6.2
Table Of Contents
- IaaS Configuration for Physical Machines
- Contents
- IaaS Configuration for Physical Platforms
- Configuring IaaS
- Optional Configurations
- Preparing for Provisioning
- Enabling Visual Basic Scripts in Provisioning
- Choosing a Provisioning Scenario
- Preparing for PXE Provisioning
- Preparing for Linux Kickstart Provisioning
- Preparing for SCCM Provisioning
- Preparing for WIM Provisioning
- Creating Blueprints
- Configuring Advanced Blueprint Settings
- Managing Infrastructure
- Monitoring Workflows and Viewing Logs
Custom Properties For PXE and WIM Provisioning
You can use these properties for PXE and WIM provisioning.
Table 4‑10. Custom Properties for PXE and WIM Provisioning
Custom Property Description
Image.Network.Letter
Specifies the drive letter to which the WIM image path is
mapped on the provisioned machine. The default value is K.
Image.WIM.Path
Specifies the UNC path to the WIM file from which an image is
extracted during WIM-based provisioning. The path format
is \\server\share$ format, for example \\lab-ad\dfs$.
Image.WIM.Name
Specifies the name of the WIM file, for example win2k8.wim, as
located by the Image.WIM.Path property.
Image.WIM.Index
Specifies the index used to extract the correct image from the
WIM file.
Image.Network.User
Specifies the user name with which to map the WIM image path
(Image.WIM.Path) to a network drive on the provisioned
machine. This is typically a domain account with access to the
network share.
Image.Network.Password
Specifies the password associated with the
Image.Network.User property.
SysPrep.Section.Key
n
SysPrep.GuiUnattended.AdminPassword
n
SysPrep.GuiUnattended.EncryptedAdminPassword
n
SysPrep.GuiUnattended.TimeZone
Specifies information to be added to the SysPrep answer file on
machines during the WinPE stage of provisioning. Information
that already exists in the SysPrep answer file is overwritten by
these custom properties. Section represents the name of the
section of the SysPrep answer file, for example GuiUnattended
or UserData. Key represents a key name in the section. For
example, to set the time zone of a provisioned machine to West
Pacific Standard Time, define the custom property
GuiUnattended.UserData.TimeZone and set the value to 275.
For a full list of sections, keys, and accepted values, see the
System Preparation Utility for Windows documentation.
The following Section.Key combinations can be specified for
WIM-based provisioning:
n
GuiUnattended
n
AdminPassword
n
EncryptedAdminPassword
n
TimeZone
n
UserData
n
ProductKey
n
FullName
n
ComputerName
n
OrgName
n
Identification
n
DomainAdmin
n
DomainAdminPassword
n
JoinDomain
n
JoinWorkgroup
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