Then complete the wizard creating your new SmartPE media. This is the screen shot from step 7 of Part 2: How To Integrate SmartDeploy With WDS.Ĭlick the 'Browse' button to import your WDS answer file. Then create a new SmartPE image file using the Media Wizard that incorporates your WDS answer file. Now go ahead an export your answer file using the 'Export' button. This is step 16 on part 7 of Devon's How To Integrate SmartDeploy With WDS blog. I will discuss how to integrate an answer file into your SmartPE media to create a fully automated method of deploying a specific SmartDeploy Windows image file to a large number of computers that require the same image with the same platform pack.īelow is a screen shot from the Summary page of the Deployment Wizard.
For example, some of the large labs I support include upwards of 40 systems of a single hardware type requiring the same platform pack. In a large computer lab settings, it is very desirable for you to be able to automate the deployment wizard using an answer file. The process is wizard-driven and truly extends the capability of the product. Devon's blog does an excellent job of over-viewing the process to capture a WDS compatible SmatDeploy image file. SmartDeploy now fully supports OS image capture for deployment using Microsoft's Windows Deployment Services (WDS).
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