During the OSD class in Phoenix this week we worked with the MDT Database and some one asked if it was possible to use PowerShell to modify the database and and the […]
Working in the Datacenter – Deploying HP Servers and configure BIOS for High Performance using PowerShell
If you have a HP ProLiant Gen 8 or Gen 9 it is possible to use PowerShell to configure the BIOS. One of the items I really like to configure is the […]
Working in the Datacenter – Application Wrapper for HP BIOS CmdLets – Deploy it during OSD
In a previous blogpost a shortly described what you can do with the “HP BIOS CmdLets for Windows PowerShell (x64)” and in this post I’ll give you a PowerShell wrapper for LTI/ZTI […]
Inside the Task Sequence – Generate Application Migration File
Today during class we worked on Refresh and Replace scenarios. We touched based on a tiny step in the Task Sequence that is actually really cool. In the Task Sequence for Lite […]
OSD – How to test Upgrades, Refresh and Replace on real computers with real data, without making users angry
Today during class we had a discussion about testing things like upgrades, refresh and replace. It is of course possible to deploy a new virtual machines with all apps, but that kind […]
OSD – How make PXE work in ConfigMgr OSD, MDT and WDS work perfectly fine – Stop using DHCP Option 66 & 67
During the OSD class last week I did get some questions regarding the use of IP Helpers in the routers or using Option 66 and 67 in the DHCP server, since booth […]
Just for the fun of it – I was interviewed and Deployment Fundamentals Vol:6 was reviewed
Pretty much directly after Johan Arwidmark and I finished the work on Deployment Fundamentals Vol:6 we where contacted by Mitch Tulloch. He basically asked for an interview, we said yes, and here […]
OS Deployment – Allow PXE deployment to the same MAC Address by configure SMS_DISCOVERY_DATA_MANAGER in ConfigMgr, or How to deploy Windows to shared docking stations and usb network adapters
This is very simple, when you deploy a device uisng PXE, ConfigMgr will inventory the MAC address, but that will prevent that mac address from being used once more unless the hardware […]
The Deployment Bunny 