James.garcia@advocatehealt

Erik,

Where is the Deploy Wizard? In my Start Menu, I have a Media Wizard, Build Wizard, Capture Wizard, and Platform Manager and then I have the SDK & Tools folder. I have a flash drive that is bootable that I am testing with and set to run verbose, and I dont see an advanced tab there to be able to run tasks? Am I missing something?

Hello James,

Tasks can be implemented in so many different ways that it is hard to document everything. To get you started here is some information.

• Tasks can be accessed by going to the Advanced option of the Deploy Wizard and selecting the Tasks tab.
  
• To create a new Task select Add.
  
• In the resulting window you will see an option for Phase and Command.
  
• There are five different phases in which tasks can be run:
  
  1. Before image is applied: This processes in the boot environment at the end of the Deploy Wizard before the disk is prepared and the image is applied.
     
  2. After image is applied: This processes in the boot environment after the image is applied but before rebooting the machine.
     
  3. Specialize / Mini-Setup: This takes place during the Specialized phase of Sysprep. Tasks in this phase will be run from the Operating System of the image that was deployed utilizing the system account.
     
  4. First boot as system: Tasks in this phase take place while the computer is sitting at the logon screen. You will not see them process like you would in the other phases as the tasks run in session 0 as the system account.
     
  5. First logon to desktop: Tasks in this phase happen as the users logs into the desktop for the first time. The task will be processed using the users credentials and security settings.
     

  [*]The Command field will let you enter the command to be run. Here are some examples of commands that can be run, but basically you can expect anything that would be valid running from the Run dialog box of the OS to work as a command.

  1. Running a command line utility, i.e. copying a file: Command = "Copy c:\test.txt c:\users\test\desktop\test.txt"
     
  2. Running a batch file: Command = "Cmd.exe c:\test.bat"
     
  3. Running a VBScript: Command = "Wscript.exe c:\test.vbs"
     

If you are unsure the command is working properly one great troubleshooting method is to create another task in the same phase that runs the command "Cmd.exe /k" this will open a command prompt that you can interact with. When the command prompt is open you can test your command as many times as you need without the deployment continuing. When you are satisfied with your testing you can close the command prompt to continue deployment.

I hope that is enough to get you up and started but if you have any further questions please let me know.

Thanks,

Erik

I want to add a specific task to run after the image is deployed at the first boot, prior to user logon and then be able to run multiple tasks to after user logon. Looking for more in depth documentation or step by step procedures to accomplish this. I've only been able to find a one page blurb about filters and tasks that does not explain how to actually start the process of building and adding tasks? Any help would be great.

Thank You,

James

Erik,

Thank You, that worked perfectly. Though, once the SmartDeploy Boot media finished deploying I got to a screen that said windows failed to start. The info at the bottom states taht The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible, and was able to go no further.

So what I would like to do and I have a documetn from LANDesk called "Adding a Custom Menu Option to the F8 PXE Menu" Which I was succeddfully able to do. So when I press F8, I see the WinPE Menu and a SmartDeploy option.

THe way LANDesk works, is when I choose WinPE Menu the Boot.Wim loads and then takes me to another Menu where all of my Imaging scripts are. I can then select a specific image to deploy. I would like for this to be the same way with SmartDeploy.

So from the F8 Menu, I can click "SmartDeploy" instead of WinPE Menu, and then have it automatically launch the SMartDeploy Image I have ready to deploy. Unattended and Automatically if possible.

I can try to send you some screen prints of what our LANDesk process looks like. Can I email them to you directly?

Thanks Erik, I'm having trouble running the second BCDEdite line after I get the GUID.

•BCDEdit /store BCD /set {GUID} device ramdisk={boot}\boot\SmartDeploy.wim,{ramdiskoptions}

I keep getting a "Device is not Valid as specified error message asking me to run BDCEdit /?

I am running this on my PXEREP PC that is Windows 7 64Bit OS.

Our company recently purchased SmartDeploy Enterprise for image deployment and streamlining our imaging process. We currently have a base OS Image (WinXPSP3 and Windows7 64Bit) and use a product called UIU (Universal Image Utility) for drivers. (Blob method). We are dependent on physical hardware to build our image and want to move into creating a Virtual Gold Image base (VMWare)and use only specific model Drivers to reduce the amount of hard drive space being utilized by UIU's driver database(3GB).

We manage all of the devices in our environment using a product called LANDesk Management Suite v9.0SP3. We can remote control, Inventory, distribute and policy Software and patches for installation, license monitor, and OSD/Provisioning (Operating SYstem Deployment) etc. With LANDesk we have the capability to pushing and pulling down images to our entire environment, using multiple imaging tools (Symantec, Windows, lynux, and LANDesk has it's own imaging tool). We can currently PXEBoot devices and select from an Imaging menu a desired image. Currently we only have two standard Image builds (WinXPSP3 and Windows7 64Bit Images).

I am looking for anyone out there using SmartDeploy Enterprise and LANDesk Management Suite v9.0SP3 to deploy Images. How to integrate SMartDeploy into the LANDesk PXEBoot Environment, and to be able to deploy a smartdeploy image and have all the driver packs available for install??

Need Help ASAP.

Thank you