Setup Guide

Installing Windows ADK 8.1.1 for OS Prep

for Windows

You need to perform the following configuration tasks before using ASM to deploy Windows OS.

NOTE: You should use Microsoft ADK 8.1.1 installed in the default location. Please make sure to

install all options during ADK installation process.

1. Create a Windows .iso that has been customized for use with ASM using ADK and build-razor-

winpe.ps1 script. You will need to locate the appropriate drivers for your server hardware or virtual

machines for the operating system you are trying to install. For Dell hardware, drivers can be

obtained from support.dell.com. For other vendors such as VMware, follow the instructions from the

manufacturer to locate the correct drivers. During .iso customization it will be updated to include the

drivers required for VMware virtual machine VMXnet3 NICs, any other drivers specific to your

hardware, and customizations for use with ASM. This will allow you to support operating system

deployment through ASM of Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012, or Windows 2012 R2 to virtual

machines or bare-metal servers. For more information see,

Creating WinPE Image and Updating

Install Media for Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

2. Create a Windows repository and copy Windows installation media (customized Windows .iso from

step 1) on ASM appliance. Ensure the build directory has space available for the working build files,

as well as the final .iso file that is created. It is recommended to have enough space available for

approximately three times the size of the .iso file. For more information, see Adding OS Image

Repositories

NOTE: Approximately four times the .iso size space ( approximately 25 GB) is required to

perform .iso processing on the ADK machine.

Creating WinPE Image and Updating Install Media for

Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2

You should have Windows Assessment and Deployment toolkit that contains the Windows PE

environment used to automate the Windows installer installed in the DEFAULT location on a Windows

machine. Licensing for Windows PE requires that you build your own customized WinPE WIM image

containing the required scripts.

To create customized Windows.iso image for Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012 and Windows 2012 R2:

1. Create a build folder on your ADK machine. For example, ADK machine build directory may be “c:

\buildpe”.

2. Within this build folder create a directory called “Drivers”.