Import an Operating System from Windows Distribution Media

MDT allows you to import operating systems into the Deployment Workbench from Windows distribution media, which includes product DVDs, CDs, or folders containing the distribution files. Import the operating system using the Import Operating System Wizard in the Deployment Workbench.

To import an operating system from Windows distribution media

1. In the Deployment Workbench console tree, go to Deployment Workbench/Deployment Shares/deployment_share/Operating Systems (where deployment_share is the name of the deployment share to which the operating system will be added).

2. In the Actions pane, click Import Operating System.

The Import Operating System Wizard starts.

3. Complete the Import Operating System Wizard using the information in Table 32.

Table 32. Information for Completing the Import Operating System Wizard

On this wizard page	Do this
OS Type	Click Full set of source files, and then click Next.
Source	In Source directory, type source_folder (where source_folder is the fully qualified path to the folder containing the operating system source files), and then click Next. Note Alternatively, click Browse to find the source folder.
Destination	In Destination directory name, type destination_folder (where destination_folder is the name of the folder in the deployment share that will contain the operating system source files), and then click Next.
Summary	Click Next.
Confirmation	Tip Click Save Output to save the output of the wizard to a file, or click View Script to view the Windows PowerShell scripts used to perform the wizard tasks. Click Finish.

The Import Operating System Wizard finishes. The operating system is added to the list of operating systems in the details pane of the Deployment Workbench.