Prerequisites

To prepare, package, and deploy the scripting environment you created, you must have a dedicated machine with the vendor-specific scripting toolkit installed.

The supported vendor scripting toolkits are:
  • IBM ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit Version 9.63 (WinPE 3.x based)
  • Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 4.4 (WinPE 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x based)
  • HP Scripting Toolkit Version 9.60 (WinPe 3.x based). .
Note: The supported vendor toolkits refer to the latest available versions on the vendor sites at the time of this OS Deployment release.

Every environment is specific to its vendor, and is prepared with the suitable drivers and scripting toolkit tools. Depending on the toolkit, Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) or Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (WADK) 8.0 or 8.1 are required. Refer to the specific vendor sites and documentation for information about installing and using the toolkits.

On the Bare Metal OS Deployment Server, the following prerequisites must be installed:
Note: You must not create scripting environments as ISO image files, because this format is not supported.

When you have completed the scripting environment with the appropriate tools, you can package this environment and import it into the Endpoint Manager infrastructure for deployment on targets, as explained in Creating a scripting environment. When a scripting environment task is run, the configuration is performed on the target.