Fully Automated LTI Deployment

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The main purpose of LTI is to automate the deployment process as much as possible. While ZTI provides full deployment automation using the BDD 2007 scripts, the SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack, and Microsoft Windows Deployment Services (Windows DS), LTI is designed to work with fewer infrastructure requirements.

The Windows Deployment Wizard used in the LTI deployment process can be automated to reduce (or eliminate) the wizard pages that are displayed. You can skip the entire Windows Deployment Wizard by specifying the SkipWizard property in CustomSettings.ini. To skip individual wizard pages, use the following properties:

  • SkipAdminPassword

  • SkipApplications

  • SkipAppsOnUpgrade

  • SkipBDDWelcome

  • SkipBitLocker

  • SkipBitLockerDetails

  • SkipBuild

  • SkipCapture

  • SkipComputerBackup

  • SkipComputerName

  • SkipDeploymentType

  • SkipDomainMembership

  • SkipFinalSummary

  • SkipLocaleSelection

  • SkipPackageDisplay

  • SkipProductKey

  • SkipSummary

  • SkipTimeZone

  • SkipUserData

For more information on these individual properties, see the corresponding property in Configuration Reference.

For each wizard page that you skip, provide the values for the corresponding properties that are normally collected through the wizard page in the CustomSettings.ini and BootStrap.ini files. For more information on the properties that you need to configure in the CustomSettings.ini and BootStrap.ini files, see “Providing Properties for Skipped Windows Deployment Wizard Pages” in Configuration Reference.

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Fully Automated LTI Deployment for Refresh Computer Scenario Fully Automated LTI Deployment for Refresh Computer Scenario
Fully Automated LTI Deployment for Upgrade Computer Scenario Fully Automated LTI Deployment for Upgrade Computer Scenario
Fully Automated LTI Deployment for New Computer Scenario Fully Automated LTI Deployment for New Computer Scenario

Fully Automated LTI Deployment for Refresh Computer Scenario

Listing 26 illustrates a CustomSettings.ini file used for a Refresh Computer scenario to skip all Windows Deployment Wizard pages. In this sample, the properties to provide when skipping the wizard page are immediately beneath the property that skips the wizard page.

Note   The properties that are used to skip wizard pages are bolded in the listing.

Listing 26. CustomSettings.ini File for a Refresh Computer Scenario

Note Some parts of the following code snippet have been displayed in multiple lines only for better readability. These should be entered in a single line.

[Settings]
Priority=Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty
[Default]
OSInstall=Y
ScanStateArgs=/v:5 /o /c
LoadStateArgs=/v:5 /c /lac /lae
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=Yes
SkipCapture=Yes
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES
SkipDeploymentType=Yes
DeploymentType=REFRESH
SkipDomainMembership=Yes
JoinDomain=Americas
DomainAdmin=Administrator
DomainAdminDomain=Americas
DomainAdminPassword=
SkipUserData=yes
UserDataLocation=AUTO
UDShare=\\nyc-am-dep-01\Dellimage\OSDUsmt
UDDir=%ComputerName%
SkipComputerBackup=yes
ComputerBackuplocation=AUTO
BackupShare=\\nyc-am-dep-01\Dellimage\OSDBackup
BackupDir=%ComputerName%
SkipBuild=Yes
BuildiD=Enterprise
SkipComputerName=Yes
ComputerName=%ComputerName%
SkipPackageDisplay=Yes
LanguagePacks1={3af4e3ce-8122-41a2-9cf9-892145521660}
LanguagePacks2={84fc70d4-db4b-40dc-a660-d546a50bf226}
SkipLocaleSelection=Yes
UILanguage=en-US
UserLocale=en-CA
KeyboardLocale=0409:00000409
SkipTimeZone=Yes
TimeZoneName=China Standard Time
SkipApplications=Yes
Applications1={a26c6358-8db9-4615-90ff-d4511dc2feff}
Applications2={7e9d10a0-42ef-4a0a-9ee2-90eb2f4e4b98}
UserID=Administrator
UserDomain=Americas
UserPassword=P@ssw0rd
SkipBitLocker=YesSkipSummary=Yes
Powerusers1=Americas\JoinRis

Fully Automated LTI Deployment for Upgrade Computer Scenario

Listing 27 illustrates a CustomSettings.ini file used for an Upgrade Computer scenario to skip all Windows Deployment Wizard pages. In this sample, the SkipWizard property is used to skip all the Windows Deployment Wizard pages. The properties that follow the SkipWizard property are required by the LTI process to complete the upgrade.

Note   The property that is used to skip the wizard pages is bolded in the listing.

Listing 27. CustomSettings.ini File for an Upgrade Computer Scenario

[Settings]
Priority=Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty
[Default]
OSInstall=Y
ScanStateArgs=/v:5 /o /c
LoadStateArgs=/v:5 /c /lac /lae
SkipWizard=Yes
DeploymentType=Upgrade
BuildiD=Enterprise
ComputerName=%ComputerName%
LanguagePacks1={3af4e3ce-8122-41a2-9cf9-892145521660}
LanguagePacks2={84fc70d4-db4b-40dc-a660-d546a50bf226}
UILanguage=en-US
UserLocale=en-CA
KeyboardLocale=0409:00000409
TimeZoneName=Canada Central Standard Time
Applications1={a26c6358-8db9-4615-90ff-d4511dc2feff}
Applications2={7e9d10a0-42ef-4a0a-9ee2-90eb2f4e4b98}
UserID=Administrator
UserDomain=Americas
UserPassword=P@ssw0rd
Powerusers1=Americas\JoinRis

Fully Automated LTI Deployment for New Computer Scenario

Listing 28 illustrates a CustomSettings.ini file used for a New Computer scenario to skip all Windows Deployment Wizard pages. In this sample, the properties to provide when skipping the wizard page are immediately beneath the property that skips the wizard page.

Note   The properties that are used to skip wizard pages are bolded in the listing.

Listing 28. CustomSettings.ini File for a New Computer Scenario

[Settings]
Priority=Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty
[Default]
OSInstall=Y
ScanStateArgs=/v:5 /o /c
LoadStateArgs=/v:5 /c /lac /lae
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YesSkipCapture=YES
ComputerBackupLocation=\\nyc-am-dep-01\Backup$\
BackupFile=MyCustomImage.wim
SkipAdminPassword=YESSkipProductKey=YESSkipDeploymentType=Yes
DeploymentType=NEWCOMPUTER
SkipDomainMembership=Yes
JoinDomain=Americas
DomainAdmin=Administrator
DomainAdminDomain=Americas
DomainAdminPassword=P@ssw0rd
SkipUserData=Yes
UserDataLocation=\\nyc-am-dep-01\Dellimage\Vista-hp530\usmtdata
SkipBuild=Yes
BuildiD=Enterprise
SkipComputerName=Yes
ComputerName=%SerialNumber%
SkipPackageDisplay=Yes
LanguagePacks1={3af4e3ce-8122-41a2-9cf9-892145521660}
LanguagePacks2={84fc70d4-db4b-40dc-a660-d546a50bf226}
SkipLocaleSelection=Yes
UILanguage=en-US
UserLocale=en-CA
KeyboardLocale=0409:00000409
SkipTimeZone=Yes
TimeZoneName=China Standard Time
SkipApplications=Yes
Applications1={a26c6358-8db9-4615-90ff-d4511dc2feff}
Applications2={7e9d10a0-42ef-4a0a-9ee2-90eb2f4e4b98}
SkipBitLocker=YesSkipSummary=Yes
Powerusers1=Americas\JoinRis
CaptureGroups=Yes
SLShare=\\nyc-am-dep-01\Dellimage\Logs
Home_page=http:\\www.microsoft.com\NewComputer

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