At this point, the user must update the public folder. Otherwise, the job sequence created will not work. To do this, look through the control tree to Deployment Workbench | Deployment Shares | MDT Deployment Share . Next, right-click the MDT Deployment Share folder and select Update Deployment Share from the pop-up menu.
An installation window will appear asking users if they want to optimize the boot image file to update the process or want to completely recreate the boot image file. At this point, choose to completely recreate the boot image file as shown below.
Click Next to see the summary screen confirming the selected action. Click Next again to create executable image files. Completion time depends on hardware configuration.
The next step is to install the executable services on the server running the Deployment Workbench from the Server Manager manager. Open Server Manager and select the Roles folder. Click the Add Roles link to let Windows launch the Add Roles installation window.
Click Next to bypass the Welcome screen. A screen will ask the user who wants to install for any task. Select Windows Deployment Services and click Next . A screen introducing the execution services appears. Click Next to bypass this screen.
Next, the program will ask which service (role service) that users want to install. There are two options: Deployment Server and Transport Server. Please select both, as shown below.
Click Next and then click Install . Windows will install Windows Deployment Services. After completing the installation, click Close .
Now, Windows Deployment Services has been installed and must be configured. Look in Server Manager to Roles | Windows Deployment Services | Servers |
Right-click the server and select Configure Server from the menu. When the configuration window appears, click Next to bypass the introduction screen.
The next screen asks for the path to the remote installation directory. If possible, users should save this folder in a folder other than the C: drive.
Click Next . The installation window will ask how the user wants the server to process requests from the client. Select the option to enable all clients (know or not) then click Next . Windows will configure and start Windows Deployment Services. Once completed, you will see a screen asking if you want to add image files to the server now. This option is enabled by default but you need to uncheck it because we are using the Deployment Workbench for image files. Click Finish to complete the configuration process.
Now, add some executable image files to Windows Deployment Services. To do this, look in Server Manager to Role | Windows Deployment Services | Servers |
Click Next to enter the image file name. Then, click Next a few more times to import the image file. Once done, click Finish .
At this point, we have created a boot image file that can be deployed, but we still have a long way to go if we want to use this technique to create our own cloud.