Contents
1 Introduction
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Scripting Toolkit for Windows
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Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment
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Minimum requirements
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2 Deployment using the Scripting Toolkit for Windows
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Deployment overview
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Sample deployment procedure
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Creating a network share
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Adding drivers to Windows PE 3.0
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Adding drivers to Windows PE 4.0
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Capturing a reference configuration from the source server
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Configuring the target server and installing the operating system
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3 Advanced topics
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Overview
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Customizing deployment scripts using HPDISCOVERY and IFHW
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Querying the HPDISCOVERY file based on system name
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Querying the HPDISCOVERY file to determine the presence of a particular card
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Querying the HPDISCOVERY file to determine the presence of a card family
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Booting Windows PE from a USB drive key
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Flashing the ROM in a Windows PE environment
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Erasing array configurations
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4 Scripting Toolkit utilities
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Syntax conventions
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Utility online help
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Using Scripting Toolkit utilities
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Using REBOOT
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REBOOT command-line syntax
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REBOOT command-line arguments
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REBOOT return codes
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REBOOT command-line examples
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Using SETBOOTORDER
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SETBOOTORDER command-line syntax
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SETBOOTORDER command-line arguments
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SETBOOTORDER return codes
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SETBOOTORDER command-line examples
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Using STATEMGR
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STATEMGR command-line syntax
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STATEMGR command-line arguments
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STATEMGR return codes
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STATEMGR command-line examples
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Using RBSURESET
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RBSURESET command-line syntax
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RBSURESET command-line arguments
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RBSURESET return codes
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Using HPDISCOVERY
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HPDISCOVERY command-line syntax
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HPDISCOVERY command line arguments
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HPDISCOVERY return codes
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HPDISCOVERY command line examples
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Using IFHW
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