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Project operations

You can execute the following operations on or for a project:


Creating a project

To create a new project proceed as follows:

  1. Select OS Deployment> Your OSD Manager> Projects in the left window pane.
  2. Select Edit> Create Projectosdproject_create.png
     The OS Deployment Wizard window appears displaying the dialog box about the project.

  3. Select the Deployment Type :

    Type

    Description

    OS Deployment: Setup Mode

    Using the setup mode allows you to execute a regular installation of the operating system on the remote devices or targets via the operating system's setup executable file. The use of an unattended file makes the installation silent and automatic.

    OS Deployment: WIM Image Mode

    The WIM mode allows you to deploy the new operating systems or images of other non-booting disks to the targets via a WIM image, that is either delivered on the operating system disk or via a custom created WIM image. This mode may only be used if the target hardware is compatible to the hardware of the source device.

    OS Deployment: Custom Mode

    This mode allows you to use other applications with which snapshots of existing installations may be created and then be 'duplicated' on other devices, such as for example ghost images.

    WIM Image Capture

    The WIM capture mode allows you to create your own WIM images to be deployed via the WIM mode within your network. You may also use this mode create images of other, non-booting disks, such as drives that contain only applications or data and deploy these via the WIM mode to other devices within your infrastructure.

  4. Click Next to go the next window.
  5. Define the project specific parameters in their respective boxes.
  6. Click Next to go the next window.
  7. To add the new project to a PXE boot menu check the Add box. If the project is not to be part of a PXE menu continue directly with the next step.
    • Enter a name for the project under which it displays in the boot menu into the Caption field.
    • Enter a description if required.
    • Select the menu to add to from the following list. If no menu exists yet, create one by clicking Create Menuosdmenu_create.png above the table.
  8. Click Finish to confirm the data for the new project.

The new project will be automatically created under the project type node to which it belongs, that is, all projects of type WIM Capture will be created under the Capture by WIM Image project type node. If the folder for this type does not yet exist it is created.

Duplicating a project

To duplicate an existing project proceed as follows:

  1. Select OS Deployment > Your OSD Manager > Projects > Your Project Type in the left window pane.
  2. Select the project to be duplicated in the right window pane.
  3. Select Edit > Duplicate duplicate.png.
     The Properties window appears.

  4. Enter a name for the new project.

    In CM two projects with the same name cannot co-exist.

  5. Make any other required changes to the new project.
  6. Click OK to confirm the new project.

The new project will be created under the same project type node and with the same assigned objects as the original.

Modifying a project

To modify the parameters of a defined project proceed as follows:

  1. Select OS Deployment > Your OSD Manager > Projects > Your Project Type in the left window pane.
  2. Select the project to be modified in the right window pane.
  3. Select the project's General tab.
  4. Select Edit > Properties properties.png.

  5. Make the desired modifications in the respective boxes of the Properties window:

    Parameters

    Description

    Number

    The project number that is automatically assigned to each new project. This value cannot be modified.

    Name

    This field shows the name of the selected project.

    Description

    This is a free text field into which you can enter any type of description and information that is pertinent to the project.

    Architecture

    This field indicates the type of architecture for the OS deployment, that is, the architecture of the WinPE image launching the setup program. The possible options are 32-bit for x86 and 64-bit for amd64 Windows installations.This value cannot be modified.

    BIOS Type

    Select the type of BIOS mode supported by the project, that is, if it is to support UEFI or legacy deployments or both.

    Operation after Installation

    This field provides the list of possible actions which can be executed after the installation of the operating system has finished on the target. The possible values are Reboot, Shutdown and None. This option is not applicable to the Setup mode.

    Target Drive

    Select from this field the drive letter for/of the operating system. If the project is for a Vista setup, the selected target drive must exist in the disk configuration selected for the project.

    Disable Automated Driver Detection

    If selected, the automatic driver detection is NOT performed during the project deployment.

    Use Model Drivers

    The OSD Manager automatically selects and copies the relevant driver folder based on the machine model name during the installation (Setup as well as Sysprep).

    Deployment by Multicast

    Check this box if the operating system deployment to the targets is to be effected via Multicast.

    Cache Location

    This parameter allows the user to manually select the partition where the cache is downloaded, or specify a path. It may be a driver letter, or System or Automatic. The default value is Automatic, which selects the partition with the largest - and writeable - free space available.

    Delete Cache

    Defines if and when the downloaded material is deleted on the client. The following values are available:Never: The downloaded cache is never deleted and thus always available to the user if the deployment succeeds. This may be used for local system recovery, especially if using a setup installation.On Success: The downloaded cache is only deleted if the deployment is successful, to reclaim the disk space. In case of a deployment failure the cache is not deleted and the user may access it for debugging purposes, especially if using the do not reboot option in the project parameters and perform manual operations.Always: The downloaded cache is always deleted, on success and on failure of any type.

    Notes

    This free text field can contain additional information concerning the selected object.

  6. Click OK to confirm the modifications.

Your modifications of the parameters were saved and applied to the selected project.

Building a project

In case of a Sysprep WIM Capture distribution, the target must be running before the project becomes active! Also, you must manually launch the provided batch file //<;OSD Manager>/PXETFTP/SYSPREP/RUNSYSPREP.BAT that will sysprep the target and finally reboot it. The file must be executed as a privileged user (admin). If the file cannot be found in this location the project is not activated or not set as a Sysprep image type.

Whenever modifications are made to a project it must be rebuilt to verify all modifications and parameters, before it can be used again.

To (re)build a project proceed as follows:

  1. Select OS Deployment > Your OSD Manager > Projects > Your Project Type > Your Project in the left window pane.
  2. Select Edit > Build Project osdproject_build.png.
     The Build a Project window appears.
  3. Define the time at which the build process is to be executed by selecting either:
    • The Immediately radio button
    • The Deferred to radio button and entering the desired date and time values in the respective boxes.
  4. If the project does not require a full build you have the choice to:
    • either only generate an incremental build, that is, to rebuild only the elements that require rebuilding by leaving the Incremental Build (generate only changed elements, faster) option selected,

    • or you can also force a complete build, that is, rebuild the whole project with all modifications by selecting the Full Build (generate all elements, longer) option.

      Note:

      Be aware that this process is time and resource consuming.

  5. If desired, check the Active box.

    When the Active box is checked, the project files are published and made available for the target devices after a successful build.

  6. Click OK to confirm.

The selected project will now be (re)built.

Deleting a project

To delete a project proceed as follows:

  1. Select OS Deployment > Your OSD Manager > Projects > Your Project Type in the left window pane.
  2. Select the project to be deleted in the right window pane.
  3. Select Edit > Delete destroy.png.

The selected object will be deleted immediately.

Viewing deployment logs

The log file tab displays the complete log of the deployment to all targets of the currently selected project.

 

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