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K2000 - Static System Image Deployment - Step by Step guide requested

Hi All

We want to use K2000 for depoying static images for various reasons. We thought its a matter of capturing a master image and deploy the image to the same spec of hardware.

But its its not working somehow. For Example, I am capturing Dell Latitude E6410 image to K2000 with specefic systems settings company wants... After image is captured , image is apprearing in K2000 - Deploymets - System Images. Then when we try to deploy the image on to different E6410 machine, K2000 displays message image depoyed successfully but its not the case after checking.

Are we missing something over here?

Could anyone provide step by step guide to capture and deploy static system images from K2000.

Many Thanks

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are you syspreping the image prior to capturing? - SMal.tmcc 9 years ago
- No I am not. - raxit.patel 9 years ago
  - You need to sysprep. This generalizes the hardware on the image to allow it to rediscover the new hardware in the target system and create a new random SID for the target machine. Also when you do sysprep, shut the machine down during the sysprep and KBE boot and capture. DO NOT let it reboot, this brings it out of sysprep and defeats the purpose of it - SMal.tmcc 9 years ago
- Hi, Thank you for your advice. I am getting somewhere. I have done the sysprep and capture the image. But now upon restart i am getting a blank screen and lot of disk activity.. - raxit.patel 9 years ago
  - had to switch to an answer so I could add the jpg and code - SMal.tmcc 9 years ago
You can find help at the Kace Kontinuing Ed site if you are not familiar with it.
http://www.kace.com/support/training/kke/archive?product=k2000&language=en - SMal.tmcc 9 years ago
What issue are you seeing? After checking what is missing/wrong ? - genfoch01 9 years ago
For example if i deploy an image on a previously used Hard drive which has different settings or applications installed, i expect to see the correct image on the HD from k2000 especially when it responds "Image deployed successfully".
But when i check Harddrive it is still in the same format I began to deploy the image, So image is not applying correcly.

Please note Iam not syspreping the image. I am making the workstation ready with the settings we want, then capure the image in k2000. And to test we try to deploy the image on same spec of workstation and this issue occurs... - raxit.patel 9 years ago
- clean and create a partion then format the target drive as pre-tasks to get rid of any old data on that drive. - SMal.tmcc 9 years ago
here are a couple of blogs to give you ideas. I use a user account and tweak the software, browsers and windows user settings how I want them to be for all users. During sysprep I have it copy that user to default so on imaged machines those settings are there for every new user.

They are a little old, I have made changes for Kace 3.6, will post that soon.

http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/windows-7-image-process-for-the-college-s-classrooms

http://www.itninja.com/blog/view/creating-a-windows-7-sysprep-image-without-having-to-install-any-drivers-at-post-install-tasks - SMal.tmcc 9 years ago

Answers (2)

Answer Summary:

Posted by: SMal.tmcc 9 years ago

If you restart the master machine after your did the capture does it come out of sysprep OK? If it does it probably missing drivers on the target machine. If it does not most likely something is incorrect in your answer file.

For this I am going to use windows 7 32bit for the OS version, if it is not just go get the proper driver pack. You can enable the driver feed on the k2000, but I have had much better success with this method.

Go to dell support and download the driver cab pack (this contains all the drivers the machine needs when it comes out of sysprep). Expand that with using 7-zip to a directory and subdirectories. place that structure in c:\windows\inf on the master prior to sysprep.

If it is your answer file, here is one of mine. (the product key is the kms key)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">

    <settings pass="specialize">

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <RunSynchronous>

                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">

                    <Path>net user administrator /active:yes</Path>

                    <Order>1</Order>

                </RunSynchronousCommand>

            </RunSynchronous>

        </component>

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <CopyProfile>true</CopyProfile>

            <ShowWindowsLive>false</ShowWindowsLive>

            <TimeZone>Pacific Standard Time</TimeZone>

            <ProductKey>33PXH-7Y6KF-2VJC9-XBBR8-HVTHH</ProductKey>

            <TaskbarLinks>

                <Link0>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Mozilla Firefox.lnk</Link0>

                <Link1>%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Google Chrome.lnk</Link1>

            </TaskbarLinks>

            <WindowsFeatures>

                <ShowInternetExplorer>true</ShowInternetExplorer>

                <ShowMediaCenter>true</ShowMediaCenter>

                <ShowWindowsMediaPlayer>true</ShowWindowsMediaPlayer>

            </WindowsFeatures>

        </component>

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <DisableFirstRunWizard>true</DisableFirstRunWizard>

            <DisableWelcomePage>true</DisableWelcomePage>

        </component>

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-UnattendedJoin" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <Identification>

                <JoinWorkgroup>tmccacad.tmcc</JoinWorkgroup>

            </Identification>

        </component>

    </settings>

    <settings pass="oobeSystem">

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <InputLocale>en-us</InputLocale>

            <SystemLocale>en-us</SystemLocale>

            <UILanguage>en-us</UILanguage>

            <UserLocale>en-us</UserLocale>

        </component>

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <OOBE>

                <HideEULAPage>true</HideEULAPage>

                <NetworkLocation>Work</NetworkLocation>

                <ProtectYourPC>3</ProtectYourPC>

            </OOBE>

            <UserAccounts>

                <LocalAccounts>

                    <LocalAccount wcm:action="add">

                        <Password>

                            <PlainText>false</PlainText>

                            <Value>Vklasdfjg;axxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>

                        </Password>

                        <DisplayName>F13Master</DisplayName>

                        <Name>F13Master</Name>

                        <Group>Administrators</Group>

                    </LocalAccount>

                </LocalAccounts>

                <AdministratorPassword>

                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>

                    <Value>Vklasdfjg;axxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>

                </AdministratorPassword>

            </UserAccounts>

            <RegisteredOrganization>tmcc</RegisteredOrganization>

            <RegisteredOwner>staff</RegisteredOwner>

            <AutoLogon>

                <Password>

                    <Value>Vklasdfjg;axxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxcwB3AG8AcgBkAA==</Value>

                    <PlainText>false</PlainText>

                </Password>

                <Enabled>true</Enabled>

                <LogonCount>3</LogonCount>

                <Username>installer</Username>

            </AutoLogon>

        </component>

    </settings>

    <settings pass="generalize">

        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">

            <OEMInformation>

                <HelpCustomized>true</HelpCustomized>

                <Manufacturer>TMCC Helpdesk</Manufacturer>

                <SupportHours>8 - 5</SupportHours>

                <SupportPhone>673-7800</SupportPhone>

                <SupportURL>http://www.tmcc.edu/ito/contact/</SupportURL>

                <Model>Computer Support</Model>

            </OEMInformation>

        </component>

    </settings>

    <cpi:offlineImage cpi:source="catalog:c:/w7image/install_windows 7 enterprise.clg" xmlns:cpi="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:cpi" />

</unattend>

Comments:

I have downloaded the cab file and put them at the location you mentioned. And Yeah, It works :). Many Thanks. - raxit.patel 9 years ago
- I do that for all my images. I stage the drivers for all of the models that image would be placed on.
  
  I have one 64 and one 32 bit image for the 5 different desktop and 6 different laptop admin machines in the field, do not need to harvest or configure the driver feed. - SMal.tmcc 9 years ago
  - Image is working fine now after sysprep. Though Keyboard layout is changed to US. I want to change it to UK. For sysprep i have used sysprep creator from KACE and there are no options for UK. Is there a way to change the regional options during the postinstall task. - raxit.patel 9 years ago
  - I just installed sysprep creator, I see what you mean about no UK. I will email one of the K2000 Engineers and ask about this. For now just create your unattend.xml with the creator and save it as US english. After your create it open the xml with notepad and replace as shown:
    
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
    <InputLocale>en-US</InputLocale>
    <SystemLocale>en-US</SystemLocale>
    <UILanguage>en-US</UILanguage>
    <UILanguageFallback>en-US</UILanguageFallback>
    <UserLocale>en-US</UserLocale>
    </component>
    
    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
    <InputLocale>en-UK</InputLocale>
    <SystemLocale>en-UK</SystemLocale>
    <UILanguage>en-UK</UILanguage>
    <UILanguageFallback>en-UK</UILanguageFallback>
    <UserLocale>en-UK</UserLocale>
    </component> - SMal.tmcc 9 years ago

Posted by: cserrins 9 years ago

Kace official System Imaging Best Practices

http://www.kace.com/support/resources/kb/solutiondetail?sol=SOL121734

Corey

Lead T3 Enterprise Solutions Consultant, K2000

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