Create folder structures in the Out-of-Box Drivers node in the Deployment Workbench to provide the level of control you want for deploying device drivers to target computers. The folder structure groups or categorizes device drivers so that you can select specific groupings or categories of drivers using selection profiles.

Select any combination of the following methods for creating folder structures:

·     Target operating system. Select this method to deploy only the device drivers to the target computer based on the respective target operating system.

·     Processor architecture of the target computers. Select this method to deploy only the device drivers to the target computers based on the respective processor architecture (32-bit or 64-bit).

·     Manufacturer (make) and model of the target computers. Select this method to deploy device drivers to the target computer based on the respective make and model of the target computer.

Tip   If the name of the folder matches the value that the BIOS returned for make and model, you can select the appropriate folder structure based on task sequence variables later in the process.

The complexity of the folder structure that you create is based on the level of precision you want for deploying the device drivers. The more precision you want, the more complex the folder structure.

You can also select a method for creating folder structures based on specific problems you may be having or to mitigate an existing problem. For example, you may have or expect to have one of the following problems:

·     Device drivers are being selected for the wrong operating system. In this case, you could organize your device drivers by creating the following folder structure in the Out-of-Box Drivers node in the Deployment Workbench based on operating systems, and then place the device drivers in the corresponding folders:

·     Windows 7

·     Windows Server 2008 R2

·     Windows Server 2008

·     Windows Vista

·     Windows Server 2003

·     Windows XP

·     Device drivers are being selected for the wrong processor architecture. In this case, you could organize your device drivers by creating the following folder structure in the Out-of-Box Drivers node in the Deployment Workbench based on processor architecture, and then place the device drivers in the corresponding folders:

·     x86

·     x64

·     Device drivers are being selected for the wrong make and model of target computer. In this case, you could organize your device drivers by creating the following folder structure in the Out-of-Box Drivers node in the Deployment Workbench based on the make and model of the target computer, and then place the device drivers in the corresponding folders:

·     make_01\

…\model_01

…\model_02

…\model_03

·     make_02\

…\model_aa

…\model_ab

·     make_03\

…\model_xx

…\model_xy

Example: Woodgrove Bank Device Driver Folder Structure for LTI

Woodgrove Bank has decided that it wants to maintain precise control over the device drivers deployed to target computers. So, its IP pros create a folder structure in the Out-of-Box Drivers node in the Deployment Workbench that organizes the device drivers by make and model, operating system, and processor architecture:

make\model\operating_system\architecture

Figure 14 illustrates the folder structure Woodgrove Bank created.

Figure 14. Device driver folder structure created by Woodgrove Bank

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