The Deployment Workbench can open an existing deployment share using the Open Deployment Share Wizard. Start the Open Deployment Share Wizard by:

·     Right-clicking the Deployment Shares node, and then clicking Open Deployment Share

·     Clicking the Deployment Shares node, and then, from the Action menu, clicking Open Deployment Share

·     Clicking the Deployment Shares node, and then, in the Actions pane, clicking Open Deployment Share

To open an existing deployment share not already listed in the Deployment Workbench

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.

3.   In the Actions pane, click Open Deployment Share.

The Open Deployment Share Wizard starts.

4.   Complete the Open Deployment Share Wizard using the information in Table 21.

Table 21. Information for Completing the Open Deployment Share Wizard

On this wizard page

Do this

Path

1.   In Deployment share path, type share_path (where share_path is the fully qualified path to the existing deployment share).

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

2.   Select the Upgrade the content of the deployment share (if required) check box. If the check box is:

·     Selected, the Open Deployment Share Wizard upgrades the deployment share

·     Cleared, the Open Deployment Share Wizard will not upgrade the deployment share

3.   Click Next.

Summary

Review the information in the Details box, 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.

 

After the wizard finishes, the existing deployment share is upgraded (if required), and the Upgrade the content of the deployment share (if required) check box is selected. The deployment share is added to the details pane in the Deployment Workbench.

Related Topics

Managing Deployment Shares in the Deployment Workbench