Manage Configuration Settings Stored in the MDT DB Using the Deployment Workbench

You can manage the configuration settings stored in the MDT DB using the nodes beneath the Database node in a Deployment Workbench deployment share.

Note Managing configuration settings stored in the MDT DB using the Deployment Workbench is good when adding a limited number of entries or managing individual entries. If you want to make bulk additions or updates to the MDT DB, use standard SQL Server database tools as described in Manage Configuration Settings Stored in the MDT DB Using SQL Server Management Tools.

To manage the configuration settings stored in the MDT DB using the Deployment Workbench, perform the following steps:

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/Database/config_method (where deployment_share is the name of the deployment share to configure and config_method is the configuration method to be used and can be Computers, Roles, Locations, or Make and Models).

3. In the Actions pane, click New.

4. In the Properties dialog box, complete the Identity tab, based on the method being used to apply configuration settings listed in Table 182.

Table 182. Information for Completing the Identity Tab

For this method	Do this
Computers	1. In Description, type type description_name (where description_name is a descriptive name of the computer). 2. Provide any combination of the following information (you must configure at least one of the following): · In Asset tag, type asset_tag (where asset_tag is the asset tag or inventory control tag assigned to the computer). · In UUID, type uuid (where uuid is the UUID assigned to the target computer). · In Serial number, type serial_number (where serial_number is the serial number assigned to the target computer). · In MAC address, type mac_address (where mac_address is the MAC address of the primary network adapter for the target computer).
Roles	In Role name, type role_name (where role_name is a descriptive name of the role).
Locations	1. In Location, type location_name (where location_name is a descriptive name of the location). 2. In Default Gateways, add the IP addresses for all default gateways that exist within the location.
Make and Models	1. In Make, type make_name (where make_name is is the exact make [manufacturer] name returned by the BIOS of the target computer using WMI). 2. In Model, type model_name (where model_name is the exact model name returned by the BIOS of the target computer using WMI).

5. Complete the Details tab by perforing the folowing steps:

a. In the Property column, find property (where property is the name of the property you wish to configure).

b. In the Value column, type property_value (where property_value is the value you wish to assign to the property.

For more information on the properties that you can configure for MDT, see the corresponding sections under the section, Property Definition, in the MDT document Toolkit Reference.

c. Repeat steps a and c for each property that you want to configure.

6. Complete the Applications tab by performing any combination of the actions in Table 183.

Table 183. Information for Completing the Application Tab

To	Do this
Add an application from the deployment share (which is managed in the Applications node in the Deployment Workbench)	1. Click Add, and then click Lite Touch Application. The Select an item dialog box appears. 2. In the Select an item dialog box, select the application to add, and then click OK. Note The application must exist in the same deployment share as the deployment share associated with the MDT DB you are configuring.
Add a Configuration Manager 2012 application	1. Click Add, and then click ConfigMgr 2012 Application. The New ConfigMgr Application dialog box appears. 2. In the New ConfigMgr Application dialog box, in Please specify the new ConfigMgr application to add, type configmgr_application, and then click OK (where configmgr_application is the name of the Configuration Manager 2012 application to be added). The name entered in Please specify the new ConfigMgr application to add must match the name of the Configuration Manager 2012 application exactly. For more information on specifying the application name, see the section, "Install Application," at Task Sequence Steps in Configuration Manager. Note The Allow this application to be installed from the Install Application task sequence action without being deployed check box must be selected for the Configuration Manager 2012 application to be deployed properly.
Remove an application from the list of applications to be deployed	Click application (where application is the name of the application that you want to remove), and then click Remove. Note Removing an application from this list does not remove the application from the deployment share or from Configuration Manager 2012.
Install an application prior to other applications	Click application (where application is the name of the application that you want to install before other applications), and then click Up.
Install an application after other applications	Click application (where application is the name of the application that you want to install after other applications), and then click Down.

7. Complete the ConfigMgr Packages tab by performing any combination of the actions in Table 184.

Table 184. Information for Completing the ConfigMgr Packages Tab

To	Do this
Add a Configuration Manager package and program combination	1. Click Add. The New ConfigMgr Package dialog box appears. 2. In the New ConfigMgr Package dialog box, in Please specify the new ConfigMgr package and program to add, type configmgr_pkg_prog, and then click OK (where configmgr_pkg_prog is the name of the Configuration Manager package and corresponding progrm to be added). The format for entering the package and program combination is as follows: package_id:program_name In this format: · package_id is the Configuration Manager package identifier assigned by Configuration Manager You can determine the package identifier for a package by viewing the package in the Configuration Manager console. · program_name is the name of the program to be run for the package specified in package_id You can determine the program name by viewing the package and corresponding programs in the Configuration Manager console. The value entered for program_name must match the name of the Configuration Manager program exactly.
Remove a package and corresponding program from the list of packages and programs to be deployed	Click pkg_prog (where pkg_prog is the name of the package and corresponding program that you want to remove), and then click Remove. Note Removing an application from this list does not remove the application from the deployment share or from Configuration Manager 2012.
Install a package and corresponding program prior to other packages and programs	Click pkg_prog (where pkg_prog is the name of the package and corresponding program that you want to install before other packages and programs), and then click Up.
Install a package and corresponding program after other packages and programs	Click pkg_prog (where pkg_prog is the name of the package and corresponding program that you want to install after other packages and programs), and then click Down.

8. Complete the Roles tab by performing any combination of the actions in Table 185.

Note The Roles tab is not available when configuring configuration settings in the MDT using the roles method. The Roles tab is available for all other methods.

Table 185. Information for Completing the Roles Tab

To	Do this
Add a role	Click Add, and then click role_name (where role_name is the name of the role to be added). Note The role must exist prior adding the role. As a recommended best practice, create configuration settings for roles first and then configure the remaining methods.
Remove a role	Click role_name (where role_name is the name of the role that you want to remove), and then click Remove. Note Removing a role from this list does not remove the role from the Roles node in the Deployment Workbench.

Do this

Add a role

Click Add, and then click role_name (where role_name is the name of the role to be added).

Note The role must exist prior adding the role. As a recommended best practice, create configuration settings for roles first and then configure the remaining methods.

Remove a role

Click role_name (where role_name is the name of the role that you want to remove), and then click Remove.

Note Removing a role from this list does not remove the role from the Roles node in the Deployment Workbench.

9. Complete the Administrators tab by performing any combination of the actions in Table 186, and then click OK.

Table 186. Information for Completing the Administrators Tab

To	Do this
Add an administrator	1. Click Add. The New Administrator dialog box appears. 2. In the New Administrator dialog box, in Please specify the new user or group to add, type admin_name (where admin_name is the name of the user or group to be added). The format for entering the user or group account information is as follows: domain_name\account_name In this format: · domain_name is the domain where the account exists · account_name is the name of the user or group account
Remove an administrator	Click admin_name (where admin_name is the name of the user or group account that you want to remove), and then click Remove. Note Removing an account from this list does not remove the account from AD DS or from the local computer.

Do this

Add an administrator

1. Click Add.

The New Administrator dialog box appears.

2. In the New Administrator dialog box, in Please specify the new user or group to add, type admin_name (where admin_name is the name of the user or group to be added).

The format for entering the user or group account information is as follows:

domain_name\account_name

In this format:

· domain_name is the domain where the account exists

· account_name is the name of the user or group account

Remove an administrator

Click admin_name (where admin_name is the name of the user or group account that you want to remove), and then click Remove.

Note Removing an account from this list does not remove the account from AD DS or from the local computer.