Create Microsoft DaRT ConfigMgr 2007 Boot Disk

Create ERD/DaRT ConfigMgr Boot Disk

Prerequisites

Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (Available through Mirosoft Software Assurance)

Microsoft Windows Automated Installation Kit Download

Create Microsoft DaRT Boot Disk

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee460909.aspx

Copy Microsoft DaRT Boot Disk

1.       Mount Microsoft DaRT Boot Disk with an ISO mounting utility

2.       Copy contents to a "<DaRT Folder>” on the SCCM server

3.       Make a copy of the boot.wim file under the sources folder and call it DaRT.wim

Mount the DaRT.wim file

1.       Launch the Deployment Tools Command Prompt on the SCCM server

2.       Navigate to the <DaRT Folder> folder

3.       Run dism /mount-wim /wimfile:DaRT.wim /index:1 /mountdir:e:\mount\DaRT

Edit the DaRT.wim file

1.       Copy trace32.exe from the SMS toolkit to e:\mount\DaRT\windows\system32

2.       Create a cmd file called ITTools.cmd that has the following code to e:\mount\DaRT\windows\system32

a.       ECHO OFF

CLS

:MENU

CLS

ECHO.

ECHO ...............................................

ECHO PRESS 1, 2 OR 3 to select your task, or 4 to EXIT.

ECHO ...............................................

ECHO.

ECHO 1 - Open MS DaRT

ECHO 2 - Open Trace32

ECHO 3 - Space Holder

ECHO 4 - EXIT

ECHO.

SET /P M=Type 1, 2, 3, or 4 then press ENTER:

IF %M%==1 GOTO Dart

IF %M%==2 GOTO Trace32

IF %M%==3 GOTO BOTH

IF %M%==4 GOTO EOF

:Dart

start %systemdrive%\sources\recovery\recenv.exe

GOTO MENU

:Trace32

start trace32.exe

GOTO MENU

:BOTH

GOTO MENU

:EOF

Exit

3.       If there are other stand-alone tools you would like to add copy them to the same system32 folder and then update the cmd file with a new menu option.

Update and Finalize DaRT.WIM

1.       Launch the Deployment Tools Command Prompt on the SCCM server

2.       Navigate to the “<DaRT Folder>” folder

3.       Run dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:e:\mount\DaRT /commit

Copy DaRT.WIM to SCCM Boot Images Folder

1.       Copy the new DaRT.wim to \\<SCCM Server>\SMS_<Site Code>\OSD\boot\<version of your wim file>\

Extract and Compress DaRT.WIM

1.       Launch the Deployment Tools Command Prompt on the SCCM server

2.       Navigate to <ConfigMgr Install Dir>\osd\boot\<version of your wim>\

3.       Run imagex /export DaRT.wim 1 DaRT<version>.wim “Microsoft DaRT” /compress maximum

Import new DaRT.WIM into SCCM

1.       Launch the SCCM Console

2.       Navigate to Site Database (Site)\Computer Management\Operating System Deployment\Boot Images

3.       Right Click Boot Images and select Add Boot Image

4.       Add Boot Image Package Wizard

a.       Data Source

                                                               i.      Path:

1.       \\<SCCM Server>\SMS_<Site Code>\OSD\boot\<version of your wim file>\DaRT<version>.wim

                                                             ii.      Boot Image:

1.       Select the correct Image

                                                            iii.      Click Next

b.      General

                                                               i.      Name:

1.       ERD Commander

                                                             ii.      Version:

1.       6.5 x86 or x64

                                                            iii.      Click Next

c.       Summary:

                                                               i.      Click Next

d.      Confirmation:

                                                               i.      Click Finish

Modify DaRT Boot Image

1.       Navigate to Site Database (Site)\Computer Management\Operating System Deployment\Boot Images

2.       Right Click on the New Boot Image and select Properties

a.       Click on the Windows PE tab

b.      Check Enable command support

c.       Click OK

d.      Answer Distribution Point Update Required box appropriately to your environment.

3.       Navigate to Site Database (Site)\Computer Management\Operating System Deployment\Drivers

a.       Right click on any NIC or HDD controller driver that you have assocated to the old boot image and update the new boot image with them

b.      Update the distribution points again once all drivers have been added to the new boot images

Create New Task Sequences or Update existing Task Sequences with new boot image.

1.      Open the SCCM Console

2.      Navigate to Site Database (Site)\Computer Management\Operating System Deployment\Task Sequences and find the Task Sequence to update

a.      Right Click your Task Sequence and select Properties

b.     Click the Advanced Tab

c.      Click Browse and select your new Boot Image

Access DaRT portion of the Boot Image

After you have booted from the Boot Image and sitting at the Task Sequence Welcome screen

1.       Press F8 (should open a command prompt if you enabled command prompt support on your boot image)

2.       Type ittools

3.       Type 1 and press Enter (this will launch the DaRT portion of the ConfigMgr boot image)

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