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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.

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 the Deployment Scripts" on page 83 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.

You can also use the bootable media to call the deployment components from

the directory structure on the media and the remaining components from the

network share.

Boot the target system with the bootable deployment media.

Execute the master batch file, which calls individual task scripts and

utilities from the network share to complete the deployment process.