Dell version 3.0 manual Configuring Variable Replacement tab options

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Option

Suboptions

Description

 

 

 

 

idrac8cfg.ini

Use the existing idrac8cfg.ini file

 

 

to configure iDRAC 8. For a similar

 

 

example, see <Edit syscfg.ini>.

The hardware component sequences are displayed in the Task Sequence Editor after configuring the system BIOS, RAID, DRAC, and iDRAC.

Variable Replacement

The Variable Replacement tab allows you to use and configure task variables like:

System Variables

Task Sequence Variables

Machine Variables

Collection Variables

Configuring Variable Replacement tab options

1.Select one of the following options under the Action to take when a variable is unintialized or the value is null or blank section:

Use a null/

Uses a variable that has not been initialized or has a blank value. This allows

blank value

the clients to continue processing the action even if the variable is undefined

 

or blank.

Fail the task

Fails an action that cannot retrieve a valid variable value. This allows you to

 

view what is wrong with an action instead of trying to debug a failed command

 

line or an incorrectly configured system.

2.Select Search all text input files for variables to replace to do the following:

Enable client-side scripts to search for and replace variables in the command line or within files specified.

Replace variables with values found in the task sequence environment or the Windows system environment.

For optimum performance of the action clear the Search all text input files for variables to replace check box.

3.To replace any instances of a password in the Actions with the password provided and confirmed dialog box, select Replace %PASSWORD% variables with this password.

4.To set additional variables on the system, select Manually define additional variables . To define the additional variables:

a.Type a variable Name.

b.Type the variable Value.

c.Select the variable Type from the drop-down menu.

5.Click Apply and then click OK.

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