K2000 Imaging

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1Dell World User Forum

UFIL504: K2000 Imaging

Timothy Woolridge, TrainerRon Colson, Senior Trainer

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Agenda

DeployConfigure CaptureStart FreshPrepare

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DeployConfigure CapturePrepare Start Fresh

Prepare

• Windows PE is…

• Windows PE 3– Recommended for Windows 7 and below deployments– Included in WAIK

• Windows PE 5– Recommended for Windows 8 and above deployments– Included in WADK 8.1

• Drivers– Storage and Network

Driver Feed

• Best method to inject drivers into Scripted Installations and Sysprep’d System Images

• Located at \\KBOXIP\drivers_postinstall

• Library-> Driver Feed tab to enable and check for available feeds

• Provides plug and play drivers for certain Dell models

• Automatically leveraged by Scripted Installations

• Custom feeds can be created for models not found in Driver Feed tab

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Exercise: Custom Driver Feed

Start Fresh

Starting Fresh

• Virtual Machine– Keep Gold Master free of unnecessary drivers (do not install VMWare Tools!)– Snapshots

• Scripted Install– Single Partition to simplify Gold Master– Volume Media – Do not use OEM OS builds– Start from a clean Windows OS

• Domain– Do not join the domain– Joining/removing can be a source of issues

Configure

Pre Capture Configuration

• Applications– Use Postinstallation Tasks for image flexibility– Do not bake-in AV, Encryption, K1 Agent, Emulation Software, ISO Software, etc.

• Patch and Update– OS and MS applications– Baked-in applications

• Default User Account– Customize local admin account– Configure OS and applications– Copy Profile

Capture

K-Image vs WIM

• WIM– File by File– Single Compressed File– Multicast Capable (3.6)

• K-Image– File by File– Deduplicates with other K-Images– Can access files directly

Image Capture

• Pre-Sysprep– Capture a non-Sysprep Image in case of Sysprep fault– K-Image format to reduce space usage

• Sysprep– Sysprep Creator Wizard– Validate and Encrypt unattend file– Run Sysprep from customized account– /generalize, /oobe, /shutdown, and /unattend– WIM format for faster deployment times– Reboot after capture to verify mini-setup

• Naming– Use Descriptive names for System Images

Capture Options

Exercise: Sysprep

Deploy

Post Capture Configuration

Naming

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• Collect/Apply Computer Name

• Get/Set Computer Name – K2000 Useful Scripts

• WSName – Naming Rule Task

• Sysprep

Exercise: Naming Options

Image Deployment

• Testing– Always test on different hardware types– Verify applications/hardware functionality

• Boot Action Automation– Schedule deployments– Multicast– K1000 inventory

• Task Engine– Real-time feedback and reporting– Progress and Audit Log Modules

Task Engine

Boot Actions and Task Engine

Exercise: Windows Activation

Demo: Joining A Domain

Exercise: Exporting Exercise Tasks

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