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Sstrutt: Updated "Create a Boot Image" added Category

2013-09-09T09:20:45Z

Updated "Create a Boot Image" added Category

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:20, 9 September 2013
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	# Provide an appropriate name and description		# Provide an appropriate name and description
	# Allow the creation to complete		# Allow the creation to complete
	~~# You may~~ need to add ~~additional~~ drivers ~~(eg~~ for ~~a NIC)~~, ~~right~~-click over the image and select '''Add Driver Packages to Image...'''
			=== Add Additional Drivers ===
			If the boot image fails to boot properly because appropriate drivers couldn't be found you'll need to add them to the image.
			# If drivers for the device don't already exists on the server, add them first
			# Backup the boot image first
			## Right-click over the image and select '''Export Image...'''
			## Save to an appropriate place
			# Right-click over the image and select '''Add Driver Packages to Image...'''
			# Locate the drivers and add (there's a ''Package Date Added'' attribute to enable searching for packages you added on a particular date)

			=== Error 0xc1420127 ===
			* '''Error occurred while trying to execute command. Error Code: 0xc1420127'''
			If you received error when trying to add drivers or make other changes to an existing image, this is probably because of previous failed change which has left the image mounted.
			Delete all keys under <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WIMMount\Mounted Images</code>

	== Create a Capture Image ==		== Create a Capture Image ==
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	# Edit name and description if required		# Edit name and description if required
	# Accept selected image, and complete.		# Accept selected image, and complete.


	== Prepare Gold Image Machine ==		== Prepare Gold Image Machine ==
			Creating an image that can be deployed to machines...
	# Install and configure a PC as you want to deploy (check and double check)		# Install and configure a PC as you want to deploy (check and double check)
	# Run Sysprep to prepare the machine for imaging		# Run Sysprep to prepare the machine for imaging
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	** <code>TpCacheSize</code> to 3145 (from 1190)		** <code>TpCacheSize</code> to 3145 (from 1190)
	Restart the WDSService to apply		Restart the WDSService to apply

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Sstrutt: /* Prepare Gold Image Machine */ Added to procedure

2013-08-02T09:02:02Z

Prepare Gold Image Machine: Added to procedure

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	# Type in the name of the WDS server and click '''Connect'''		# Type in the name of the WDS server and click '''Connect'''
	#* See [[#Unable to Connect WDS server\|Unable to Connect WDS server]] in case of problems		#* See [[#Unable to Connect WDS server\|Unable to Connect WDS server]] in case of problems
			# Once complete, go to WDS server, Right-click over ''Install Images'' and select '''Add Install Image...'''
			# Find <code>wim</code> file
			# Update name/description as required

	=== Unable to Connect WDS server ===		=== Unable to Connect WDS server ===

Sstrutt: Initial creation

2013-07-27T06:28:50Z

Initial creation

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* '''Boot''' images - provide an installation environment/platform, from which to install an OS
** '''Capture''' images - provide a capture environment/platform, from which to ingest a ''gold'' install of an OS
* '''Install''' images - OS installation images

== Setup DHCP ==
DHCP is used to provide booting machines with an IP address, and then direct them to a boot image.
# In DHCP setup the following Scope Options
#* <code>066 Boot Server Host Name</code> - hostname of WDS server
#* <code>067 Bootfile Name</code> - share path to boot file, eg <code>\Boot\x86\wdsndp.com</code> or <code>\Boot\x86\PXEboot.com</code>
# If WDS server is not on same subnet as clients, allow DHCP broadcasts to WDS server
#* Same as required for a DHCP server, <code>ip helper-address</code> for Cisco

== Create a Boot Image ==
# Right-click over ''Boot Images'' and click on '''Add Boot Image...'''
# Locate a boot image (EG <code>boot.wim</code> in the ''sources'' folder on an OS install CD)
# Provide an appropriate name and description
# Allow the creation to complete
# You may need to add additional drivers (eg for a NIC), right-click over the image and select '''Add Driver Packages to Image...'''

== Create a Capture Image ==
# Right-click over an existing Boot image and select '''Create Capture Boot Image'''
# Give the image an appropriate name, description, and specify where it should be saved
# Click '''Next''' to initiate the creation of the image
# Tick the box to allow creation of boot image
# Accept the file location (should be as previously specified)
# Edit name and description if required
# Accept selected image, and complete.

== Prepare Gold Image Machine ==
# Install and configure a PC as you want to deploy (check and double check)
# Run Sysprep to prepare the machine for imaging
#* <code>cd C:\Windows\System32\sysprep</code>
#* <code>sysprep /oobe /generalize /reboot</code>
# Eventually the machine will reboot, get ready to hold <code>F12</code> once at BIOS to ensure a network boot
# When prompted, select Network Boot, Onboard NIC, etc
# You may need to hit <code>F12</code> in order to be able to select a boot image
# Select the Capture Image to boot
# Select the drive to image
# Select a file to save the image to (can be on the same partition the image is coming from)
# Tick the '''Upload image to a...''' option
# Type in the name of the WDS server and click '''Connect'''
#* See [[#Unable to Connect WDS server|Unable to Connect WDS server]] in case of problems

=== Unable to Connect WDS server ===
# Press <code>Shift</code> and <code> F10</code>
# Run <code> ipconfig </code> to confirm networking
# If not running, run <code> wpeutil InitialzeNetwork </code>
# Run <code> ipconfig </code> to confirm networking
# If still nothing, run <code>netsh interface show interface</code>
# If this shows nothing, your NIC can't be found so you'll need to just save locally, then boot back into the OS of your source machine and copy the image off manually.

== Enable Multicast Transmission ==
Note that whilst images will preferably delivered by multicast, if they don't proceed fast enough (or at all), they'll fall back to [[Acronyms#S|SMB]] file copy
# Right-click over ''Multicast Transmissions'' and select '''Create Multicast Transmission...'''
# Give the Multicast Transmission a name, eg ''Auto-Cast''
# Select the image group that will have images delivered by multicast
# Leave ''Auto-Cast'' selected

If multicast transmissions are slow or fail, you may need to reduce the multicast packet size (if your network doesn't handle fragmentation well).
* Windows 2008 R2 - In <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WDSServer\Providers\WDSMC\Protocol</code>, change the following
** <code>ApBlockSize</code> to 1385 (from 8785)
** <code>TpCacheSize</code> to 3145 (from 1190)
* Windows 2008 - In <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WDSServer\Providers\WDSMC\Profiles\Custom</code>, change the following
** <code>ApBlockSize</code> to 1385 (from 8785)
** <code>TpCacheSize</code> to 3145 (from 1190)
Restart the WDSService to apply