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Administration Guide
Specops Deploy / OS 5.0 Administration Guide
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Copyright and Trademarks
Specops Deploy™ is a trademark owned by Specops Software. All other trademarks used in
this document belong to their respective owners.
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Contents
About this guide 4
About Specops Deploy / OS 5
Key components 6
Integration with other components 6
Managing your deployments 7
Servers 8
Images and Packages 13
Drivers 21
Policies 26
Deployments 31
Deployment Group Settings 38
Specops Deploy / OS registry settings 39
Support 43
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About this guide
This guide is intended for administrators who are responsible for managing OS deployments in their Microsoft Active Directory environment. Before you perform the tasks in this guide, please ensure you have correctly installed Specops Deploy / OS. You can find the Specops Deploy / OS Installation Guide at www.specopssoft.com/documentation/specops-deploy-
documentation/specops-deploy-installation-guide.
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About Specops Deploy / OS
Specops Deploy automates the installation of operating systems, software, and applications in your Microsoft Active Directory environment. Specops Deploy extends the functionality of Group Policy and can be used to target any number of user and computer objects within Active Directory. You can use Specops Deploy to save user state during installation, manage user local settings, capture operating system image, and remotely manage and monitor multisite
deployments.
Specops Deploy is a complete deployment management solution. Specops Deploy is a component of the Specops Desktop Management suite. You can learn more about Specops
Deploy and other Specops products at www.specopssoft.com.
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Key components
Specops Deploy / OS consists of the following components and does not require any additional
servers or resources in your environment.
Image Server: Maintains operating system images and drivers used in each Deployment Group
and replicates them to the associated Deployment Servers.
Administration Tools: Used to configure the central aspect of the solution and enable the
creation of new Deployment Servers.
Deployment Server(s): Replies to client requests for PXE booting and Client Side Extension.
Specops Log Viewer: Provides searchable log files, in various formats, in real-time.
Note: The Specops Log Viewer is an optional component.
Integration with other components Windows Deployment Services: Windows Deployment Services allows you to deploy
Windows operating systems over the network.
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit: Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is a Solution Accelerator for
operating system and application deployment.
Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit: The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit
is a collection of tools that can be used to customize, assess, and deploy Windows operating
systems to new computers.
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Managing your deployments
The Specops Deploy / OS admin tool is the central management console that can be used to:
Monitor the Specops Deploy / OS infrastructure Configure your Active Directory infrastructure for OS deployment
Manage and publish the deployment repository
You can access the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool via the start menu.
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Servers You can use the Servers tab to perform the following tasks:
Install new Deployment Servers
Export List of Server
You can use the Live View and Grid View pane to perform the following tasks:
Monitor the status of Deployment Server
Monitor the status of Servers
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Install new Deployment Servers 1. In the navigation pane, expand Servers, and click Install new Deployment Servers.
2. Enter the name of the server you want to configure as a Deployment Server, or click the browse button to find the server in Active Directory.
3. Click Next.
Note: If the Image Server and Deployment Server are installed in the parent domain, and a GPO is configured in the sub domain, you will need to configure the deployment server explicitly in the
GPO.
4. Click Next. The Specops Deploy / OS admin tool will verify that the target server meets
requirements. 5. Click Finish when the installation is complete.
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Export List of Servers For a detailed list of your Servers, including server name, description, domain controller, last heartbeat, version, replication state, and state version for inventory purposes you can export the
list of your servers.
1. In the navigation pane, expand Servers, and click Export List of Servers.
2. Enter a file name, and click Save.
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Monitor the status of Deployment Servers From the Servers tab you can monitor the status of Deployment Servers. The Live View pane
displays icons that represent the servers allowing you to perform administrative tasks remotely. The Grid View presents the same content in a tabular format.
You can perform the following tasks by right clicking on the Deployment Server in the Live View
or Grid View pane.
Restart Windows Deployment Server (WDS)
Restart Distributed File System Replication (DFSR): Restart the DFSR service
Restart Deployment Server
Upgrade Deployment Servers
Uninstall Deployment Service
Note: If you have upgraded your Image Server to a new version of Specops Deploy, you will also need to upgrade the existing Deployment Servers. The servers that need to be upgraded will be highlighted in red.
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Monitor the status of Servers From the Servers tab you can monitor the servers for problems such as stopped services, failed replication, or missing heartbeat information. Detected problems will be highlighted in red. For
detailed status information you can hover above the server icon.
You can perform the following tasks by right clicking on the Image Server in the Live View or
Grid View pane:
Restart DFS Replication
Restart Image Server
Publish Deployment Repository
Note: If you have made changes to the Deployment Repository outside of the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool you will need to re-publish the repository manually.
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Images and Packages You can use the Images and Packages tab to perform the following tasks:
Import Operating System from Original Source
Initiate Operating System Capture
Import Captured Image
Import Language Package
You can use the Images pane to perform the following tasks:
Delete Image
Edit Image Settings
You can use the Language Packs pane to perform the following tasks:
Delete Language Packs
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Import Operating System from Original Source Original images are the operating system images from the operating system installation disk. You need to import at least one original image of each version of Windows that you want to
deploy through Specops Deploy / OS admin tool.
Note: It is important to load the DVD / ISO that has been most recently added to the Microsoft download site. If you are importing an image from an ISO, you will need to mount the ISO and
browse to the drive it is mounted to.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Images and Packages, and click Import Operating
System from Original Source.
3. Enter or browse to the location of the device or the folder containing the operating system, and click Next.
4. Select the operating system you want to import, and click Next.
5. Enter an image name and description.
Note: If you are using MAK-licensing (volume license keys), you should also add the license key to the image data.
6. Click Execute to import the selected image to the Specops Deploy / OS deployment
repository.
Note: To make the operating system image available on the Deployment Servers, you will need
to publish the deployment repository.
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Initiate Operating System Capture You can use the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool to record or capture an image of an existing Windows installation from a client computer. The captured operating system image can be kept
on a virtual machine and used to create the image that will be deployed to client computers.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Images and Packages, and click Initiate Operating
System Capture.
3. Enter or browse your Active Directory for the computer you want to capture. 4. Click Execute.
Note: During the capture process the operating system will be removed from the domain and uploaded to the captured image repository on the image server.
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Import Captured Image You can import to the system, operating system images uploaded to the Specops Deploy Image Server or .WIM format files created outside of the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. .WIM format files are operating system images representing a compressed collection of reference files and
folders needed to install and configure an operating system on a computer.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Images and Packages and click Import Captured
Image.
3. From the drop-down below select the image source, you can:
Option Step
Import a capture initiated by Specops Deploy
1. From the drop-down, select Pending capture that
has been initiated from Specops Deploy.
2. From the list, select the image you want to import,
and click Next.
3. Select the Image to base the new Image on, and
click Next.
4. Enter the Operating System Image information, and
click Next.
Note: The Operating System Product Key field is
used to provide the installation with a Windows license key. This field should only be populated if your organization uses MAK licenses. If your organization
uses KMS licenses, you do not need to enter a license key.
5. Click Execute .
Import WIM-images created outside of Specops Deploy
1. From the drop-down, select Browse to a captured
image in the file system.
2. Browse to a WIM-file containing a captured image,
and click Next.
3. Select the Operating System Image you want to
import, and click Next.
4. Select the type of import from the drop-down menu.
5. Enter the Operating System Image information, and
click Next.
Note: The Operating System Product Key field is used to provide the installation with a Windows
license key. This field should only be populated if your organization uses MAK licenses. If your organization
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uses KMS licenses, you do not need to enter a license
key.
6. Click Execute .
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Import Language Package You can use Specops Deploy / OS to import language packages to support multiple language
versions of Windows.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Images and Packages, and click Import Language
Package.
3. Browse to the location of the operating system language files.
Note: The files should have the extension .cab or .msu.
4. Click Execute.
Delete Language Packs From the Images and Packages tab in the Language Packs pane you can view the list of
Language Packs in the deployment depository and delete any package you no longer need.
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Edit Image Settings From the Images and Packages tab you can view the list of images in the deployment
repository.
You can perform the following tasks by selecting an image in the Images pane:
Edit Image Settings
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Delete Image From the Images and Packages tab you can view the list of images in the deployment
repository.
You can perform the following tasks by selecting an image in the Images pane:
Delete Image
Note: The Operating System Product Key field is used to provide the installation with a Windows license key. This field should only be populated if your organization uses MAK licenses. If your organization uses KMS licenses, you do not need to enter a license key.
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Drivers Specops Deploy / OS uses MDT to equip the operating system with the necessary drivers. During installation, the hardware IDs in the machine must match against those in the driver repository. The repository must contain valid drivers for all of your hardware models, and
operating systems.
You can use the Drivers tab to perform the following tasks:
Test driver lookup for computer
You can perform the following tasks by right-clicking on Driver Folders:
Add New Child Folder
Add New Child “Make” Folder from Computer
Add New Child “Model” Folder from Computer
You can perform the following tasks by right-clicking on a Child Folder:
Add New Child Folder
Add New Child “Make” Folder from Computer Add New Child “Model” Folder
Import Drivers
Delete
Properties
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Test driver lookup for computer The Specops Deploy / OS admin tool includes a test tool which you can use to verify that a
given computer can find the correct driver folders in your driver library.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Drivers, and click Test driver lookup for computer.
3. Enter the computer name or browse to the source computer. 4. Click Next.
5. From the drop-down, select the operating system to run the test against. 6. Click Execute.
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Add New Child Folder To add a new folder to the driver repository:
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Drivers. 3. Right click in the tree view and select Add New Child Folder….
4. In the text field, enter a new folder name. 5. Specify the Driver Folder Type:
Make Folder: The Make Folder and its subfolders are matched by looking at the
computer manufacturer information. For example, a Dell computer would be Dell Inc. and HP is Hewlett Packard. If you select the Make folder type you will be given the
following options:
Option Step
Add a new folder manually 1. Click Add Alias.
Note: You will need to add at least one Alias.
2. From the drop-down, select a WMI property.
3. In the text field, enter the alias value.
4. Click OK.
Add a new folder from computer 1. Click From Computer.
2. Enter or browse to the computer, and click Next.
3. Click Finish.
Note: To ensure that the correct WMI name is specified, it is recommended that you use the Add
a new folder from computer option to remotely contact an existing machine and retrieve the relevant information.
Model Folder: The Model Folder and its subfolders are matched by looking at the computer model information on the computer. For example, Dell Latitude E6400 would be Latitude E6400, and the HP EliteBook 2570p would be EliteBook2570p. If
you select the Make folder type you will be given the following options:
Option Step
Add a new folder manually 1. Click Add Alias.
Note: You will need to add at least one Alias.
2. From the drop-down, select a WMI property.
3. In the text field, enter the alias value.
4. Click OK.
Add a new folder from computer 1. Click From Computer.
2. Enter or browse to the computer, and click Next.
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3. Click Finish.
Note: To ensure that the correct WMI name is specified, it is recommended that you use the Add a new folder from computer option to remotely contact an existing machine and retrieve the relevant information.
OS Folder: The OS folder matches the operating system that is deployed to the computer during installation. By adding an OS Folder under the Model Folder, you can organize your drivers by the operating system. This will allow you to easily manage the drivers in the future.
1. Select the operating system from the drop-down menu. 2. Click OK.
Custom Folder: The Custom folder allows you to set up a folder structure outside of
the Make/Model structure. Custom folders only have names meaning that they are matched by all client installations. You can still add Make, Model, or OS Folder as children of a Custom Folder to prevent matching against all clients.
1. In the text field, enter a name for the folder. 2. Click OK.
6. Ensure that the Folder is enabled box is checked, and click OK.
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Import drivers Once you have setup a folder structure that matches your computer, you will need to import the
drivers to the target folder.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Drivers. 3. Right-click the folder where you wish to add your drivers and select Import Drivers….
4. Enter or browse to the file path where the drivers can be found. 5. Click Execute.
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Policies Specops Deploy / OS uses Group Policy to assign the appropriate OS images and other OS
settings.
You can use the Policies tab to:
Start Group Policy Management Console
You can use the Default policy pane to:
Edit default policy
You can use the Group Policies pane to:
Edit Group Policy
You can use the Naming Policy Pattern pane to:
Edit Naming Policy
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Start Group Policy Management Console The Group Policy Management Console allows you to access policies in the domain.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Policies.
3. Right click in the tree view and select Start Group Policy Management Console.
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Default Policy The default policy is intended as a fallback policy for computers that are not affected by any Group Policy Objects with Specops Deploy / OS settings. The default policy should be configured with general settings. If all computers are assigned Group Policies with Specops
Deploy / OS settings, you do not need to configure a default policy.
You can use the Default Policy tab to view and edit the default policy. For more information about creating the default policy, see “Complete the Default Policy” in the Specops Deploy / OS
Installation Guide.
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Group Policies Policies can be configured from the Group Policy Management Console. To start editing Specops Deploy / OS settings, you must edit an existing Group Policy Object, or create a new
Group Policy Object and link it to the appropriate node in Active Directory.
The settings in a Group Policy Object are tied to a specific Deployment Group. If you change the Deployment Group affinity, all Deployment Group settings will be removed from the Group
Policy Object.
You can use the Group Policies tab to view Group Policies in the domain.
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Naming Policy When new computer accounts are pre-staged through the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool, the
naming policy is used to create naming standard for accounts.
The following variables can be used:
Variable Name Description
%[0][n]# Incremental number
%# Indicates the next available incremental
number
[0] adds zero padding
[n] number of digits
%[m]OUn Retrieve characters from OU
structure
%OU retrieves the name of OU, n number
counted from the domain root
[m] the number of characters to use from
the selected OU.
Note: If [m] is not specified the full name
of the OU will be used.
For example, the pattern for SPECOPS001, SPECOPS002, etc. is Specops%03#.
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Deployments Specops Deploy / OS admin tool allows you to monitor and manage your OS deployments.
To automate the deployment process for bare metal installations, the system needs to identify the computer hardware in order to select the correct computer name, operating system image, and retrieve the other configuration settings from Group Policy. Bare metal installations are performed by PXE booting the computer hardware to the Deployment Servers where they can
retrieve the WinPE boot image which will run the installation.
You can use the Deployments tab to perform the following tasks:
Pre-stage Computer
Pre-stage computers from file
Reinstall Computer
Export List of Deployments
You can perform the following tasks from the Live View/Grid View pane:
Monitor the status of OS deployments
Filter the deployment information
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Pre-stage Computer To allow the Deployment Server to identify the computer, you must pre-stage a computer account object in your Active Directory with a hardware ID that matches the network card MAC-
address or the GUID of the computer.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Deployments and click Pre-stage Computer. 3. In the text field, enter the Computer GUID or MAC-address, and click Next.
4. Select where the new computer object should be created in your Active Directory. 5. Enter a name for the computer. You can use the Generate Name button to generate a
name according to your configured Naming Policy. 6. Click Execute.
Note: The new computer account will be created and configured to start the deployment process as soon as the computer PXE boots.
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Pre-stage computers from file When working with multiple computers, you can pre-stage all account by compiling the
hardware IDs in a CSV file.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Deployments and click Pre-stage computers from file.
3. Browse to your file. a. If your file contains the computer name, the Data file contains computer
names box should be checked. b. If you want to use the naming scheme, the Use naming scheme box should be
checked. 4. Click Next.
5. Select where the new computer object should be created in your Active Directory. 6. Click Execute.
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Reinstall Computer You can use the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool to reinstall a computer, or all computers in an
organizational unit, and preserve local user data.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Deployments, and click Reinstall Computer.
3. Enter or browse to the computer, or computers in an organizational unit, that you want to reinstall.
4. Click Next.
5. Select a reinstall option: a. Default: This option starts the reinstallation from Windows and instructs the
system to preserve user data through USMT. You will need to create a USMT3 folder in DeploymentShare\Tools\X86 and unpack the CAB file into this folder.
i. Create a folder called USMT3 in Deplyoment Repository\tools\x86
Note: There is already a directory called USMT5. Verify that you have created a new
directory called USMT3.
ii. Locate the file USMT30_x86.cab. It is located in the \Deployment Repository\tools\x86 directory.
iii. Extract the USMT30_x86.cab in the USMT3 folder you created in step 1
(above). iv. Publish the deployment repository from the Specops Deploy / OS admin
tool.
b. Default discard user data: This option starts the reinstallation on the next
Group Policy refresh but does not preserve any user data. c. Reboot and reformat: This option performs a full PXE-based installation of the
OS, including formatting the hard drive. All data on the drive will be lost if this option is selected.
6. Select a restart option: a. Attempt GpUpdate: This option will start the reinstallation immediately.
Otherwise it will be performed on the next Group Policy refresh. b. Attempt Restart: This option will restart the computer if it is powered on. This
option enables the use of the following end user notification settings:
Close user’s applications
Display message with countdown 7. Click Next.
8. Click Execute.
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Export List of Deployments You can use the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool to export deployment details to a CSV file.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Deployments and click Export List of Deployments.
3. Enter a file name, and click Save.
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Monitor the status of OS Deployments From the Deployments tab you can monitor, in real-time, the status of OS Deployments. The Live View pane displays icons that represent the status of OS deployments. Pending installations are displayed as greyed out icons. The Grid View presents the same content in a
tabular format.
You can perform the following tasks by right clicking on a computer icon in the Live View or
Grid View pane:
Show Details
Open Install Log
Open Log Directory
Remove Deployment Information
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Filter the deployment information To reduce the amount of information in the Live View and Grid View, you can filter the
deployment information in the following ways:
The Filter by state option allows you to filter by the state of the deployments.
The Filter by Deployment Server options allows you to filter by the Deployment Server
being used.
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Deployment Group Settings An associated group of Deployment Servers is known as a Deployment Group. When the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool is started, it searches for Deployment Groups in the current domain where the admin tool is running. This will allow you to select the Deployment Group the
admin tool should operate against.
Edit Deployment Group Settings The Group Policy settings for Specops Deploy / OS will be tied to a specific Deployment Group.
1. Open the Specops Deploy / OS admin tool. 2. In the navigation pane, expand Deployment Group Settings.
3. You can modify the following settings:
Option Step
Edit the Domain Join Account The domain join account is the active directory account
that is used to add computers to the domain during
Operating System deployments.
1. Click Edit.
2. Enter the username and password of the account
the service will run as, and click OK.
Manage the domains served by the Deployment Group
All domains where the Deployment Group should be
active must be specified here.
To add a domain:
1. Click Add.
2. From the drop-down box, select a domain.
3. Click Browse to identify the management level
where the Active Directory permissions are created.
4. Click OK.
To edit a domain:
1. Click Edit.
2. Click Browse to change the management level
where the Active Directory permissions are created.
3. Click OK.
To remove a domain:
1. Verify that the correct domain is selected, and click
Remove.
2. Click Yes.
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Specops Deploy / OS registry settings
Below you will find a list of the registry settings used by the components of Specops Deploy /
OS.
Image Server registry keys Registry key Description HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Image Server\ClearLogFile
Clears the log file when the service is started.
0: Keep log file
1: Clear log file
Default value: 0x00000001 (1)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Image Server\Debug
Enables or disables debug logging on the Image
Server.
Default value: 0X00000000 (0)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Image Server\DelegationRoot
Specifies the LDAP path which has been specified as
the scope of management for the Image Server
during the installation.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops
Deploy\Image Server\DeploymentRepositoryDrive
Specifies the drive letter where the Deployment
Repository of the Image Server resides. This is
configured during the setup process.
Default value: “D:\”
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Image Server\LogFilePath
Set the file path where the debug file for the
Deployment Server should be stored.
Default value:
“C:\SpecopsDeployDeploymentServer.log”
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Image Server\MaxMbFileSize
Maximum size of a log file before a new log file is
created. Note that only the two latest log files will be
kept.
Default value: 0x0000000a (10)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Image Server\NamingPattern
Stores the naming pattern defined on the Image
Server.
Default value: “”
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Image Server\RemotingPort Number
Specifies the port which the Deployment Server
service should use for network communication.
Default value: “0x00001117 (4375)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Image Server\ReplicationMasterDrive
Specifies the drive letter where the Replication Share
of the Image Server is located.
Default value: “D:\”
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HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Image Server\UpdateInterval
Specifies how often (in milliseconds) the Image
Server should update its Service Connection Point
with heartbeat information.
Default value: “0x00002710 (10000)
Deployment Server registry keys Registry key Description
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Deployment Server\ClearLogFile
Clears the log file when the service is started.
0: Keep log file
1: Clear log file
Default value: 0x00000001 (1)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Deployment Server\Debug
Enables or disables PXE filter debug logging on the
Deployment Server.
Default value: 0X00000000 (0)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Deployment Server\LogFilePath
Set the file path where the debug file for the
Deployment Server should be stored.
Default value:
“C:\SpecopsDeployDeploymentServer.log”
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Deployment Server\MaxMbFileSize
Maximum size of a log file before a new log file is
created. Note that only the two latest log files will be
kept.
Default value: 0x0000000a (10)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Deployment Server\RemotingPort Number
Specifies the port which the Deployment Server
service should use for network communication.
Default value: “0x00001117 (4375)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Deployment Server\ReplicationMasterDrive
Specifies the drive letter where the Replication Share
of the Image Server is located.
Default value: “D:\”
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Deployment Server\Server2003SetupSourcePath
Specifies the file path where setup files for Windows
Server 2003 can be found. This information is only
used on Server 2003 in order to automatically locate
system files used when enabling the required
features to run a Deployment Server.
Default value: “”
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Deployment Server\UpdateInterval
Specifies how often (in milliseconds) the Deployment
Server service should update its Service Connection
Point with heartbeat information.
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Default value: “0x00002710 (10000)
Admin tool registry keys Registry key Description
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\ClearLogFile
Clears the log file when the service is started.
0: Keep log file
1: Clear log file
Default value: 0x00000001 (1)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools
OS\ConnectionTimeout
Sets the connection timeout (in seconds) used by
the admin tools when trying to communicate with the
Image Server and Deployment Server services.
Default value: 0x00000b4 (180)
Note: It is recommended that you increase the
connection timeout value to 7200.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\Debug
Enables or disables debug logging of the activity
performed by the Specops Deploy / OS Admin tool.
Default value: 0X00000000 (0)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\DeploymentServerErrorStateThreshold
Sets the maximum age (in minutes) that status
information from a Deployment Server may be
before the admin tools should indicate an error on
the server.
Default value: 0x00000002 (2)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\DSFullPollingInterval
Specifies how often (in seconds) the admin tool
should query the Active Directory for new
Deployment Servers.
Note: If this key is not present the admin tool will use the FullPollingInterval value instead.
Default value: None. This key has to be created manually.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\DSPollingInterval
Specifies how often (in seconds) the admin tool
should query the Active Directory for new information
from already discovered Deployment Servers.
Note: If this key is not present the admin tool
will use the FullPollingInterval value instead.
Default value: None. This key has to be created
manually.
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HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\FullPollingInterval
Sets the how often (in seconds) the admin tools
should query the Active Directory for new client
deployments.
Default value: 0x0000003c (60)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\ImageServerErrorStateThreshold
Sets the maximum age (in minutes) that status
information from an Image Server may be before the
admin tools should indicate an error on the server.
Default value: 0x00000002 (2)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\InstallationErrorStateThreshold
Sets the maximum time (in minutes) that an OS
installation may run before the admin tools should
indicate an error with the installation.
Default value: 0x000000f0 (240)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\ISFullPollingInterval
Specifies how often (in seconds) the admin tool
should query the Active Directory for new Image
Servers.
If this key is not present the admin tool will use the
FullPollingInterval value instead.
Default value: None. The key has to be created
manually.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\ISPollingInterval
Specifies how often (in seconds) the admin tool
should query the Active Directory for new information
already discovered Image Servers.
If this key is not present the admin tool will use the
PollingInterval value instead.
Default value: None. The key has to be created
manually.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\LogFilePath
Set the file path where the debug file for the admin
tools should be stored.
Default value:
“C:\SpecopsDeployAdminToolsOS.log”
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\MaxMbFileSize
Maximum size of a log file before a new log file is
created. Note that only the two latest log files will be
kept.
Default value: 0x0000000a (10)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops
Deploy\Admin Tools OS\PollingInterval
Specifies how often (in seconds) the admin tool
should query the Active Directory for client
deployment information from already discovered
deployments.
Default value: 0.00000005(5)
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HKLM\SOFTWARE\Specopssoft\Specops Deploy\Admin Tools OS\UseLightGraphics
Disables advanced animations in the admin tool live
view UI.
Default value: 0x00000000 (0)
Support
For helpful tips and solutions for troubleshooting the product, download the Specops Deploy / OS Troubleshooting Guide from: www.specopssoft.com/documentation/specops-deploy-documentation/specops-deploy-
troubleshooting-guide
If you are unable to resolve a product related issue, contact Specops Support for assistance.
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