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Capturing an operating system image Creating a driver package for imaging 1. Launch the Configuration Manger Console from Start > All Programs > Microsoft System Center 2012 > Configuration Manager. 2. Navigate to Software Library. Select Overview from the left panel, then select Operating Systems. Right-click on Drivers and select Import Driver to open the Import New Driver Wizard. 3. Specify the source folder of the driver and click Next. 4. Select the driver to import and click Next. 5. On the Add Driver to Packages screen, click New Package. Enter the package name and specify the network UNC path-use an empty folder-in the Create Driver Package dialog. Click OK to close the Create Driver Package dialog and then click Next. 6. Leave all the defaults on the Add Driver to Boot Images screen and click Next. 7. Click Next on the Summary screen. 8. Click Close when the wizard completes. 9. Navigate to System Center Configuration Manager > Software Library > Overview > Operating System > Driver Packages. Right-click the driver package just added and select Distribute Content to open the Distribute Content Wizard. 10. Click Next on the General screen. 11. Click Add and select Distribution Points to open the Add Distribution Points dialog. 12. Check available distribution points and click OK to close the Add Distribution Points dialog. 13. Click Next until the wizard finishes, and then click Close. 14. Refresh the Driver Packages and make sure that the content status is Success before proceeding. 15. Navigate to System Center Configuration Manager > Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems > Boot Images. Right-click the appropriate boot image and choose Properties. Select the Drivers tab in the Properties dialog and add the target driver. Click Apply and Yes to open the Update Distribution Points Wizard. 16. Click Next and Close the finish the wizard. 17. Click OK to close the Properties tab. 18. Refresh Boot Images and make sure that the content status is Success before proceeding. Creating a capture media task sequence 1. Navigate to System Center Configuration Manager > Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems. Right- click Task Sequences in the left panel and choose Create Task Sequence Media to open the Create Task Sequence Media Wizard. 2. Select Capture Media and click Next. 3. Select the desired media type and specify the Drive (USB FLASH DRIVE type) or the path/name of the Media file (CD/DVD SET type), and then click Next. 4. Select the appropriate boot image and Distribution Point, and then click Next. The boot image must include the NIC driver of the target thin client. 5. On the Summary screen, click Next. The wizard creates the capture media or ISO. 6. Click Close when the wizard has completed. 7. Burn the ISO on media. Capturing a WES7 image from a reference system Local access to a client is required for the following procedure to capture a WES7 image. 1. Un-join the reference system from the domain if necessary. 2. Keep the Administrator's password as the default value (known as "Administrator"). 3. Disable the Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) and restart. 4. Log on as Administrator and stop the Embedded Device Manager (EDM) write filter services using the Windows services.msc. 5. For the task sequence to include User State Migration, make sure that the RAM disk on the source/destination image is configured to have at least 250 MB of space to support USMT operations. For more information on the preparation to use State Migration, see Appendix A. 6. Insert the media containing the ISO. 5

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Capturing an operating system image
Creating a driver package for imaging
Launch the
Configuration Manger Console
from
Start > All Programs > Microsoft System Center 2012 >
1.
Configuration Manager
.
Navigate to
Software Library
.
Select
Overview
from the left panel, then select
Operating Systems
. Right-click on
2.
Drivers
and select
Import Driver
to open the
Import New Driver Wizard
.
Specify the source folder of the driver and click
Next
.
3.
Select the driver to import and click
Next
.
4.
On the
Add Driver to Packages
screen, click
New Package
. Enter the package name and specify the network UNC
5.
path—use an empty folder—in the
Create Driver Package
dialog. Click
OK
to close the
Create Driver Package
dialog
and then click
Next
.
Leave all the defaults on the
Add Driver to Boot Images
screen and click
Next
.
6.
Click
Next
on the
Summary
screen.
7.
Click
Close
when the wizard completes.
8.
Navigate to
System Center Configuration Manager > Software Library > Overview > Operating System > Driver
9.
Packages
. Right-click the driver package just added and select
Distribute Content
to open the
Distribute Content
Wizard
.
Click
Next
on the
General
screen.
10.
Click
Add
and select
Distribution Points
to open the
Add Distribution Points
dialog.
11.
Check available distribution points and click
OK
to close the
Add Distribution Points
dialog.
12.
Click
Next
until the wizard finishes, and then click
Close
.
13.
Refresh the
Driver Packages
and make sure that the content status is
Success
before proceeding.
14.
Navigate to
System Center Configuration Manager > Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems > Boot
15.
Images
. Right-click the appropriate boot image and choose
Properties
. Select the
Drivers
tab in the
Properties
dialog
and add the target driver. Click
Apply
and
Yes
to open the
Update Distribution Points Wizard
.
Click
Next
and
Close
the finish the wizard.
16.
Click
OK
to close the
Properties
tab.
17.
Refresh
Boot Images
and make sure that the content status is
Success
before proceeding.
18.
Creating a capture media task sequence
Navigate to
System Center Configuration Manager > Software Library > Overview > Operating Systems
. Right-
1.
click
Task Sequences
in the left panel and choose
Create Task Sequence Media
to open the
Create Task Sequence
Media Wizard
.
Select
Capture Media
and click
Next
.
2.
Select the desired media type and specify the
Drive
(USB FLASH DRIVE type) or the path/name of the
Media
file
3.
(CD/DVD SET type), and then click
Next
.
Select the appropriate
boot image
and
Distribution Point
, and then click
Next
. The boot image must include the NIC
4.
driver of the target thin client.
On the
Summary
screen, click
Next
. The wizard creates the capture media or ISO.
5.
Click
Close
when the wizard has completed.
6.
Burn the ISO on media.
7.
Capturing a WES7 image from a reference system
Local access to a client is required for the following procedure to capture a WES7 image.
Un-join the reference system from the domain if necessary.
1.
Keep the Administrator’s password as the default value (known as “Administrator”).
2.
Disable the Enhanced Write Filter (EWF) and restart.
3.
Log on as Administrator and stop the Embedded Device Manager (EDM) write filter services using the Windows
4.
services.msc.
For the task sequence to include User State Migration, make sure that the RAM disk on the source/destination image is
5.
configured to have at least 250 MB of space to support USMT operations. For more information on the preparation to
use State Migration, see
Appendix A
.
Insert the media containing the ISO.
6.
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