Service Manual

Provisioning and Extensibility Overview of Dell VIS Self-Service Creator
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Table 2: Modifiable Sysprep Properties for Windows 7 & 2008
Sysprep Section
Sysprep Property
GuiUnattended
AdminPassword
EncryptedAdminPassword
TimeZone
UserData
ProductKey
FullName
ComputerName
OrgName
Identification
DomainAdmin
DomainAdminPassword
JoinDomain
JoinWorkgroup
For multi-national environments, where time zones need to be set appropriately to the end users
locality, the WIM image can be modified on a per request basis without the need to create and
maintain multiple WIM images or utilize group policy objects (GPOs). Additionally, Active Directory
and license key information can be modified to allow the use of a common WIM image over multiple
domains or business units.
With the use of a custom workflow, post-provisioning scripts can be executed within the guest OS
system utilizing the VIS Self-Service Creator scripting framework. Through the use of custom
properties, the customer may be prompted for specific software to be installed. A common use would
be to install new Windows features, such as IIS, that was not part of the base WIM image.
RHEL Kickstart
Red Hat Kickstart is a scripting installation method utilized primarily, but not exclusively, by Red Hat
Enterprise Linux (RHEL). At its core is the kickstart.cfg file, an installation answer file consumed by
Anaconda, the Red Hat installer. For organizations with a large Linux installation, kickstart is a very
popular deployment method allowing advanced customization of the deployed workload. With Red Hat
Kickstart, Linux workloads can be provisioned to VMware, Microsoft Hyper-V R2, and XenServer
Hypervisors.