The sccm agent can be used for windows updates deployment which is an integral piece of the process, and most importantly, sccm allows you to deploy your image zerotouch. Open up system center configuration manager and browse to software library overview application management packages. Technet capturing windows 7 image using sccm 2012 r2. You do not want to have to create a new image every time you want to update third party software. Here im using windows 7 with office 2010, but the process is similar for every os and office version. Capturing windows 7 image using sccm 2012 r2 we will not be using build and capture approach here rather we will capture a reference operating system, i. One of the new features in configmgr 2012 allows you to apply updates to an os image thats been imported to the configmgr 2012 library. In the configuration manager console, go to the software library workspace, expand operating systems, and then select the boot images node. Please note that the computer operating system that we are going to capture should n. Removing the hardware dependence and creating hardwareneutral images was a requirement for our new imaging software. The first one is how to create a bootable usb key for imaging. Open the sccm console go to software library \ operating systems \ task sequences rightclick task sequences and select build and capture a reference operating system image on the task sequence information tab enter a task sequence name and description. In my case the reference machine is a vm and i will be editing the vm settings cd or dvd options select use iso image file provide the path where iso file located. How to create a windows 72008r2 reference image for.
Pc0004 is a domain member client computer running windows 7 sp1, or a later version of windows, with the configuration manager client installed, that will be replaced. But every vendor does not really handle a sysprep the way they should. Package source specify an unc path for the boot image. How to create boot image using mdt for sccm prajwal desai. Creating a osd image can be a hassle but with a bit of automation you can drop a lot of overhead. Click on create package on the top left corner enter a name and check on the package contains source files. Configuration manager 2012 and 2012 r2 provide support for windows 10. Important for instructions to deploy the most recent version of windows 10 with configuration manager, see scenarios to deploy enterprise operating systems with system center configuration manager.
The image does not have to have the latest windows updates as we can apply this to the image at a later stage using the software update point in sccm. Pc0006 is a domain member client computer running windows 10, with the configuration manager client installed, that will replace pc0004. Installing system center 2012 configuration manager sp1 on windows server 2012 duration. Windows 10 deployment create sccm windows 10 build and. Navigate to software library operating systems boot images. How to create a bootable usb key in sccm 2012 kombitz. Sccm part12 capture windows 7 using sccm 2012 r2 youtube. I understand for support for windows 10 current sccm environment need to be upgraded with sccm 2012 sp2. Manage boot images configuration manager microsoft docs. Start all programs microsoft system center 2012 software center. The recommendation is to use mdt for creating your osd image, but i achieved the same results using sccm.
Sccm 2012 r2 deploying windows 7 without capture image. You will find the boot image created in the same path later. Im trying to create a very basicsimple windows 7 deployment via sccm 2012 using task sequences. Go to \ software library\overview\operating systems\task sequences. Capture windows 7 using sccm 2012 r2 we will first create a task sequence media and create a capture media which is in saved.
How to create a windows 7 2008r2 reference image for deployment. Creating an updated windows 7 osd image with sccm build. Using the configuration manager console, in the software library workspace, rightclick operating system images, and select add operating system image. This feature only supports component based servicing cbs updates, and can be applied to windows vista and above. When prompted,choose custom image we captured from client windows 10 computer. In the configmgr console, click on assets and compliance, select device collections, click on create device collection in the ribbon fill in the collection details, call it deploy windows 7 x64, limit it to all systems. Canadian institute for professional studies 49,884 views. Capture windows 7 using sccm 2012 r2 prajwal desai. But i thought there was a better way to do it, like not installing software center at all. In part 1 of this series we got our ad and sccm servers ready, and then we installed system center 2012 configuration manager as a standalone primary site. Since it will take a time is there a possibility to create windows 10 golden image using current sccm 2012 sp1 infrastructure and what are the issues will encounter if we create the image.
Last years i created many windows xp and windows 7 reference images with software updates in it. In my case the reference machine is a vm and i will be editing the vm settings cd or dvd options select use iso image file. With configuration manager 2012 you are able to service your os images by integrating the latest software updates from the configuration manager console. Once the boot image has been created, add a distribution point. Software librarytask sequence create task sequence. How to create a windows image for mass deployment jason. With sccm, the best practice for building an image wont be much different than if you were doing it for wds and or mdt. For this post, we will be talking about how to do a sccm windows 7 convenience rollup image creation. You can create reference images for configuration manager in configuration manager, but in general we recommend creating them in mdt lite touch for the following reasons. Deploying windows 7 using sccm 2012 r2 prajwal desai. Before running this guide, you must make some little preparation such as windows. Replace a windows 7 sp1 client with windows 10 using. So, in the spirit of still having windows 7, i thought i would write up a post to help fellow administrators. On the package source page, in the package source folder to be created unc path.
Prepare for zero touch installation of windows 10 with. Sccm 2012 part 7 sccm working with collections youtube. Theres really three models thick all or almost all software in the image, thin no software on the image, and hybrid some software on the image. Download the windows aik supplement for windows 7 sp1 from the microsoft download center. Note that there are tons of options for each process, change the options to fit your need. In this post we will deploy the task sequence to a new device collection and build and capture windows 7 64bit base image. Offline servicing, which installs software updates offline in the reference image. Using the configuration manager console, in the software library workspace, expand operating systems, rightclick boot images, and select create boot image using mdt.
Deploying sccm 2012 part 15 build and capture windows 7 x64 in the previous post, we enabled pxe support for the clients, added an operating system installer, created a task sequence. Customise our boot images and then distribute the boot images to dps. Basically we have different laptops, desktops, etc. Deploying operating systems with system center 2012 configuration manager. In part 2 we configured the sccm server further by adding some windows server roles necessary for the following configuration manager 2012 functionality, software update point sup and operating system deployment. With configmgr 2012 it was also needed to create a reference image, but installing software updates was a lot easier. Needless to say the images did not get updated too often due to the amount of work involved. Sccm 2012 r2 step by step part 11 a software update point sup and wsus duration. So in my previous post we had successfully captured the windows 7 operating system and now we will be deploying the captured image using sccm 2012 r2. Deploying sccm 2012 part 15 build and capture windows 7 x64.
Select 22 11 is just 350 mb partition set parameters for domain join. Sccm 2012 r2 create windows 7 device collection youtube. Create a custom windows pe boot image with configuration. To create capture media, use an appropriate software application to burn the iso file to cd media or dvd media. If a program does not have a msi file, you can create a package to distribute it.
To do that lets create a blank virtual machine without any operating system installed on it. Sccm 2012 r2 how to create a device collection using os version windows 7. Select configuration manager client package make sure its published first untick all options. The way i have done it works, but there are still shortcuts and other files left of the uninstallation. On the home tab of the ribbon, in the create group, select add boot image. Remember best practice is to capture an image of the bare operating system without any software.
Right click boot images and click create boot image using mdt. A lot of companies still use windows 7 and have not yet migrated to windows 10. Replace a windows 7 sp1 client with windows 10 using configuration manager. Imaging windows 10 and getting to one golden image.
Open sccm console and navigate to software library \operating systems\ operating systems images, click add operating system image in upper menu. Perform the following on the sccm server as smsadmin. Right click boot images under operating system deployment select create new boot image using microsoft deployment. Windows 10 image using sccm 2012 sp1 infrastructure. I was told the task has to install windows then install drivers, software updates. You can use the same image for every type of operating system deployment microsoft virtual desktop infrastructure vdi, microsoft system center virtual machine manager vmm, mdt, configuration manager. This post has been superseded by the following configuration manager 2012 rtm post in part 1 of this series we got our ad and sccm servers ready, and then we installed system center 2012 configuration manager as a standalone primary site. When you want to update windows 7 wim files in an configuration manager 2007 environment, you need to use tools like dism to update your images offline. Ive done thin and hybrid, and i think hybrid is the way to go. Create a deploy windows 7 x64 collection perform the following on your sccm 2012 server as smsadmin. I am new to the system centre products, i have been asked to develop a task sequence that installs windows using sccm 2012 r2 wep.
Create and deploy a windows 8 image in configmgr 2012 sp1. We will not be using build and capture approach here rather we will capture a reference operating system, i. For us, that was six different images for a single type of windows install windows 7 pro x64. When you capture the image you need to sysprep it first and that process is supposed to generalize the os and it does. Download windows 7 disc images iso files if you need to install or reinstall windows 7 you can use this page to download a disc image iso file to create your own installation media using either a usb flash drive or a dvd. Even though build and capture of windows 7 x64 only needs the x64 boot image, we will update both boot images as well need them to both have command support enabled.
Hey everyone, recently started using sccm 2012 to deploy software. Deploying windows 7 using sccm 2012 r2 so in my previous post we had successfully captured the windows 7 operating system and now we will be deploying the captured image using sccm 2012 r2. Capturing custom windows 10 image with system center. In part 2 we configured the sccm server further by adding some windows server roles necessary for the following configuration manager 2012. Deploying operating systems with system center 2012.
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