Step 4-4: Create the Task Sequence Bootable Media

To initiate the MDT process, provide a method for starting the computer with Windows PE and the necessary software by creating the task sequence bootable media disk. Use the Task Sequence Media Wizard in the Configuration Manager console to create bootable media for storage on a USB flash drive, CD, or DVD.

To create a task sequence bootable media disk

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, and then point to Microsoft System Center 2012. Point to Configuration Manager, and then click Configuration Manager Console.

2. In the Configuration Manager console, in the navigation pane, click Software Library.

3. In the Software Library workspace, go to Overview/Operating Systems/Task Sequences.

4. On the Ribbon, on the Home tab, in the Create group, click Create Task Sequence Media.

The Create Task Sequence Media Wizard starts.

5. Complete the Create Task Sequence Media Wizard using the information in Table 27. Accept the default values unless otherwise specified.

Table 27. Information for Completing the Create Task Sequence Media Wizard

On this wizard page	Do this
Select Media Type	1. Click Bootable media. 2. Clear the Allow unattended operating system deployment check box. 3. Click Next.
Select Media Type: Media Management	Click Site-based media, and then click Next.
Select Media Type: Media Type	In Media file, type \\WDG-MDT-01\Capture$\CM2012_TS_Boot_Media.iso, and then click Next.
Select Media Type: Security	In Password and Confirm password, type P@ssw0rd, and then click Next.
Select Media Type: Boot Image	1. In Boot image, click Browse. 2. In the Select a Boot Image dialog box, click Windows PE Custom, and then click OK. 3. In Distribution point, click \\WDG-MDT-01.mdt2012.corp.woodgrovebank.com, and then click OK. 4. In Management point, click \\WDG-MDT-01.mdt2012.corp.woodgrovebank.com, and then click OK. 5. Click Next.
Select Media Type: Customization	Click Next.
Summary	1. Review the information in the Details box that that you provided while completing the previous wizard pages. 2. Click Next.
Progress	The progress for creating the task sequence media is displayed.
Completion	Click Close.

The wizard creates the CM2012_TS_Boot_Media.iso file in the \\WDG-MDT-01\Capture$ shared folder.

6. If WDG-REF-01 is a physical computer, create a CD or DVD of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) file. If WDG-REF-01 is a VM, start the VM directly from the ISO file.

For more information on creating the task sequence bootable media disk, see the section, “How to Create Bootable Media,” in the Configuration Manager 2012 Documentation Library, which is installed with Configuration Manager.