Format and Partition Disk Task Sequence Action Variables
Updated: December 1, 2008
Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1, System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP2
The task sequence variables govern how the task sequence action operates. The task sequence action reads and uses the variables that you mark as input variables. Alternatively, you can use the Set Task Sequence Variable action or the TSEnvironment COM object to set the variables at runtime. Only the task sequence action marks variables as output variables, which are read by actions that occur later in the task sequence.
Format and Partition Disk Task Sequence Step
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OSDDiskIndex (input) |
Specifies the physical disk number to be partitioned. |
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OSDDiskpartBiosCompatibilityMode (input) |
Specifies whether or not to disable cache alignment optimizations when partitioning the hard disk for compatibility with certain types of BIOS. This may be necessary when deploying Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 operating systems. For more information, see KB article 931760 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134081) and KB article 931761 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=134082). Valid values: "true" "false" (default) |
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OSDGPTBootDisk (input) |
Specifies whether or not to create an EFI partition on a GPT hard disk so that it can be used as the startup disk on EFI-based computers. Valid values: "true" "false" (default) |
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OSDPartitions (input) |
Specifies an array of partition settings; see the SDK topic for accessing array variables in the task sequence environment. This task sequence variable is an array variable. Each element in the array represents the settings for a single partition on the hard disk. The settings defined for each partition can be accessed by combining the array variable name with the zero-based disk partition number and the property name. For example, the following variable names can be used to define the properties for the first partition that will be created by this task sequence action on the hard disk:
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OSDPartitionStyle (input) |
Specifies the partition style to use when partitioning the disk. "MBR" indicates the master boot record partition style, and "GPT" indicates the GUID Partition Table style. Valid Values: "GPT" "MBR" |
See Also
For additional information, see Configuration Manager 2007 Information and Support.
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