
+                        </MetaData>
+                    </InstallFrom>
+                </OSImage>
+            </ImageInstall>
+            <UserData>
+                <ProductKey>
+                    <WillShowUI>OnError</WillShowUI>
+                    <Key>#TABLE:prodkey:$NODE,product=win2k8.enterprise:key#</Key>
+                </ProductKey>
+                <AcceptEula>true</AcceptEula>
+                <FullName>xCAT USER</FullName>
+                <Organization>xCAT</Organization>
+            </UserData>
+        </component>
+    </settings>
+    <settings pass="offlineServicing">
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <DriverPaths>
+                <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1">
+                    <Path>I:\drivers\#TABLE:nodetype:$NODE:os#\#TABLE:nodetype:$NODE:arch#\Drivers</Path>
+                </PathAndCredentials>
+            </DriverPaths>
+        </component>
+    </settings>
+    <settings pass="oobeSystem">
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <Display>
+                <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
+                <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
+                <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
+            </Display>
+            <OOBE>
+                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>
+                <ProtectYourPC>1</ProtectYourPC>
+                <SkipMachineOOBE>false</SkipMachineOOBE>
+                <SkipUserOOBE>false</SkipUserOOBE>
+            </OOBE>
+	        <FirstLogonCommands>
+            </FirstLogonCommands>
+            <UserAccounts>
+                <AdministratorPassword>
+                    <Value>#TABLE:passwd:key=system,username=Administrator:password#</Value>
+                    <PlainText>true</PlainText>
+                </AdministratorPassword>
+            </UserAccounts>
+        </component>
+    </settings>
+    <settings pass="auditUser">
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <Display>
+                <ColorDepth>32</ColorDepth>
+                <HorizontalResolution>1024</HorizontalResolution>
+                <VerticalResolution>768</VerticalResolution>
+            </Display>
+        </component>
+    </settings>
+    <settings pass="specialize">
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <fDenyTSConnections>false</fDenyTSConnections>
+        </component>
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDP-WinStationExtensions" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <UserAuthentication>0</UserAuthentication>
+        </component>
+        <component name="Networking-MPSSVC-Svc" processorArchitecture="amd64"  publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <FirewallGroups>
+                <FirewallGroup wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="RemoteDesktop">
+                    <Active>true</Active>
+                    <Group>Remote Desktop</Group>
+                    <Profile>all</Profile>
+                </FirewallGroup>
+            </FirewallGroups>
+        </component>
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+        </component>
+        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+            <ComputerName>#TABLE:nodelist:$NODE:node#</ComputerName>
+        </component>
+    </settings>
+    <settings pass="auditSystem">
+    </settings>
+    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="wim:i:/win2k8/x86_64/sources/install.wim#Windows Longhorn SERVERSTANDARD" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />
+</unattend>