Install SCCM 2012 R2 (5)

Setup OSD Task Sequences

  1. Operating Systems>Task Sequences>Create Task Sequence

  2. Install an existing image package

  3. Name the task sequence and assign boot image – Server boot Image (X64)

    *(Server boot Image (X64) – I recreated it for the server deployment) with the guide from a reference site: https://sccmentor.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/how-to-create-a-boot-wim-file-for-sccm-2012-sp1-and-r2-using-adk/ and assign VMXNET3 NIC and Broadcom Drivers to the boot image. The steps from https://microsoftsystemsengineer.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/install-sccm-2012-r2-3/

     

  4. Select WS2K12R2 Image that imported and Uncheck to configure with BitLocker. Then, input the local admin Password

  5. Select Join a domain option and browse to select Domain, OU, and Set Account for it

  6. Leave it as Configuration Manager Client Package and Next

  7. Uncheck Capture user settings and files

  8. Keep it as default and Next

     

     

     

  9. Close

  10. Right Click on the created sequence > Edit

  11. Select Install Operating Systems>Partition Disk 0 Step

  12. Double click first volume to increase the size from 350 to 500 MB, and update variable to BOOTPARTION

  13. Change to Use a percentage of remaining free space on the second volume and update variable name to OS_PARTITION

  14. Apply Operating Systems Step> Change Destination to Logical drive letter stored in a variable and set the variable name to OS_PARTITION

  15. Go to Apply Data Image 1 step> change Destination to Logical drive letter stored in a variable option and set the variable name to BOOT_PARTITION

  16. Click Apply Device Drivers and Add > Drivers>Apply Driver Package so it is created as a next step

     

  17. Browse to select VMware Windows Server 2012 R2 VM Driver package and update name to reflect the step

  18. Option tab on the same step>Add Condition>Query WMI

  19. On VMware VM Server 2012 R2 Template, run wmic ComputerSystem Get model query to get model name as following

    VMware Virtual Platform

     

  20. Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem where Model like ‘%VMware Virtual Platform%’

    Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem where Model like ‘%VMware Windows Server 2012 R2 VM Drivers%’

     

     

     

  21. Test Query to see the result count: 1

     

     

     

  22. Add>General>Run Command Line

  23. Rename to Activate Windows and input cscript.exe C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs /ato under Command Line

Deploy Task Sequence Set to Unknown Computers

  1. Right click on the Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard task sequence>Deploy

  2. Click Browse on Collection to pick All Unknown Computers

     

  3. Set Configure Manager Client, Media, and PXE whichever available

  4. Next as none selected

  5. Uncheck Commit changes

  6. Next

     

     

  7. Close

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