Appendix G: Capturing a ZTI Image

Capturing a disk image for deployment by ZTI is similar to the process that “Appendix F: Capturing a LTI Image” describes with minor differences. This appendix describes how to capture an image for ZTI by using the SMS 2003 Image Capture Wizard.

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Creating an Image Capture CD Creating an Image Capture CD
Preparing the Image for Capture Preparing the Image for Capture
Capturing the Image Capturing the Image

Creating an Image Capture CD

Rather than using the Windows Deployment Wizard to actually capture the image, use the SMS 2003 Image Capture Wizard. Use the following steps to create an Image Capture CD:

  1. In the SMS Administrator Console, right-click the Image Packages item; then, click All Tasks, Create Operating System Image Capture CD.

  2. On the Operating System Image Capture CD Wizard welcome page, click Next.

  3. On the Windows PE settings page, do the following, and then click Next:

    • Select the Include additional network drivers from this location check box, and then type the path to any additional network drivers required in the environment.

    • Select the Include additional storage drivers from this location check box, and then type the path to any additional storage drivers required in the environment.

  4. On the Create CD image page, type the path and file name of the .iso file to create, and then click Next.

Preparing the Image for Capture

To prepare an image for the SMS 2003 Image Capture Wizard, start a lab computer using the Windows PE bootable image generated by updating the lab deployment point. Start the Windows PE bootable images in either of two ways. First, burn the ISO images that BDD 2007 generates when a deployment point is updated to a DVD. These ISO image files reside in the \Boot folder of the distribution share.

Second, add the LiteTouchPE_x86.wim or LiteTouchPE_x64.wim image files to the Boot Images item of a Windows DS server. The .wim image files reside in the \Boot folder of the distribution share. For more information about installing and configuring Windows DS, see the Infrastructure Remediation Feature Team Guide. For more information about adding boot images to a server, see the Lite Touch Installation Guide.

After starting the lab computer using the Windows PE image, complete the following steps to install a build and capture an image of it:

  1. In the Welcome to Windows Deployment dialog box, click Run the Deployment Wizard, and then click Next.

  2. In the User Credentials dialog box, type the credentials (user name, domain, and password) necessary to connect to the distribution share, and then click OK.

    The Windows Deployment Wizard starts automatically.

  3. On the Configure the computer name page, type a computer name or accept the default; then, click Next.

  4. On the Join the computer to a domain or workgroup page, which starts automatically, click Join a workgroup. In the Workgroup box, type a workgroup name or accept the default, and then click Next.

    Note   If the user does not select Join a workgroup, the Windows Deployment Wizard does not prompt the user to capture an image.

  5. On the Specify whether to restore user data page, select Do not restore user data and settings, and then click Next.

  6. On the Select an operating system image to install page, choose a build to install from the list of available builds, and then click Next.

  7. On the Specify the product key needed to install the operating system page, perform one of the following tasks, and then click Next:

    • If the team member is building a Windows XP Professional image, type the volume license key in the Product key box.

    • If the team member is building a Windows Vista image, select No product key is required.

  8. If building a Windows Vista image, on the Locale Selection page, perform the following tasks, and then click Next:

    • In the What is your Locale list, click a locale.

    • In the Keyboard list, click a keyboard layout.

  9. On the Set the Time Zone page, select a time zone from the list, and then click Next:

  10. On the Select one or more applications to install page, select the applications to install on the image, and then click Next.

  11. On the Administrator Password page, type the password to use for the local Administrator account, confirm it, and then click Next.

  12. In the Specify whether to capture an image page, select Prepare to capture the machine, and then click Next. This causes Windows Deployment Wizard to copy Sysprep and its related files to the destination computer without actually running Sysprep.

    Note   This option can be configured in CustomSettings.ini: set the property DoCapture to PREPARE. Also set SkipCapture to Y to automatically prepare the installation for image capture while skipping this page.

  13. On the Specify the BitLocker configuration page, select Do not enable BitLocker for this computer, and then click Next.

  14. On the Ready to begin page, click Begin.

After clicking Begin, the Task Sequencer begins running the build’s task sequence. By default, it begins by partitioning and formatting the hard disk. Then, it installs and configures the build. The task sequence does not run Sysprep, however, and it does not capture an image file.

Capturing the Image

Prior to using the SMS 2003 Image Capture Wizard to prepare and capture an image of the lab computer, make sure the computer is configured to boot from the CD drive. Use the following steps to capture an image of the lab computer using the Image Capture CD:

  1. On the lab computer running the installed build, insert the Image Capture CD created as described in the section “Creating an Image Capture CD.”

  2. On the welcome page of the SMS 2003 Image Capture Wizard, click Next.

  3. On the Image Destination page, do the following, and then click Next:

    • In the Image file name box, type the name of the .wim file to create.

    • In the Network location box, type the UNC path in which to store the image file. For BDD 2007, type \\server\Distribution$\Captures, where server is the name of the server containing the distribution share.

    • In the Account name box, type the name of an account that has write permission to the network location. Specify the account using the format Domain\User.

    • In the Password box, type the password for the account.

  4. On the Sysprep information page, do the following, and then click Next:

    • In the Local Administrator’s Password box, type the password for the local Administrator account.

    • In the Confirm Password box, confirm the password for the local Administrator account.

    • In the Sysprep Parameters box, edit the Sysprep command-line options, if necessary.

  5. In the Image Properties dialog box, provide any comments, version information, and developer information as necessary; then, click Next.

  6. Click Finish, and the SMS 2003 Image Capture Wizard runs Sysprep and then shuts down the computer.

Turn the computer on, and start the computer using the Image Capture CD. If prompted to press a key to boot from the CD, press any key. The SMS 2003 Image Capture Wizard captures an image of the lab computer with no interaction.

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