Initial Server and ConfigMgr Setup for OSD

To utilise SCCM OSD deployments you must have DHCP setup in your infrastructure. If you environment consists of more than one subnet you will need to enable IP Helper’s on the routers between subnets. Since IMS only have the one subnet this is not an issue.

1 – Server Setup for Windows Server 2008 R2

Install the Windows Deployment Service (WDS) Server role from Server Manager then restart the server.

Download the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Update 1 x64 from Microsoft and install accepting all default settings.

2 – SCCM changes for OSD Deployments

Install the PXE Server Role on SCCM

Within the console, expand Site Management\Site_Code\Site Settings\Site Systems\Site_Server from the Actions Pane click on “New Roles”

Click “Next” on the first screen then select the “PXE Service Point” then click “Next”, click on “Yes” to accept the warning regarding firewall ports that will be opened and then place a tick in “Allow this PXE serviced point to respond to incoming PXE requests” then make sure the “Specify the PXE server response delay is set to 0” click “Next” twice then “Finish” Once installed the new role will appear with the other server roles.

Changing the Site Boundary to IP based

Expand Site Database\Site Management\IMS – SCCMDEV\Site Settings\Boundaries then click on New Boundary from the Actions pane.

Match the settings to the above image and click on Apply; you can then delete the old Active Directory boundary.

Note; we change the boundary to IP based because we have machines that are not members of the Active Directory domain so they need a way to communicate with Configuration Manager.

Computer Client Agent 

Right click Computer Client Agent and select Properties and under Network Access Account enter a username which has high privileges on the network then click OK.

Create a Computer Collection for OSD Staging

Right click “Collection” and select “New Collection” enter a description then accept all the defaults.

ConfigMgr Integration

Click Start\All Programs\Configure ConfigMgr Integration

It will already pre-populate the fields with the site server name and site code, click Finish

Now the preparation is done for OSD.

 

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT MODIFY ANY WDS SETTINGS ON THE SCCM SERVER.

DO NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES IN THE DHCP SCOPE OPTIONS THEY ARE NOT NEEDED WHEN THE WDS SERVER AND

DHCP SERVER ARE ON SEPARATE SERVERS BUT ON THE SAME SUBNET.