Windows 10 Servicing
Synchronizing and scanning takes at least 2 – 3 hours.
Synchronizing log:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\Logs\wsyncmgr.log
And then choose the windows version you’d like to upgrade to, and download (create a new deployment package), and then deploy.
Bare Metal Operating System Deployment
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Bare-Metal Operating System Deployment Is Only Possible On SCCM Lab Which Is Configured On Local Computer Not On Azure Virtual Machines
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You Cannot Use Microsoft Azure Lab To Deploy Bare-Metal OS Because You Cannot Get Bare-Metal Box In Azure. When you add a new virtual machine then that comes with pre-loaded operating system.
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To Deploy Bare-Metal Operating System Deployment You Need To Configure SCCM Lab On Your Local PC
To prepare a local environment, you need to prepare the following all in a same LAN network:
Domain Controller, SCCM server, SQL server, a local DHCP server (to dispatch IP address to the Bare-Metal computer that will receive the OS), and a PXE-Enabled Distribution Point (it can listen to the incoming request from new hardware).
Configure PXE-Enabled Distribution Point In SCCM:
And then download OS iso image, distribute it to distribution point, distribute boot image to distribution point, create and deploy task sequence. These steps are just like those in wipe & reload deployment, except when deploy task sequence:
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When deploy task sequence, choose the “All Unknown Computers” for collection, because the bare-metal computer is unknown to SCCM, its entry is not present in SCCM database.
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In deployment settings’ “Make available to the following:” option, choose one with “PXE” (Preboot eXecution Environment), like “Configuration Manager clients, media and PXE”.
And then, when deploying Operating System Task Sequence to a Bare-Metal (Virtual) Machine, put network on the first boot order, and hard disk as the second boot order; and put network on the same LAN network where other computers are connected.
After starting the machine, it will get an IP address from DHCP server, and ask you to press a key for network service boot; and then it will go into WinPE mode. You hit enter, it will take the boot image from distribution point; after this, you’ll need to put the task sequence password, choose the task sequence, and everything’s gonna run automatically.
