Installing SQL Server Using Sysprep
The Microsoft System Preparation (Sysprep) tool provides a way to capture a customized installer disk image that you can reuse throughout an organization to simplify the task of performing multiple installations. The Windows SysPrep tool is used to prepare Windows operating system images.
SQL Server SysPrep allows you to prepare one or more images of a stand-alone instance of SQL Server. Preparing a SQL Server image with sysprep installs all the necessary binaries for the features you select without actually completing the installation. This makes installation of one or more instance on the same system easier by only having to specify the usable features (such as the instance name, service accounts, data file ...
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