Create new linked deployment shares in the Deployment Workbench using the New Linked Deployment Share Wizard. Start the New Linked Deployment Share Wizard using one of the following methods:

·     In the console tree, click the Linked Deployment Share node. Then, in the Actions pane, click New Linked Deployment Share.

·     In the console tree, click the Linked Deployment Share node. Then, from the Action menu, click New Linked Deployment Share.

·     In the console tree, right-click the Linked Deployment Share node, and then click New Linked Deployment Share.

To create a new linked deployment share

1.   Click Start, and then point to All Programs. Point to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and then click Deployment Workbench.

2.   In the Deployment Workbench console tree, go to Deployment Workbench/Deployment Shares/deployment_share/Advanced Configuration/Linked Deployment Share (where deployment_share is the name of the deployment share you want to configure).

3.   In the Actions pane, click New Linked Deployment Share.

The New Linked Deployment Share Wizard starts.

4.   Complete the New Linked Deployment Share Wizard using the information in Table 66.

Table 66. Information for Completing the New Linked Deployment Share Wizard

On this wizard page

Do this

General Settings

1.   In Linked deployment share UNC path, type unc_path (where unc_path is the fully qualified UNC path to the target deployment share).

Note   You can alternatively click Browse to find the network shared folder.

2.   In Comments, type comment (where comment is descriptive text that provides information about the linked deployment share).

3.   In Selection profile, click profile (where profile is the name of the selection profile that will be used to establish the items to be linked between the source and target deployment shares).

4.   Under Selection profile, click one of the following options based on your requirements:

·     Merge the selected content into the target deployment share. Select to configure the wizard to copy the content in the selection profile into an existing target deployment share without deleting or overwriting any folders or items in the target deployment share. Selecting this option also copies the standard folders from the source deployment share, including the Scripts, Tools, USMT, and $OEM$ folders.

·     Replace the contents of the target deployment share folders with those selected. Select to configure the wizard to copy the content in the selection profile into an existing target deployment share and overwrite any existing folders or items in the target deployment share. Selecting this option also copies the standard folders from the source deployment share, including the Scripts, Tools, USMT, and $OEM$ folders.

By default, the Merge the selected content into the target deployment share option is selected.

5.   Click Next.

Summary

Review in the information in Details, and then click Next.

Confirmation

Tip   You can click Save Output to save the output of the wizard to a file. You can also click View Script to view the Windows PowerShell scripts used to perform the wizard tasks.

Click Finish.

 

The New Linked Deployment Share Wizard finishes, and the linked deployment share is added to the list of linked deployments shares in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench.

Related Topics

Manage Linked Deployment Shares