Comments for cluberti.com http://www.cluberti.com/blog Random bits of flair pinned to the internet Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:27:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Using Application “bundles” in MDT 2010 by Joe Dissmeyer http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/21/using-application-bundles-in-mdt-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-4108 Joe Dissmeyer Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:27:02 +0000 http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/21/using-application-bundles-in-mdt-2010/#comment-4108 <a href="#comment-1777" rel="nofollow">@Bob </a> Hi Bob. Here is a way to deploy an application based on make\model in MDT: http://www.joedissmeyer.com/2011/08/install-mdt-application-based-on-model.html @Bob
Hi Bob. Here is a way to deploy an application based on make\model in MDT:
http://www.joedissmeyer.com/2011/08/install-mdt-application-based-on-model.html

]]> Comment on Using Application “bundles” in MDT 2010 by Joe Dissmeyer http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/21/using-application-bundles-in-mdt-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-4107 Joe Dissmeyer Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:25:57 +0000 http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/21/using-application-bundles-in-mdt-2010/#comment-4107 Hello Simon. I also have the need to automatically deploy an application based on hardware make\model without an MDT database available. Not only that, I needed to have the application deploy silently without user intervention, and hidden from the application screen in the MDT wizard. I was able to figure out how to do this by using a custom batch file. More information about how to do this is on my blog here: http://www.joedissmeyer.com/2011/08/install-mdt-application-based-on-model.html To achieve what you are trying to do, here is an example: 1) Create a new application in MDT. 2) Create the install.cmd script for this application as defined in my blog post above. 3) Add the application to an Application Bundle - since this script will exit automatically if the correct hardware model is not detected this is safe to add to a mandatory app bundle without any side effects. If you are not using app bundles, then add the GUID of the application as a mandatory application in customsettings.ini, or directly as an additional task in your task sequence. If you are not skipping the Application selection in the MDT wizard I suggest checking the "Hide this application in the Deployment Wizard" in the app properties so it isn't listed. This will help you achieve your deployment goal by hiding the app and deploy based on make and model WITHOUT any user intervention. Good luck! <a href="#comment-858" rel="nofollow">@Simon </a> Hello Simon. I also have the need to automatically deploy an application based on hardware make\model without an MDT database available. Not only that, I needed to have the application deploy silently without user intervention, and hidden from the application screen in the MDT wizard. I was able to figure out how to do this by using a custom batch file. More information about how to do this is on my blog here: http://www.joedissmeyer.com/2011/08/install-mdt-application-based-on-model.html

To achieve what you are trying to do, here is an example:
1) Create a new application in MDT.
2) Create the install.cmd script for this application as defined in my blog post above.
3) Add the application to an Application Bundle – since this script will exit automatically if the correct hardware model is not detected this is safe to add to a mandatory app bundle without any side effects. If you are not using app bundles, then add the GUID of the application as a mandatory application in customsettings.ini, or directly as an additional task in your task sequence. If you are not skipping the Application selection in the MDT wizard I suggest checking the “Hide this application in the Deployment Wizard” in the app properties so it isn’t listed.

This will help you achieve your deployment goal by hiding the app and deploy based on make and model WITHOUT any user intervention. Good luck!

@Simon

]]> Comment on Disk2VHD, XP, and Hyper-V – problems installing Integration Components by Davidp http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2010/11/15/disk2vhd-xp-and-hyper-v-problems-installing-integration-components/comment-page-1/#comment-4005 Davidp Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:30:02 +0000 http://www.cluberti.com/blog/?p=143#comment-4005 Thanks for the post by the way it saved me a lot of time. I found that it disk2vhd created 2 lines in the boot ini one with the switches that was the default and the other was the original. I just moved the original one up to make it the defualt and all is well. You don't have to boot using the boot option prefixed with Disk2VHD, if you are using Hyper-V. Thanks for the post by the way it saved me a lot of time.

I found that it disk2vhd created 2 lines in the boot ini one with the switches that was the default and the other was the original. I just moved the original one up to make it the defualt and all is well. You don’t have to boot using the boot option prefixed with Disk2VHD, if you are using Hyper-V.

]]> Comment on MDT 2010 and deployment from a USB key by cluberti http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/10/mdt-2010-and-deployment-from-a-usb-key/comment-page-2/#comment-3838 cluberti Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:39:02 +0000 http://www.cluberti.com/blog/?p=4#comment-3838 Are you sure your WinPE image from the new share has the correct drivers for the network card? It would be a good start to press F8 to open a cmd prompt and check to make sure you have an IP address, etc at that point. Are you sure your WinPE image from the new share has the correct drivers for the network card? It would be a good start to press F8 to open a cmd prompt and check to make sure you have an IP address, etc at that point.

]]> Comment on MDT 2010 and deployment from a USB key by Stillearnin http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/10/mdt-2010-and-deployment-from-a-usb-key/comment-page-2/#comment-3795 Stillearnin Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:13:51 +0000 http://www.cluberti.com/blog/?p=4#comment-3795 also is it possible hp used mdt /sccm to push their standard image ? also is it possible hp used mdt /sccm to push their standard image ?

]]> Comment on MDT 2010 and deployment from a USB key by Stillearnin http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/10/mdt-2010-and-deployment-from-a-usb-key/comment-page-2/#comment-3794 Stillearnin Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:06:54 +0000 http://www.cluberti.com/blog/?p=4#comment-3794 Hello, all I 've successfully create a usb with the deployment share and have use it to image many machines, we just recieved a new model laptop that im unable to image using the current offline usb deployment share I'm getting the error "Before this wizard can contiue, it will need to know the path of a deployment share" I booted one machine up it does have 3 partitions, so the drive letter the usb is being assign may be an issue. also i was able to image the new model over the network using the orginal deployment share so the nic card was not an issue Where should i start troubleshooting Hello, all I ‘ve successfully create a usb with the deployment share and have use it to image many machines, we just recieved a new model laptop that im unable to image using the current offline usb deployment share I’m getting the error “Before this wizard can contiue, it will need to know the path of a deployment share” I booted one machine up it does have 3 partitions, so the drive letter the usb is being assign may be an issue.

also i was able to image the new model over the network using the orginal deployment share so the nic card was not an issue

Where should i start troubleshooting

]]> Comment on Disk2VHD, XP, and Hyper-V – problems installing Integration Components by Dean http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2010/11/15/disk2vhd-xp-and-hyper-v-problems-installing-integration-components/comment-page-1/#comment-3786 Dean Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:54:47 +0000 http://www.cluberti.com/blog/?p=143#comment-3786 Thanks so much, your solution worked for me in a Disk2VHD conversion (2003 SP2 Server) hosted on Hyper-V. Thanks so much, your solution worked for me in a Disk2VHD conversion (2003 SP2 Server) hosted on Hyper-V.

]]> Comment on Adding additional boot options to your deployment USB key by Making the Ultimate All-In-One Installation Flash Drive - Super User Blog http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/12/adding-additional-boot-options-to-your-deployment-usb-key/comment-page-1/#comment-3583 Making the Ultimate All-In-One Installation Flash Drive - Super User Blog Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:28:42 +0000 http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/12/adding-additional-boot-options-to-your-deployment-usb-key/#comment-3583 [...] for adding a second (or third) PE image to the disk is fairly simple. I got the instructions from The Cluberti Blog here. I added the MSDaRT Emergency Rescue Disk, both x86 and x64 versions, to my installation disk. [...] [...] for adding a second (or third) PE image to the disk is fairly simple. I got the instructions from The Cluberti Blog here. I added the MSDaRT Emergency Rescue Disk, both x86 and x64 versions, to my installation disk. [...]

]]> Comment on MDT 2010 and deployment from a USB key by J http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/10/mdt-2010-and-deployment-from-a-usb-key/comment-page-2/#comment-3072 J Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:52:14 +0000 http://www.cluberti.com/blog/?p=4#comment-3072 <a href="#comment-850" rel="nofollow">@Gar </a> This took about 3-5 minutes to load for me from the stick (I think it is due to a slow stick) I plan on ordering a higher quality 32GB stick and see how that goes, so I can have two-three different images on it. But yea, it did take a bit for the hta script to pop-up, but it did eventually and ran without a hitch. @Gar
This took about 3-5 minutes to load for me from the stick (I think it is due to a slow stick) I plan on ordering a higher quality 32GB stick and see how that goes, so I can have two-three different images on it. But yea, it did take a bit for the hta script to pop-up, but it did eventually and ran without a hitch.

]]> Comment on MDT 2010 and deployment from a USB key by cluberti http://www.cluberti.com/blog/2009/08/10/mdt-2010-and-deployment-from-a-usb-key/comment-page-2/#comment-3018 cluberti Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:49:07 +0000 http://www.cluberti.com/blog/?p=4#comment-3018 Press F8 to get to the command prompt, which will keep it from rebooting if it fails. Then, go look at the smsts.log file on X:\ and see what happens. Usually this fails because you lack a network driver for connecting back to the share (thus no IP address, thus the process can't continue), but I've heard of other things causing this. They're just not as common as network driver issues. Press F8 to get to the command prompt, which will keep it from rebooting if it fails. Then, go look at the smsts.log file on X:\ and see what happens. Usually this fails because you lack a network driver for connecting back to the share (thus no IP address, thus the process can’t continue), but I’ve heard of other things causing this. They’re just not as common as network driver issues.

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