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Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Advanced Deployment

By : Martyn Coupland
Book Image

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Advanced Deployment

By: Martyn Coupland

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (20 chapters)
Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Advanced Deployment
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgments
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Creating reference images


Before you can deploy your operating system, you need to capture it. This is an important step; what you capture in your reference image will be the base to all of your corporate machines. It's important to make sure you think about what you want or need in this image.

For example, what Windows features do you want enabled or turned off in your image? Do you require any additional files such as a corporate background on the image? Do you need any additional information added into the registry?

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Your reference image is vitally important. Ensure that you discuss the details of the reference image with your peers and document what you have on your reference image and why it exists.

Another big decision is where you capture your reference image. Lots of people say capture your image outside of Configuration Manager using MDT, for example, or using the command-line tools available with the Windows ADK.

One reason for this may be the fact that when you deploy and capture...