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Choosing a Microsoft Windows PE-Based Deployment Method 27
Bootable Windows PE Media With Networking Enabled
This process includes:
• Creating a bootable Windows PE media with the appropriate network
drivers. This step enables networking services to start, get an IP address,
and bring the target system into a functioning network.
NOTE: See "Running Deployment Scripts Using DTK and Microsoft Windows
PE" on page 75 for details on how to create a customized version of a single
Windows PE bootable media that works across all Dell supported systems
and provides an underlying networking stack.
• Creating scripts to automatically map to a predefined network share.
• Accessing scripts, configuration files, and operating system installation
files from the network.
Preparing and Populating the Network Share
This process includes:
• Creating a network share on a system that is always available over the
network for the target systems to be deployed.
• Ensuring that a large amount of space is available for storing operating
system installation files.
• Ensuring that proper permissions are assigned to this share so that the
target systems can read files from and write files to the share.
This deployment method is also easy to assemble. In addition, it provides
greater flexibility in terms of making changes to the scripts and configuration
files. Any change to the system configuration, for example, does not require
re-creation of the bootable media. This method also provides access to the
remote share as writable media. Hence, the configuration files captured
during the deployment automation process can be saved to this remote share.