Deploying 64-bit Windows 2008 in Setup Mode
After you have executed one of the test projects to ensure that the configurations you defined are all correct and working you can launch your first actual deployment.
Our first example will deploy a 64-bit Windows 2008 operating system to a device via the Setup Mode . This mode is executed via an unattended file which so to speak takes the role of the user entering the required information during the installation process.
- To launch the OS Deployment Wizard select the Wizards > OS Deployment menu item.
The wizard appears with its first window, OSD Manager . - Select the device to be used as the OSD Manager, for example, the device we just configured.
- Click Next to go to the following wizard page.
- Do not modify anything in this window and click Next to go to the following wizard page.
In the Project Parameters window define the following parameters:
Parameter
Description
Name
Enter a self-explanatory name for the project into this text box, for example Windows 2008 (64 bit) Setup Deployment.
Architecture
This list box indicates the type of architecture for the OS deployment, that is, the architecture of the WinPE image launching the setup program. Select the 64 Bit option for the 64-bit Windows 2008 setup deployment.
Target Drive
Select from this list box the drive letter on which the operating system is to be installed, in our example we will use the C drive, therefore select C from this list box.
- Click Next to go to the following wizard page.
- The option to create a new image ( Create a new OS image or setup ) is selected by default, therefore click Next to go directly to the following wizard page to define the parameters of the new image.
In the Image Parameters window define the following parameters:
Parameter
Description
Name
Enter a descriptive name for the image in the Name box, for example Windows 2008 (64 bit) Setup Deployment.
Type
This parameter defines the image type being used for the deployment. This list is already pre-filtered and only provides image types applicable to the selected deployment mode. For our example select the Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Setup option.
Location
Enter into this text box the network path to the image or setup folder, where you copied the image files required for the installation, for example, \\192.168.196.13\Windows2008-64bit. This is the folder which contains the setup.exe file for the deployment. This directory can be located on any device in your network, as long as it can be accessed by the OSD Manager.
Connection Parameters
Enter the login and password to be used by the deploying device to access the network location in read and write mode. To enter the login information click Edit to the right.The Properties window appears. Enter the login name and corresponding password in the respective text boxes and re-enter the password for confirmation. The login name must have one of the following formats: <domain name>\<user logon> <local host name>\<user logon> Be aware that . is not a valid domain in this case. To view the passwords clear the Hide Passwords check box. Both password boxes will now be displayed in clear text format. To confirm the credentials click OK at the bottom of the window.The account will be added in the wizard window boxes.
- To verify click Check Image to the right of the Status box.
CM will now verify all entries of this page, that is, the directory and the access rights to it. If all values are correct the Status Done is returned, otherwise an error message displays in the Status box indicating where the parameter value is not correct. - After the Status Done is returned click Next to go to the following wizard page.
- Select the drivers that are needed for by the setup, that is, the Ethernet and SATA drivers.
- Click Next to go to the following wizard page, Target List Configuration .
- The option to create a new target list ( Create a new target list ) is selected by default, therefore click Next to go directly to the following wizard page to define the members of the new target list.
- Enter for example the name Windows 2008 (64 bit) Setup Deployment into the Name box.
- Select the template of the unattended file that is to be used for the deployment.
- This deployment will only have one target device and we will add it as a new target. For this select Create Target
on top of the empty list box.
The Create a New Target window appears with its three tabs, General Information , Parameters and Unattended Information . Enter the following information into the respective text boxes of the General Information tab for the new device:
Parameter
Description
Name
Enter into this text box the short name that the new device is to have, for example, scotty. Be aware that the name of the new target can only have a maximum of 15 characters and can only contain the following characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, the underscore (_) and a dash ➖️.
Target
Leave the radio button selected as we are defining a single target and enter the information for at least one of the three following text boxes. If the device is already up and running the wizard will recover information about the MAC address, based on the provided IP address or DNS name.
MAC Address
Enter into this text box the current MAC address of the target device. This is the most precise information to identify the device and should be preferred to the other two following identification options. The MAC address can be entered in one of the following formats: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx, xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx or xxxxxxxxxxxx.
IP Address
Enter into this text box the current IP address of the target device in its dotted notation. This option can be used if the MAC address is unknown and device is already running. In this case the respective target device will try to find its MAC address and provide this information.
DNS
Enter into this text box the current DNS information of the target device. This option can be used if the MAC and IP addresses are unknown and device is already running. In this case the respective target device will try to find its IP address which in turn will then search for the MAC address and provide this information.
Select the Parameters tab and fill in the boxes for the target operating system information.
Parameter
Description
Edition
Select from the drop-down box the Windows edition that is being installed, for example Windows Vista Enterprise. The listed editions were automatically detected from the installation CD/DVD.
Language
Select from the drop-down box the language. This language setting will be applicable to the setup, the operating system to be installed, the keyboard layout and the user locale. The listed languages were automatically detected from the installation CD/DVD.
Product Key
Enter into this text box the OS product key (for example, ABCDE-FGHIJ-KLMNO-PQRST-UVWXY).
TCP/IP Parameters
Leave the preselected option Dynamic IP in this box, this will automatically assign the target device its new IP address via DHCP.
- Select the Unattended Information tab and fill in the boxes for your organization.
- Click OK at the bottom of the window to confirm the data for the new target device and add it to the target list.
- Click Next to go to the following wizard page and the Disk Configuration .
- In the list of available disk configurations select the Disk with two partitions option.
- Click Next to go to the following wizard page.
- In the Deployment Drivers window mark the check boxes for all required WinPE drivers, that is, at least one network and possibly a SATA driver.
- Click Next to continue.
- In the PXE Menu Parameters window leave all values as they are and click Next to continue.
- As we want to activate and execute this first deployment right away leave all values as they are and click Finish to launch the deployment.