Unattended Deployment of Microsoft Windows 7 on HP Business Desktops with the HP Integrated Device Driver Kit

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Unattended Deployment of

Microsoft

Windows

7 on

HP Business Desktops with the

HP Integrated Device Driver Kit

Table of Contents:

Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 2

Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2

Benefits ............................................................................................................... 2

Prerequisites ....................................................................................................... 3

Software Requirements.................................................................................... 3

Deployment Using a Network ................................................................. 3

Deployment Using Removable Media....................................................... 3

System Requirements ...................................................................................... 4

Technician’s Computer ............................................................................ 4

Target Computer ..................................................................................... 4

Deploying Microsoft Windows 7 over a Network .................................................. 4

Getting Started with the MDT 2010 Deployment Workbench ............................. 5

Importing Operating Systems .......................................................................... 6

Importing Out-of-Box Drivers ........................................................................... 7

Create Task Sequences .................................................................................... 7

Additional Configurations ................................................................................ 8

Update Deployment Share and Create LiteTouchPE Disc .................................. 11

Deployment Tasks ......................................................................................... 11

Deploying Microsoft Windows 7 Using Removable Media ................................... 12

Setup Windows Systems Image Manager ....................................................... 12

Building an Answer File ................................................................................. 13

Validate and Save Settings ............................................................................ 15

Create a Configuration Set ............................................................................ 15

Deployment Tasks ......................................................................................... 16

Tips and Best Practices ....................................................................................... 16

MDT 2010 – Deployment Workbench ............................................................ 16

WAIK – Windows SIM ................................................................................... 16

Driver Path ................................................................................................... 16

LocalAccount ................................................................................................. 17

ComputerName ............................................................................................ 17

Troubleshooting Installation Issues ................................................................. 17

Summary of content (18 pages)

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Unattended Deployment of Microsoft® Windows® 7 on HP Business Desktops with the HP Integrated Device Driver Kit Table of Contents: Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2 Benefits ............................................................................................................... 2 Prerequisites ..........
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Additional References ........................................................................................ 17 Executive Summary This technical whitepaper describes the procedure for using the HP Integrated Device Drive Kit during the unattended installation of Microsoft Windows. This is an overview of the tools and steps needed to support a bare-metal installation of Windows 7 on HP business desktops.
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Prerequisites Software Requirements Deployment Using a Network To deploy operating systems using a network, the following software components are required: • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 (MDT 2010) – Download • Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) version 2.0 – Download • Windows PowerShell v2.0 – Download • Device drivers required for the target computer • Device drivers required for the reference computer Note: Windows PowerShell 2.
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System Requirements Technician’s Computer The technician’s computer must meet the following specifications: Operating System: Windows Vista or later Processor: 1.4 gigahertz (GHz) or faster Memory: 1GB or more physical memory Hard Disk Space: 16GB or more available disk space Optical Drive: CD/DVD-ROM drive Target Computer The target computer must meet the following specifications: Processor: 1.
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The following diagram illustrates the deployment process. Figure 1: Network deployment model Getting Started with the MDT 2010 Deployment Workbench In this section, we create a New Deployment Share inside the Deployment Workbench. 1. Click Start  All Programs  Microsoft Deployment Toolkit  Deployment Workbench. 2. In the Deployment Workbench console tree, select Deployment Shares. In the Actions pane, click New Deployment Share. 3. The New Deployment Share Wizard starts.
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e. Allow Admin Password – During deployments, users can be prompted to set the local Administrator account password. In some situations, you may wish to prevent the local user from accessing the local Administrator's account for security reasons. For this example, keep the default setting and click Next. f. Allow Product Key – During deployments, users can be prompted to specify an installation or activation product key. In some situations, you may wish to prevent this.
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Importing Out-of-Box Drivers In this step, you import the network drivers for the LiteTouchPE disc. These drivers are incorporated into the LiteTouchPE to provide networking capability, without which your deployment does not work. In Additional Configurations, step 8, we add our entire driver collection to a share folder. Putting the driver collection in a share folder adds more flexibility. Note: Ideally, you should consolidate your network drivers in a single location and run this process once.
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e. OS Settings – Full Name: , Organization: , Internet Explorer Home Page: , and then click Next. f. Admin Password – Select Do not specify an Administrator password at this time. The local Administrator password is provided in this task sequence, so it is not needed. Click Next. g. Summary – Click Next. h. Progress – No user interaction is required. i. Confirmation – Click Finish.
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4. Save and exit Bootstrap.ini. Note: The Bootstrap.ini is compiled into the LiteTouchPEx86.iso. Any changes to the Bootstrap require a Deployment Share update. We explain this later in Update Deployment Share and Create LiteTouchPE Disc.) 5. Now edit the settings in the Rules tab as follows: (These settings are for the CustomSettings.ini and are necessary to automate the LTI deployment.) CustomSettings.
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TaskSquenceID=MDT001 SkipBuild=YES BuildID=MDT001 SkipLocaleSelection=YES KeyboardLocale=0409:00000409 UserLocale=en-US UILanguage=en-US SkipTimeZone=YES TimeZoneName=Central Standard Time SkipAdminPassword=YES AdminPassword= SkipComputerName=YES OSDComputerName=%SerialNumber% SkipBitLocker=YES BDEInstallSuppress=YES SkipFinalSummary=YES SkipSummary=YES SLShare=\\\DeploymentShare$\Logs DriverPaths1=\\\DeploymentShare$\Drivers 6.
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Update Deployment Share and Create LiteTouchPE Disc In this step, you update the deployment share and generate the LiteTouchPE ISOs. 1. In the Deployment Workbench console tree, select MDT Deployment Share (C:\DeploymentShare$). In the Actions pane, click Update Deployment Share. The Update Deployment Share Wizard starts. 2. Perform the following steps to update the deployment share and create the LiteTouchPE disc: a.
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Deploying Microsoft Windows 7 Using Removable Media In this scenario, we describe using removable media to install Windows 7 onto a new computer. This deployment method is sometimes known as bare-metal installation or the DVD-boot method. These procedures guide you through an unattended installation using an answer file rather than the standard Windows Setup.
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4. Unzip the HP Integrated Device Driver Kit to the Out-of-Box Drivers folder in which you created your Distribution Share. 5. On the technician computer, insert the Windows 7 product DVD. 6. Browse to the \Sources directory on your DVD-ROM drive and copy the Install.wim and install_Windows[version].clg files from the Windows product DVD to the computer. 7. On the Windows SIM File menu, click Select Windows Image. 8. In the Select a Windows Image dialog box, browse to the folder in which you saved Install.
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3. Under Settings, select the appropriate settings (in the right column) and type the appropriate value specified in the following table. To avoid receiving validation warnings/errors, remove any unused child objects that have no value assigned.
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Caution: If Microsoft-Windows-Setup\DiskConfiguration\Disk [WillWipeDisk = True], then the hard drive will be formatted and all data will be lost. 4. In the Windows SIM menu, click Insert and then move the cursor over Driver Path. Select Pass 2 offlineServicing. 5. In the Select a folder that contains driver files dialog box, browse to the folder in which you extracted the HP Integrated Device Drive Kit and then click Open. 6. In the Answer File pane, verify or edit the path locations in the right column.
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Deployment Tasks In this step, we deploy an unattended Microsoft Windows 7 using the Windows Setup disc and removable media. 1. Insert a USB flash drive (UFD) and the Windows product DVD into the computer. 2. Press F9 to go to the boot menu and select boot device CD/DVD-ROM. When prompted Press any key to boot from CD or DVD, press a key. Windows Setup applies all settings specified in the answer file. 3. When Windows Setup is finished, you can make any additional customizations and run tests.
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LocalAccount A local user account must be defined in order to access the unattended build. For security reasons, the system disables the administrator account after installing the operating system. ComputerName Set this value to ”*” and the system assigns a computer name automatically which allows you to reuse the Autounattend.xml indefinitely. Also worth mentioning is that by default the Administrator password is encrypted in the autounattend.xml.
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Another important deployment feature of System Center Configuration Manager is the integrated Task Sequencer. Using System Center Configuration Manager, you no longer need to write scripts for deploying or capturing operating system images. Additionally, by taking advantage of the Task Sequencer, the operating system deployment process becomes completely hands-off.