Option | Suboptions | Description |
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| idrac8cfg.ini | Use the existing idrac8cfg.ini file |
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| to configure iDRAC 8. For a similar |
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| 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
•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
5.Click Apply and then click OK.
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