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Deploying operating system image by using Operating Systems Deployment (OSD)

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3 Deploying operating system image by using Operating Systems Deployment (OSD) Configuration Manager provides two default boot images. Capture an image of the operating system that you want to deploy by using a task sequence. Distribute the boot image, operating system image, and any related content to a distribution point. Topics: • Associating target thin clients with Configuration Manager server • Importing a captured Windows reference image into Configuration Manager • Creating task sequence to deploy Windows reference image • Deploying Windows reference image Associating target thin clients with Configuration Manager server To associate a target thin client with the Configuration Manager server, do the following: 1. Add the thin client to the domain. 2. Go to Control Panel > Configuration Manager > Site > Configuration Settings. 3. In the Configuration Manager service location section, enter the site code. 4. In the Actions tab, select either Machine Policy Retrieval and Evaluation Cycle or Policy Retrieval and Evaluation Cycle, and click Run Now. Deploying operating system image by using Operating Systems Deployment (OSD) 19

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Deploying operating system image by using
Operating Systems Deployment (OSD)
Configuration Manager provides two default boot images. Capture an image of the operating system that you want to deploy by using a
task sequence. Distribute the boot image, operating system image, and any related content to a distribution point.
Topics:
Associating target thin clients with Configuration Manager server
Importing a captured Windows reference image into Configuration Manager
Creating task sequence to deploy Windows reference image
Deploying Windows reference image
Associating target thin clients with Configuration
Manager server
To associate a target thin client with the Configuration Manager server, do the following:
1.
Add the thin client to the domain.
2.
Go to
Control Panel
>
Configuration Manager
>
Site
>
Configuration Settings
.
3.
In the
Configuration Manager service location
section, enter the site code.
4.
In the
Actions
tab, select either
Machine Policy Retrieval and Evaluation Cycle
or
Policy Retrieval and Evaluation Cycle
, and
click
Run Now
.
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