The following attributes apply to the entire driver package. A driver package consists of a set of software components that are required for a device to be supported by Windows—for example, the driver files (typically with the .sys file name extension) and the installation files. For more information about driver packages, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=143447.
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Attribute Type
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Accepted Values
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Description and Examples
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Package ID
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GUID in the form {XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX}
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The GUID that is randomly generated when a driver package is added to the Windows Deployment Services server. To find this number for a package, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), right-click the package and click Properties. The Package ID is listed on the General tab. For example: {DD098D20-1850-4FC8-8E35-EA24A1BEFF5E}.
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Package Name
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String
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The name of the package on the server. By default, the name is InfFilename [arch]. To determine this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), locate the driver package, and view the Package Name column.
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Package Enabled
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Yes|No
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Specifies whether or not the package is enabled on the server. Disabled packages are not available to clients. To view this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), right-click the package and click Properties. The Status is listed on the General tab.
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Package Date Added
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Date
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The date the package was added to the Windows Deployment Services server. To locate this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), locate the driver package, and view the Date Added column. If you are managing servers in different time zones, note that this date is the local time for the server and not the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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Package Inf Filename
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String
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The name of the .inf file associated with the driver package. To locate this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), locate the driver package, and view the File Name column. You must specify the name including the .inf extension.
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Package Class
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String or GUID
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A valid class name or class GUID. For a list of class names and GUIDs, see System-Supplied Device Setup Classes (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=143448). To locate this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), locate the driver package, and view the Class Name and Class GUID columns. For example, you can specify either Net or {4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}.
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Package Provider
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String
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The company that provided the driver package as stated in the package .inf file. To locate this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), right-click the driver package, and click Properties. The Provider is listed on the General tab. For example: SigmaTel or Microsoft.
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Package Architecture
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X86|x64|ia64
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The architecture of the package. To locate this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), locate the driver package, and view the Architecture column.
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Package Locale
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String in the form XX-XX
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The locale for the package. Although it is rare, some .inf package files indicate that a package is only valid for a specific locale. In these cases, you can search for the locale using this attribute. To locate this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), right-click the driver package, and click Properties. The Locale is listed on the General tab.
The language is in the format <language>-<COUNTRY/REGION>, where <language> is the lowercase ISO 639 language code and <COUNTRY/REGION> is the uppercase ISO 3166-1 country/region identifier. The valid language specifications are listed in the Culture Name column on the National Language Support (NLS) information page (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=86010). For example, en-US, ar-SA, and de-DE.
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Package Signed
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Yes|No
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Specifies whether the driver package has a signature file. Note that Windows Deployment Services does not determine whether the signature is trusted on the Windows Deployment Services server, just whether it is a valid signature file. To locate this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), right-click the driver package, and click Properties. Is package signed is listed on the General tab.
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Package Date Published
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Date
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The date the package was released by the manufacturer as listed in the .inf file. To locate this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), locate the driver package, and view the Package Date column.
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Package Version
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String
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The version of the package as specified in the .inf file. To locate this value, click the driver group that the package is in (or the All Packages node), locate the driver package, and view the Version column. For example: 2.1.2.
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