os deployment

Quick Tip: Creating USB Standalone Media on a VMWare VM

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Trevor Jones in OS Deployment, SCCM, VMWare

Using USB media for a Standalone OS deployment is a great idea - you have greater storage capacity than a DVD, and the read speed is quicker, resulting in easier and quicker deployments. But what if your SCCM server is a VM? You can't physically connect a USB storage device to the server, but you … Continue reading Quick Tip: Creating USB Standalone Media on a VMWare VM →

Installing Drivers with Standalone Media Deployments

Posted on January 29, 2014January 29, 2014 by Trevor Jones in Drivers, MDT, OS Deployment, SCCM

Using SCCM standalone media can be a good way to deploy an OS when you have, for example, remote offices with no local distribution point. However, if you use DVD media it can result in several DVDs if you include all the applications and drivers. So I prefer to install the drivers and applications separately … Continue reading Installing Drivers with Standalone Media Deployments →