IBM REDP-4372-00 manual Deployment step by step

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3.Operating system files are written in the hard-disk partitions, thus creating a bootable operating system with files and applications configured by database bindings between the host and software packages.

4.Host-specific configuration, like the hostname and the product key are gathered from the database to create a textual configuration file used by Microsoft’s System Preparation Tool (sysprep) for Windows deployment.

5.The operating system is started, allowing sysprep to configure the operating system according to information stored in the Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment database.

6.Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment takes control again when sysprep has completed and rebooted the computer, in order to display a message indicating that the deployment was successful.

Deployment step by step

Now that we have captured an image, added applications, and added drivers, we are ready to deploy the Windows XP Image to a system that will be put into production after deployment:

1.Power on the SurePOS target machine. Assuming there is no operating system on the system (the hard drive is blank), you can simply let it boot up and it will try to boot the network as part of the regular boot sequence. If there is an operating system, force the system to boot from the network, as described in Appendix A, “Alternate boot sequence on POS systems” on page 133. Once the network boot has completed you should see a screen as shown in Figure 3-17 on page 74.

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