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Fully Automated Deployment K2000 using K1000

Hello everyone!


So, we are in the middle of our Windows 7 to 10 conversion. To help ease the process, I'm trying to create an automated deployment of our current image. In our business, we do not have access to PXE. We boot to the KBE using USBs.

Using a few guides here, I've figure out how to create a script using the k1000 to copy the KBE to the target computers, set it to boot after restart, and once booted in the the KBE it automatically selects the image and goes.

Here's the examples that I used to write the script:

https://www.itninja.com/question/k2000-automatic-deployment-of-images-scripted-install

https://www.itninja.com/question/having-kbe-on-2nd-partition

I am having a couple of issues though. Once the KBE boots, it does exactly what its supposed to do. It automatically selects the image to deploy and runs the commands. BUT, after its done applying the WIM image, it exits back to the command prompt and stays here:


If I manually restart the computer, then it continues on with the post install tasks. Any ideas on how to get it to continue on after this?


My second issue is, we have a lot of machines that are currently set to legacy. We will need to switch them to UEFI to accommodate our newest image. I've read a little on here about adding CCTK to the KBE using KBE Manipulator. But I'm not sure how to do that. Do just I click on the "Add files to KBE" option in the KBE tools?:


If so, once its on there, how to I access the cctk to diable legacy and enable UEFI?


Thanks in advance for any ideas. I appreciate all you very much!



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  • Did you use automated deployment in your SDA ? This will resolve your reboot bug. - gwir 4 years ago
    • I don't think I did. Where would this be?

      Does it happen to involve network booting? If so, we don't have that option available. - cbargas 4 years ago
      • Automated Deployments rely on PXE Boot, they can trigger a Deployment based on the MAC Address of a Device.

        Useful when you can pull a list of MAC Addresses from your Switch copy paste them into the KACE SDA Automated Deployment Job.

        Then as soon as the device PXE Boots, the KACE SDA will deploy your selected image, without user intervention. Check the "Automating Deployments" Chapter in the KACE SDA Administrator's guide.

        https://support.quest.com/technical-documents/kace-systems-deployment-appliance/6.0%20common%20documents/administrator-guide/42#TOPIC-942487


        If you have a separate Network just for Imaging, you could enable the SDA's DHCP, and use Direct Deloy Tool:

        https://www.itninja.com/blog/view/k2000-default-deploy

        --Please read the instructions there carefully--
        With default deploy, you don't need to collect the Machines MAC addresses first. - Channeler 4 years ago
      • It will also work if you boot to a local kbe, that is the way I do in place upgrade. - gwir 4 years ago

Answers (1)

Posted by: Channeler 4 years ago
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You add CCTK and Powershell to the KBE, now you have both tools available to use from a KBE.

Then you send your instructions to CCTK via Powershell. (with PRE or MID level Powershell tasks)


See this video from DELL in regards Powershell and CCTK to change the boot sequence:



DELL's CCTK guides offer a lot of commands to change several BIOS settings:

https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/us/en/04/command-configure-v4.1/dcc_cli_4.1.0/introduction?guid=guid-8ed40681-7cf4-4f1e-95bf-d086f3cfadaf&lang=en-us

Once you reach the Deployment tasks (List of tasks in vertical to the left), you can remove the USB thumb drive, and it should continue just fine.... That way it will not boot back to the KBE from the pendrive.


Comments:
  • Thank you for the information! My dumb butt just realized that there is an option to add Command Configure, right on the KBE tools like. DUH! - cbargas 4 years ago
 
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