Owner's Manual

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Configuring your Server’s Hardware Components
Creating a Task Sequence
You can create a task sequence to configure your server in two ways:
• Create a Dell-specific task sequence using PowerEdge Server Deployment
template.
• Create a custom task sequence.
Creating a Dell-specific Task Sequence
To create a Dell-specific task sequence using PowerEdge Server Deployment
template:
1 Launch Configuration Manager by clicking Start  Microsoft System
Center
 Configuration Manager 2007  Configuration Manager
Console
. The Configuration Manager Console screen is displayed.
2 From the left pane of the Configuration Manager console, select Site
Database
 Computer Management  Operating System Deployment .
3 Right-click Task Seq u ences , then Bare Metal Server Deployment 
Create Dell PowerEdge Server Deployment Template . The Dell
PowerEdge Server Deployment Task Sequence
Wizard is displayed.
4 Enter the name of the task sequence in Task Sequence Name field.
5 From the drop-down list select the boot image to use.
NOTE: It is recommended that you use the Dell Custom boot image that you
created.
6 Under Server Hardware Configuration select the hardware items that you
want to configure in this task sequence.
7 Under Network (Admin) Account , enter your account name and
password. This account is used to access network shares and WMI on the
Configuration Manager server to update task information.
NOTE: The Network (Admin) Account option is enabled on systems running
Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 only.
8 Under Operating System Installation , select the operating system
installation type. The options are:
• Use an OS WIM image
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