Basic CustomSettings.ini File for LTI

For LTI, Deployment Workbench takes a template version of the CustomSettings.ini file (stored in the C:\Program Files\BDD 2007\Templates folder) as a basis for a customized version of the CustomSettings.ini file. The template version of the CustomSettings.ini file is illustrated in Listing 1. The template version in Listing 1 contains insufficient settings to successfully deploy Windows Vista to a target computer. However, you will further customize CustomSettings.ini by using Deployment Workbench.

Listing 1. Unmodified CustomSettings.ini file in the Templates Folder

[Settings]
Priority=Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty
[Default]
OSInstall=Y
ScanStateArgs=/v:5 /o /c
LoadStateArgs=/v:5 /c /lac

Use the New Deployment Point Wizard in Deployment Workbench to modify this template version of the CustomSettings.ini file based on the responses provided. Listing 2 shows the customized version of the CustomSettings.ini file after completing the New Deployment point Wizard.

Listing 2. Customized CustomSettings.ini file Modified by Deployment Workbench

[Settings]
Priority=Default
Properties=MyCustomProperty
[Default]
OSInstall=Y
ScanStateArgs=/v:5 /o /c
LoadStateArgs=/v:5 /c /lac
DeployRoot=\\NYC-AM-FIL-01\Distribution$
UserDataLocation=NONE
SkipAppsOnUpgrade=NO
SkipCapture=NO
SkipAdminPassword=YES
SkipProductKey=YES

The CustomSettings.ini file in Listing 2 contains the property values for all the target computers to be deployed using this version of the file. This version of the file contains no values that are unique to a specific target computer. For LTI, the target computer–specific configuration values are manually provided during the installation process.

Table 2 explains the properties and corresponding values used in Listing 2.

Table 2. Explanation of CustomSettings.ini Properties in Listing 2

Line in CustomSettings.ini

Purpose

[Settings]

Indicates the start of the [Settings] section.

Priority=Default

Establishes the sequence in which the process parses subsections to locate values for the variables. In this example, the [Default] section is the only subsection that is parsed for variables.

Properties=MyCustomProperty

Indicates any additional properties to locate. The properties listed here are in addition to the properties listed in ZTIGather.xml. ZTIGather.wsf parses ZTIGather.xml to obtain a list of the properties.

[Default]

Indicates the start of the [Default] section.

OSInstall=Y

Indicates that the computer is supposed to perform an operating system deployment.

ScanStateArgs=/v:5 /o /c

Parameters passed to the ScanState.exe tool in the Microsoft Windows® User State Migration Tool (USMT). These parameters are passed to ScanState.exe during state capture.

LoadStateArgs=/v:5 /c /lac

Parameters passed to the LoadState.exe tool in USMT. These parameters are passed to LoadState.exe during state restore.

UserDataLocation=NONE

Indicates where the user state migration data should be saved. The value NONE indicates that the user state migration data should not be saved.

SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES

Indicates whether the Application to be installed during Upgrade page in the Windows Deployment Wizard is displayed. If the property is set to YES, the wizard page is skipped and not displayed.

SkipCapture=YES

Indicates whether the Specify whether to prompt for image capture page in the Windows Deployment Wizard is displayed. If the property is set to YES, the wizard page is skipped and not displayed.

SkipAdminPassword=YES

Indicates whether the Allow user to set Administrator Password page in the Windows Deployment Wizard is displayed. If the property is set to YES, the wizard page is skipped and not displayed.

SkipProductKey=YES

Indicates whether the Allow user to specify a product key page in the Windows Deployment Wizard is displayed. If the property is set to YES, the wizard page is skipped and not displayed.

For more information on the individual properties, see the corresponding reference in the Configuration Reference.

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