MDT 2012: What's the difference between "DeploymentType=NewCOMPUTER" and "DeploymentType=Refresh" ?
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 5:36 AM
MDT 2012: What's the difference between "DeploymentType=NewCOMPUTER" and "DeploymentType=Refresh" ?
Can one Deployment Share do both "NewCOMPUTER" AND" Refresh "Jobs?
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 6:04 AM
NEWCOMPUTER
The target computer is a new computer that has never been a member of the network.
REFRESH
The target computer is an existing computer on the network that needs the desktop environment standard to be redeployed.
REPLACE
An existing computer on the network is being replaced with a new computer. The user state migration data is transferred from the existing computer to a new computer.
Regards, Shishir Kushawaha "If this thread answered your question, please click on "Mark as Answer"
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 6:33 AM Yes one deploymentshare can handle both New and refresh.
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 11:10 AM
Yes one deploymentshare can handle both New and refresh.
Thanks SHISHIR KUSHAWAHA !
Can you tell me How can one DeploymentShare handle both "NewComputer" job and "Refresh" job since one DeploymentShare can have only one customsetting.ini ?
And in the customsetting.ini file, I think either "DeployType=NewComputer" or "DeployType=Refresh" can be defined.
Could both of "DeployType=NewComputer" and "DeployType=Refresh" be defined in one DeploymentShare's customsetting.ini?
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 11:18 AM
Yes you could use different settings per task sequence-
It can look like this:
[Settings]
Priority=TaskSequenceID, DefaultDefault]
OSInstall=Y
..........
[W7-X86]
DeployType=Refresh
.....
[W7-X64]
DeployType=NewComputer
......
It is just a exemple how you can have different settings per task sequence.
- Marked As Answer by Long Bo Tuesday, October 09, 2012 12:14 PM
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 11:43 AMUse Linked Deployment Share in Advance Configuration option of deployment share.
Regards, Shishir Kushawaha "If this thread answered your question, please click on "Mark as Answer"
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 11:57 AM Essentially, if you boot a system from PXE, WIM on USB or ISO to begin the litetouch process, it is treated as NewComputer. If you run LiteTouch from within an already installed Windows OS, it is considered a refresh because yyou are refreshing the OS. The same CustomSettings.ini can be used for both scenarios.
- Proposed As Answer by JoeZeppy Tuesday, October 09, 2012 12:30 PM
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 1:33 PM
Yes you could use different settings per task sequence-
It can look like this:
[Settings]
Priority=TaskSequenceID, DefaultDefault]
OSInstall=Y
..........
[W7-X86]
DeployType=Refresh
.....
[W7-X64]
DeployType=NewComputer
......
It is just a exemple how you can have different settings per task sequence.
Please look at my screenshot. Client PC booted from LAN with Lite Touch PE x86.
The part [Dell OEM Windows 7 Ultimate Edition x64 - Refresh] seemed not to work. And the part [Default] worked.
I could not find where to choose [Default] or [Dell OEM Windows 7 Ultimate Edition x64 - Refresh] in the Lite Touch PE.
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 1:42 PM
Thx eschloss !
Can you tell me in what scenario , it is considered as a replace or upgrade since REPLACE and UPGRADE are still value of "DeplymentType = " ?
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 1:48 PM
Thx SHISHIR KUSHAWAHA !
Do you have any examples on this ?
I know little about the fuction of "Linked Deployment Share " nor how to use "Linked Deployment Share "!
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Tuesday, October 09, 2012 2:07 PM
You must add TaskSequenceID in Priority:
[Settings]
Priority=TaskSequenceID, Default -
Tuesday, October 09, 2012 2:56 PM
In my example , if this is right below?
[Settings] Priority=Dell OEM Windows 7 Ultimate Edition x64 - refresh, Default Properties=MyCustomProperty [Default] OSInstall=Y SkipCapture=NO SkipAdminPassword=YES SkipProductKey=YES SkipComputerBackup=NO DeploymentType=NewComputer SkipBitLocker=NO OSDComputerName=RS#Replace(oEnvironment.Item("MACAddress001"),":","")# UILanguage=zh-cn UserLocale=zh-cn KeyboardLocale=zh-cn;0804:00000804 TimeZone=210 TimeZoneName=China Standard Time [Dell OEM Windows 7 Ultimate Edition x64 - refresh] OSInstall=Y SkipCapture=NO SkipAdminPassword=YES SkipProductKey=YES SkipComputerBackup=NO DeploymentType=Refresh SkipBitLocker=NO OSDComputerName=PC#Replace(oEnvironment.Item("MACAddress001"),":","")# UILanguage=zh-cn UserLocale=zh-cn KeyboardLocale=zh-cn;0804:00000804 TimeZone=210 TimeZoneName=China Standard TimeAnd I doubt if part [xxx] should have some code to be related to task sequence ?
And in every task sequence , if I should do some configuration to make every task sequence to have its own function, for example , in the task sequence for a refresh purpose , I should do some configuration like disabling the "New Computer Only" node, and in the task sequence for a New COMPUTER deployment purpose , I should enabling the "New Computer Only" node and do some " Format and Partition Disk" configruation?
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