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New, improved, or well established variables in CustomSettings.ini (MDT2010)

Posted by Jacques on Monday, 16 November 2009

Variable Example Comment
SLShareDynamicLogging=

\\server\share\%OSDComputerName%

Online logging: the BD.log get written on the target computer and on the network share you spevify for the variable simultaneously.
See Michael Niehaus’
DriverSelectionProfile =Nothing Override the driver Selection profile in the Inject Drivers step of the task sequence.
DriverGroup001=
DriverGroup002=
%make%\%Model% Using this variable with this example avoids you to configure this in the Make and Model method of the Database and let you use a common task sequence for all types of target computer.
The %make%\%Model% must exactly match the path to your driver folders in the Deployment Share.
To get the right WMI strings for make and model, use the wmic commands at the command prompt of the target computer:

  > wmic ComputerSystem Get Manufacturer
  > wmic ComputerSystem Get Model

When creating the master image, make sure to remove this variable and put “Nothing” in the BuildMaster task sequence to avoid polluting your neutral master with specific drivers.

See Michael Niehaus’ blog.

Driverinjectionmode= Auto ¦ All Override the options of the Inject Drivers step of the task sequence:
  • Auto = Inject only matching drivers from the selection profile or folder.  This is the same behavior as MDT 2008, injecting all drivers that matched one of the PnP IDs on the computer.
  • All = Inject all drivers from the selection profile or foler
DoNotCreateExtraPartition YES ¦ NO Controls the creation of the hidden 100-300 MB partition intended for BitLocker.
WSUSServer= http://mywsusservername Getting MDT to install updates from your WSUS server
Note: if “ZtiWindowsupdate takes too long ‘", see http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mdt/thread/26833f62-7c1f-4a40-a7c6-4d2ad31c6b61

 

 

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