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This page documents the steps necessary to create a bootable WDS "discover" CD, which allows someone who cannot PXE boot the ability to use WDS by booting a the Windows PE image off of optical media. | This page documents the steps necessary to create a bootable WDS "discover" CD, which allows someone who cannot PXE boot the ability to use WDS by booting a the Windows PE image off of optical media. | ||
| − | # Open a Windows PETools command prompt window (as administrator) | + | # Open a Windows PETools command prompt window (as administrator) and the WDS management console |
| − | # | + | # In the WDS management console, select a boot image to create a discover CD from |
# Right-click that boot image and select "Create discover boot image" | # Right-click that boot image and select "Create discover boot image" | ||
# Give the wizard a file name and deployment server to use | # Give the wizard a file name and deployment server to use | ||
# The wizard will export the boot image, which may take a few minutes | # The wizard will export the boot image, which may take a few minutes | ||
| − | # | + | # Using the PETools window, create a temporary Windows PE build environment by typing "copype <arch> c:\winpe" (<arch> is the architecture to use; generally x86) |
# Replace the boot.wim image in the newly-created WinPE environment with your exported discover image | # Replace the boot.wim image in the newly-created WinPE environment with your exported discover image | ||
| − | # | + | # Type "oscdimg -n -bc:\winpe\iso\boot\etfsboot.com c:\winpe\iso c:\winpe.iso" - this will result in an iso image |
# Burn the iso image to a CD (or DVD) | # Burn the iso image to a CD (or DVD) | ||
# [optional] Delete the c:\winpe build environment | # [optional] Delete the c:\winpe build environment | ||
# [optional] Delete the c:\winpe.iso CD image | # [optional] Delete the c:\winpe.iso CD image | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 27 August 2009
This page documents the steps necessary to create a bootable WDS "discover" CD, which allows someone who cannot PXE boot the ability to use WDS by booting a the Windows PE image off of optical media.
- Open a Windows PETools command prompt window (as administrator) and the WDS management console
- In the WDS management console, select a boot image to create a discover CD from
- Right-click that boot image and select "Create discover boot image"
- Give the wizard a file name and deployment server to use
- The wizard will export the boot image, which may take a few minutes
- Using the PETools window, create a temporary Windows PE build environment by typing "copype <arch> c:\winpe" (<arch> is the architecture to use; generally x86)
- Replace the boot.wim image in the newly-created WinPE environment with your exported discover image
- Type "oscdimg -n -bc:\winpe\iso\boot\etfsboot.com c:\winpe\iso c:\winpe.iso" - this will result in an iso image
- Burn the iso image to a CD (or DVD)
- [optional] Delete the c:\winpe build environment
- [optional] Delete the c:\winpe.iso CD image