Owner's Manual
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Using DSDP on Systems Running Configuration Manager 2012
Configuring Variable Replacement Tab
To configure the Variable Replacement Tab:
1
Under the
Action to take when a variable is unintialized or the value is
null or blank
section you can:
• Use a null/blank value — Select
Use a null/blank value
to use a
variable that has not been initialized or has a blank value. This allows
the clients to continue processing the action even if the variable is
undefined or blank.
• Fail the task — Select the
Fail the task
radio button to fail an action
that cannot retrieve a valid variable value. This allows you to view
what is wrong with an action instead of trying to debug a failed
command line or a incorrectly configured system.
2
Select
Search all text input files for variables to replace
to enable
client-side scripts to search for and replace variables in the command line
or within files specified and replace them with values found in the task
sequence environment or the Windows system environment. For optimum
performance of the Action uncheck the
Search all text input files for
variables to replace
check box.
3
Select
Replace %PASSWORD% variables with this password
to replace
any instances of a password in the Actions with the password entered and
confirmed in the dialog box.
4
Select
Manually define additional variables
to set additional variables on
the system prior to a task running . To define the additional variables:
a
Enter a variable
Name
.
b
Enter the variable
Va lue
.
c
Select the variable
Ty p e
from the drop-down menu.
5
Click
Apply
and
OK
.
Log / Return Files
To retrieve the log files or capture configuration files:
1
Select
Retrieve the task sequence log file from the client after this action
runs
.
2
Select
Enable extended / debug logging by this action
to get extensive
information in the log files.
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