When you want to automate the provisioning of systems, Microsoft provides many tools that enable you to execute items in a sequence. With Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), Deployment Workbench, System Center Configuration Manager, Desired Configuration Management, and System Center Orchestrator, you have the ability to stage different tasks in sequential order. This allows administrators to pre-stage prerequisites on a system, before installing additional software. While these tools are extremely effective, there are instances where you may not have access to, or licensing for, the use of these products. This section explores alternative options for dynamically provisioning systems, and how to sequence a series of scripts.

The following graphic represents how you can have a parent child relationship between scripts:

The first and most important step in architecting an automation solution is to create a master script, to invoke the subsequent steps in...