Step 5-2: Create an MDT Task Sequence to Deploy the Captured Image

After the image is captured, create a task sequence to deploy the captured image of the reference computer (WDG-REF-01) to the target computer (WDG-CLI-01). Most of the packages needed for this task sequence were created earlier in the process. However, you must create a new MDT Custom Settings package that has the proper configuration settings for the target computer and creates an operating system image of the captured image of the reference computer.

To create a task sequence template to deploy the captured image to the target computer

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 Task Sequences group, click Create MDT Task Sequence.

The Create MDT Task Sequence Wizard starts.

5. Complete the Create MDT Task Sequence Wizard using the information in Table 31. Accept the default values unless otherwise specified.

Table 31. Information for Completing the Create MDT Task Sequence Wizard

On this wizard page	Do this
Choose Template	Select Client Task Sequence, and then click Next.
Choose Template: General	1. In Task sequence name, type Windows 7 Target Deployment. 2. In Task sequence comments, type Task sequence for deploying captured reference computer image to the target computer (WDG-CLI-01), and then click Next.
Choose Template: Details	1. Click Join a domain. 2. In Domain, type mdt2012.corp.woodgrovebank.com. 3. In Account, click Set, and then complete the Windows User Account dialog box by performing the following steps: a. In User name, type MDT2012\Administrator. b. In Password and Confirm password, type P@ssw0rd. c. Click OK. 4. In User name, type Woodgrove Bank Employee. 5. In Organization name, type Woodgrove Bank. 6. In Product key, type product_key (where product_key is the product key for Windows 7). 7. Click Next.
Choose Template: Capture Settings	Click Next.
Boot Image	1. In Specify an existing boot image package, click Browse. 2. In Select a Package dialog box, click Windows PE Custom, and then click OK. 3. Click Next.
MDT Package	1. In Specify an existing Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Files package, click Browse. 2. In the Select a Package dialog box, click MDT Files, and then click OK. 3. Click Next.
OS Image	1. Click Specify an existing OS image. 2. In Specify an existing OS image, click Browse. 3. In the Select a Package dialog box, click Windows 7 Reference Image, and then click OK. 4. Click Next.
OS Image: OS Image Index	1. In The selected operating system image (WIM) file contains multiple images. Specify which image you would like to deploy, select image_index (where image_index is the image index of the image that contains Windows 7, which was identified in the section Step 5-1: Import the Captured .wim File into Configuration Manager; for the purposes of this guide, select 2). 2. Click Next.
Deployment Method	Click Next.
Client Package	1. In Specify an existing ConfigMgr client package, click Browse. 2. In the Select a Package dialog box, click Microsoft Configuration Manager Client Upgrade, and then click OK. 3. Click Next.
USMT Package	1. In Specify an existing USMT package, click Browse. 2. In the Select a Package dialog box, click USMT, and then click OK. 3. Click Next.
Settings Package	1. Click Create a new settings package. 2. In Package source folder to be created, type \\WDG-MDT-01\Packages$\CustomSettings_Target, and then click Next.
Settings Package: Settings Details	1. In Name, type MDT Target Computer Custom Settings. 2. In Version, type 1.00. 3. In Comments, type Configuration settings for MDT deployment process (such as CustomSettings.ini) for the target computer, and then click Next.
Sysprep Package	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 is displayed.
Confirmation	Click Finish.

The list of task sequences is displayed. The task sequence that you just created (Windows 7 Target Deployment) is listed in the list of task sequences.