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SCCM OS Deployment Overview
- We already had a task sequence with the new version of drivers built-in using SCCM 2012 driver packages so I though this request shouldn’t not be a problem. Then I started running into challenges! First off, you’ll notice that there is no way to “deploy” a driver package in SCCM 2012 — red flag #1.
- Unfortunately as Alienware is seen as a consumer brand, Dell do not publish SCCM driver packages for those models. If you are looking to use these downloads through our MDM process, the only alternative is to create a custom driver package based on extracted drivers.
- Dell Family Driver Packs Family Pack Downloader (ImageAssist Module) is a tool developed by Dell Configuration Services that enables you to download the latest Dell Family Driver Packs for your Dell systems.
The Dell SCCM integration tools pretty good just now. Install, launch tool within SCCM Console Software Drivers bit, click the wizard a bit to get the models you want and leave it to download and build the driver packages for you. However you do still need to go through your OSD Task Sequences and modify them to use the new driver packages.
Microsoft System Configuration Management (otherwise referred as ConfigMgr or SCCM) has the capacity to deploy operating system images to managed systems. Microsoft refers to this process as ‘Zero Touch’ as it’s designed to be automated and not relying on any intervention from the end user or IT Support staff.
During the OS Deployment process you have the ability to install software, updates or run scripts. This allows for additional updates or changes to the image to be integrated during the deployment process.
There are several components involved in an OS Deployment:
The Operating System Image
The operating system image is a snap shot of the original ‘base’ Windows 7 installation. The image contains the majority of the software, files and configuration – much like a ‘base’ ghost image would. The image is stored in the Microsoft ‘WIM’ image format.
The Driver Packages
The driver packages are similar to software packages, however they’re used only for driver INF files.
Driver packages are used during the OS Deployment Task Sequence and allow the Operating System Image to be installed on different models of computers.
The OS Deployment Task Sequence
The Task Sequence is the list of actions which will happen during the OS Deployment. As well as deploying the ‘base’ image you can also choose to install software packages which are already configured in SCCM, run commands, install drivers etc.
The Collection
This is the ‘who’ of the distribution; it is where you specify who receives the update. Unlikely package distributions an OS deployment must target workstations, any users within the collection will be ignored.
The Advertisement
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This is the ‘when’ of the distribution and is how you specify when the update runs. The advertisement is the process of applying a specific OS Deployment (or package) to a specific collection. Advertisements can be set to start as soon as possible or at some point in the future and can be set to expire at a specific time.
Additional Software Distribution Packages
In addition to the Operating System you can select software packages to install.
Some of these packages are essential for a successful OS Deployment, for example:
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- MDT 2010 Settings: This package contains the ‘unattend.xml’ file which is used by sysprep during the Windows 7 installation.
- MDT 2010 Toolkit Files: This package contains any standard and custom scripts which are ran during the deployment process.
- Configuration Manager Client Upgrade: This package contains the Configuration Manager Client application.