Start Task Sequence from CD on ConfigMgr Enabled PC!
Running task sequences of the boot media, will give you more trouble shooting info and logs to work with. So here is a guide on how to run off the boot media while in full OS mode.
Category: Boot Media, Configuration Manager, OS Deployment, Tips and Tricks | 1 Comment
Adding Files to the Boot Image in CM2012
A couple of months ago I wrote a post on how to automatically add files to the boot image, as part of the Update distribution point process, using OSDIntection.xml http://blog.coretech.dk/mip/auto-adding-files-to-config-mgr-boot-images/ In CM2012 however, this option is no longer available. Instead the development team has been kind enough, to actually include this service as part of [...]
Category: Boot Media, Config Mgr, OS Deployment | 1 Comment
Finding and adding only the correct device driver to the Boot image
How to figure out the exact drivers necessary for the WinPE 3.0 boot image for SCCM to work properly, and keeping the amount of drivers to a bare minimum.
Category: Boot Media, Drivers, OS Deployment, WinPE | 7 Comments
Auto adding files to Config.Mgr Boot Images
Using the OSDinjection.xml to customize the Config.Mgr Bootmedia upon updating DP!
Category: Boot Media, Config Mgr, OS Deployment | 1 Comment
Creating Custom Boot Image (boot.wim)
When using System Centre Configuration Manager for OS deployment you always use WinPE as your boot media/environment for deploying the actual image… Normally you can just use the boot image supplied with SCCM (a WinPE 2.1 wim, taken from WAIK and placed in \\”SiteServer”\SMS_”SiteCode”\osd\boot\”architecture”\boot.wim), with out any further considerations. Well you might have to inject [...]
Category: Boot Media, WinPE | 3 Comments
Setting up the Custom Media Hook (pre TS action)
If you want to run a script before the actual TS start, well even before the boot CD looks to SCCM for policies to run, you could add a Custom Media Hook. The Media Hook will run a script defined in an INI file and not enter TS mode before it has finished.. This [...]
Category: Boot Media | 15 Comments
Using WDS for legacy RIS images, SCCM boot Images, and PSP (SCCM PXE Service Point)
Setting up WDS 1. If WDS is already installed go to step 4 2. Make sure you are running Windows Server 2003 SP2 or later 3. Go to "add or remove programs" and open "add/Remove windows components". Scroll to the bottom of the wizard and check of "windows deployment services" and hit NEXT (Make [...]
Category: Boot Media | 2 Comments
Make changes to WDS/SCCM boot file to run script before Task Sequence:
I recently had a customer who couldn’t re image machines because of some hidden partition stuff on manufacture preloaded machines. It actually turned out that a couple of files needed to be removed prior to running the TS. So we added a script to be run prior to the launch of the TS, to [...]
Category: Boot Media, OS Deployment | 3 Comments
