Setup OSD Task Sequences
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Operating Systems>Task Sequences>Create Task Sequence
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Install an existing image package
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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/
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Select WS2K12R2 Image that imported and Uncheck to configure with BitLocker. Then, input the local admin Password
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Select Join a domain option and browse to select Domain, OU, and Set Account for it
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Leave it as Configuration Manager Client Package and Next
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Uncheck Capture user settings and files
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Keep it as default and Next
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Close
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Right Click on the created sequence > Edit
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Select Install Operating Systems>Partition Disk 0 Step
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Double click first volume to increase the size from 350 to 500 MB, and update variable to BOOTPARTION
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Change to Use a percentage of remaining free space on the second volume and update variable name to OS_PARTITION
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Apply Operating Systems Step> Change Destination to Logical drive letter stored in a variable and set the variable name to OS_PARTITION
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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
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Click Apply Device Drivers and Add > Drivers>Apply Driver Package so it is created as a next step
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Browse to select VMware Windows Server 2012 R2 VM Driver package and update name to reflect the step
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Option tab on the same step>Add Condition>Query WMI
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On VMware VM Server 2012 R2 Template, run wmic ComputerSystem Get model query to get model name as following
VMware Virtual Platform
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Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem where Model like ‘%VMware Virtual Platform%’
Select * from Win32_ComputerSystem where Model like ‘%VMware Windows Server 2012 R2 VM Drivers%’
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Test Query to see the result count: 1
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Add>General>Run Command Line
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Rename to Activate Windows and input cscript.exe C:\Windows\System32\slmgr.vbs /ato under Command Line
Deploy Task Sequence Set to Unknown Computers
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Right click on the Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard task sequence>Deploy
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Click Browse on Collection to pick All Unknown Computers
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Set Configure Manager Client, Media, and PXE whichever available
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Next as none selected
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Uncheck Commit changes
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Next
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Close