Users Guide

All System Collection
To add the computer to the all systems collection
1. On the Choose Target Collection window, select Add new computers only to the All Systems collection.
2. Click Next.
The Summary window with details of the imported system setting is displayed.
3. Click Finish to apply settings.
Specific Location
To add the computer to a specific location:
1. On the Choose Target Collection window, select the Add computers to the following location option.
2. Browse to the location of the computer collection you want to add.
3. Click Next.
The Summary window with details of the imported system setting is displayed.
4. Click Finish to apply settings.
Advertising A Task Sequence
After saving the task sequence, assign it to the collection of systems by advertising it.
To advertise a task sequence:
1. Right-click on the task sequence and select Deploy.
The Deploy Software Wizard window is displayed.
2. Follow the steps in the wizard to advertise the task sequence. For more information on advertising a task sequence,
see the Configuration manager Online Help .
NOTE: In the New Advertisement Wizard, ensure that you select the Make this task sequence available to
boot media and Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) option.
Best Practices For Advertising a Task Sequence
The following settings are recommendations for advertising a task sequence.
Always configure advertisements with the following settings when using PXE:
• General — Make this task sequence available to boot media and PXE
• General — Browse to select the collection of the target system
• Schedule — Mandatory assignment: “As soon as possible”
• Distribution Points — Access content directly from a distribution point when needed by the running task
sequence
• Interaction — Show task sequence progress
Always configure Windows PE boot images with the following settings:
• Windows PE — Enable command support (testing only)
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