OPERATING SYSTEM

DEPLOYMENT – BAREMETAL
INSTALLATION VIA SCCM
Ismail Mohammed
Windows Server Group
 Agenda
 Introduction to SCCM
 Overview of Operating System Deployment
 Operating System Deployment Terminology
 Supported Operating System
 Method & Mode of Installation
 Configuration for Operating System Deployment
 Capturing the Reference Computer
 Installation Process of Operating System on
Baremetal Computers
 Introduction to SCCM
The System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr) 2007 system architecture will
encompass a distributed configuration management solution using a client / server
architecture with centralized management and reporting capabilities.

The main objectives of the SCCM architecture are the following:

 Better reporting for servers and desktops across the entire organization
 Better patching for servers and desktops
 Better software deployment experience for admins and users
 The way to deploy and maintain server and desktop OS
 Additional ConfigMgr features enabled later will further enhance IT management
 
SCCM Version:
SCCM RTM Version, SCCM With Sp1 & SCCM R2 Version
 
In This Session:
 Will understand the concept on how to push Windows Operating System Image on
Baremetal Hardware by capturing from reference computer
 Overview of Operating System Deployment

Operating system deployment provides the Microsoft

System Center Configuration Manager 2007
administrator with a tool for creating images that can
be deployed to computers managed by Configuration
Manager 2007. The image, in a WIM format file,
contains the desired version of a Microsoft Windows
operating system and can also include any line-of-
business applications that need to be installed on the
computer.
 Operating System Deployment
Terminology
The following terms are used when describing concepts and actions related to Microsoft System Center Configuration
Manager 2007 operating system deployment.

  Image
The image is a collection of files and folders that duplicates the original file and folder structure of an existing
computer, including the file and folder structure of the operating system

 Target computer
It is the computers where you will install MS Operating System either it can existing computer or baremetal
hardware

 Reference computer
A reference computer is a fully-configured computer from which you generate the WIM file that will be used to
distribute operating system images to target computers.

 Source Computer
The source computer contains the user state data and settings that will be migrated to a new destination computer.

 Destination Computer
The destination computer is the computer that will receive the user state data and settings that are migrated from a
source computer.
 
 Operating System Deployment
Terminology
 Sysprep
Sysprep generalizes the reference computer by removing all computer-specific information such as security identifiers,
network addresses, and the computer name. By this sysprep the other computers establish their own identity and don't
duplicate the identity of the reference computer.
 
 User State Migration Tool (USMT)
The User State Migration Tool (USMT) is a Windows utility used by administrators to collect a user's documents and
settings, called the user state data, before an operating system deployment is performed, and then restores the user state
data after the installation.

 Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)

Windows PE is the boot image used by Operating System Deployment, and is used only in the preinstallation and
deployment of Windows operating systems.
 
 Windows Image Format file (WIM)
A WIM file represents the file format for an image captured using Operating System Deployment and is a compressed
collection of files and folders.

 Task sequence
A task sequence is a series of one or more task steps that can be advertised to Configuration Manager 2007 clients to run
user-specified actions. Task sequences are used with Operating System Deployment to build source computers, capture
an operating system image, migrate user and computer settings, and deploy an image to a collection of target computers.
Task sequences can also be used to run other Configuration Manager 2007 actions, such as deploying Configuration
Manager 2007 software packages or running custom command lines.
 Supported Operating System
 The Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating system, with Service Pack 4
 The Microsoft Windows 2000 Server operating system, Service Pack 4
 The Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating system, Service Pack 4
 The Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter operating system, Service Pack 4
 The Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system, Service Pack 2
 The Microsoft Windows XP Embedded operating system, Service Pack 1
 The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system, Web Edition, Service Pack 1
 The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system, Standard Edition, Service Pack 1
 The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system, Enterprise Edition, Service Pack
1
 The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter operating system, Service Pack 1
 The Windows Vista Business operating system
 The Windows Vista Enterprise operating system
 Windows Server® 2008 Standard operating system
 Windows Server® 2008 Enterprise operating system
 Windows Server® 2008 Datacenter operating system
 Method & Mode of Installation
Method of Operating System Deployment
 Unicast - Unicast is communication between a single sender and a

single receiver over a network.

 Multicast : communication between a single sender and multiple

receivers. You are deploying a 500 MB image to 20 workstations

that have just arrived from the OEM then with normal OSD
imaging you would see network traffic equal to around 5 Gig! 
Using multicasting would result in a significant decrease in
network utilization. 

Mode of Installation:
 Installation of Operating System by mode of capturing the

reference computer.
 Building and capturing the Operating System Image
 Configuration for OSD
 Configure DHCP Server Properly

Configuring SCCM Server

 Install and Configure WDS:

This will help to initiate the PXE boot request for the client computer.

 Install PXE Service Point Role

 Create a package from Microsoft Configuration Manager Client and then

distribute it

 Configure the boot image

Note : SCCM will have built-in vista image for x86 and x64
 Enable the command prompt
 Distribute the package to the required distribution point

 Create WinPe boot image for capturing the reference computer into WIM image
 Inorder to do this we need to run Task Sequence Media Wizard and from the
action menu, click on Create a Task Sequence Media
Capturing the Reference Computer
Prerequisite:
 It should be in the workgroup

 Administrator password should be blank

Task need to follow:

 Create one folder called as Sysprep

 Extract the Sysprep from Windows xp cd

 Create a answer file from setupmgr

 Run the xpbootimage which has been create from the sccm

 It will ask the location for saving the reference computer image in the WIM format

 Finally it will run mini-setup

 Add the Operating System Image (wim image) from the sccm console which has been captured
from reference computer
 Create a task sequence by adding the boot image, captured image and domain information
 Advertise the task sequence to a collection
 Import the computer information in the collection
 Boot the baremetal hardware
Installation Process of Operating System
on Baremetal Computers
 It will boot up by collecting information from
PXE boot
 I t will initialize the process
 Format of the partitions
 Then it will apply the computer Settings, N/w
Settings , drivers update
 Loading and installation of windows XP
 Installation of ConfigMgr Client
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