You can use Configuration Manager 2007 to deploy an operating system image to a new bare metal computer or a computer that is new to your Configuration Manager 2007 site by using three basic steps:
- Import the new computer information into the Configuration
Manager 2007 database.
- Use the Create Task Sequence Media Wizard to create
bootable media that initiates the operating system deployment.
- Create a task sequence step that starts the deployment
initiated by the media.
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| A new computer connects to the default management point during operating system deployment. If the PXE service point is associated with a secondary site, then the default management point of the primary site to which the PXE service point belongs is contacted. |
Use the following procedure to deploy an operating system to a new computer.
To deploy an operating system to a new computer
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In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager/ Site Database / Computer Management / Operating System Deployment / Computer Associations.
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To add the computer to the Configuration Manager 2007 database, right-click the Computer Associations node, and then click Import Computer Information to start the Import Computer Information wizard. You can import one computer of a set of computers by using the wizard.
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To create a bootable media set to initiate the operating system deployment, start the Create Task Sequence Media Wizard, and then on the Select Media Type page, select Bootable Media.
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Create the necessary task sequence steps that perform the operating system deployment. For more information about how to add a new computer to the Configuration Manager database, see How to Add a New Computer to the Configuration Manager Database.perform the operating system deployment. For more information about how to create bootable media, see How to Create Task Sequence Bootable Media.
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Advertise the task sequence to the collection where the new computer was imported.
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To use the bootable media to initiate the deployment, log on to the computer operating system, insert the media into the target computer, and then start the deployment process.