HP ProLiant SCCM 2007 Integration Kit (v 2014.02.0) User Guide

Figure 2 Task sequence
A variable and conditions on the three steps are used to control the processing of the task sequence
across multiple reboots. The Set RebootStep Variable task increments the RebootStep variable
by 1 each time it is executed. If the variable is not present, it is created and set to 0 before being
incremented.
During the initial execution of the task sequence, the tasks in the Configure Hardware step get
executed. Upon rebooting and re-executing the task sequence, the Set RebootStep Variable task
increments RebootStep to 2, causing the tasks in the Prepare Storage step to be executed. Upon
rebooting and re-executing the task sequence again, RebootStep is incremented to 3, causing
the tasks in the Install Operating System step to be executed.
The Reset RebootStep Variable task now resets RebootStep to 0 so that the final reboot task
causes the machine to reboot to the newly deployed production operating system.
To rerun a task sequence on a target server, you must clear the PXE advertisement and clear or
reset the RebootStep variable as follows:
1. Right-click on the target server and select Clear Last PXE Advertisement.
2. Right-click on the target server and select Properties.
3. Click the Variables tab.
4. Either delete the RebootStep variable or set its value to 0.
Hardware configuration tasks
The hardware configuration tasks provided are listed in Table 1 (page 15).
Table 1 Hardware configuration tasks
Underlying STK utilityDescriptionTask
setbootorder.exeSets the system boot order. Setting PXE first in the boot order is
required.
Boot Order
conrep.exe or
hprcu.exe
Sets the system BIOS configuration.BIOS
Hardware configuration tasks 15