Microsoft Surface 3 - Manual (Page 112)

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Creating the Production Deployment Task Sequence
To perform the deployment, a new task sequence that specifies the selection profile needs to be created. In this task
sequence, select the applicable image file, selection profile, and set the CopyProfile setting in the answer file. This new
task sequence needs to use the ID that was specified for Surface Pro 3 models in the customsettings.ini file earlier in
this chapter.
To create the production deployment task sequence, follow these steps:
1. Expand the deployment share in the Deployment Workbench and select the Task Sequences folder.
2. Select New Task Sequence from the Actions pane to launch the New Task Sequence Wizard.
3. The New Task Sequence Wizard presents the following steps:
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General Settings – Enter SP3Win8.1EntCst as the Task sequence ID and a Task sequence name. Click Next.
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Select Template – Select Standard Client Task Sequence from the dropdown list of predefined templates.
Click Next.
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Select OS – Select the custom image copied from the lab deployment share. Click Next.
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Specify Product Key – If performing a deployment of a product licensed with a MAK key, specify it here. If
performing a single deployment with this solution to a single Surface Pro 3 device, a retail key can be
specified here. If using KMS activation or evaluation software in this deployment, leave Do not specify a
product key at this time selected. Click Next.
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OS Settings – Set the desired name and organization for registration and the desired home page, then click
Next:
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Admin Password – Enter a strong password for the local Administrator account. Click Next.
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Summary – Review the summary of your new task sequence and click Next.
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Progress – Displays a progress bar during the creation of the new task sequence.
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Confirmation – Displays confirmation of success or errors generated while creating the task sequence. Click
Finish to close the New Task Sequence Wizard.
Now that the task sequence is created and the proper image selected, the task sequence must be configured to use the
selection profile for driver installation and to install the desired applications. The task sequence can also be configured
to install updates at the time of deployment to ensure a fully up-to-date environment upon completion. To ensure that
the drivers for Surface Pro 3 are installed at the time of deployment, follow the steps from the
Configuring Driver
Selection section of Chapter 3 .
To configure mandatory (required) applications for installation during the task sequence, each application must be
specified as a separate step by following this process:
1. Right-click the production deployment task sequence and select Properties.
2. Select the Task Sequence tab.
3. Expand the State Restore folder and select the Install Applications step.
4. Right-click the Install Applications step and select Copy.
5. Right-click the State Restore folder and select Paste, then repeat to create a total of three Install Applications
steps as shown in Figure 5.12.