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How to Run DeployAnyhwere When Boot Package is Delivered Via PXE

Randall Newnham's picture

It is possible to run DeployAnywhere when using a PXE service to deliver the Ghost boot package. This method requires use of, and assumes familiarity with, drive mapping. Here are the steps to accompish this:

  1. Create a Ghost Boot CD with the DeployAnywhere option checked.
  2. Copy the contents of this CD to a new folder on a network share. I recommend the name DeployAnywhere.
  3. Create a new PXE boot image, making sure to fill out the Client Settings window with the drive mapping information. If using 3COM Boot Services, you can use the TCP/IP Network Boot Image option and add the settings in the Client Settings window in the Ghost Boot Wizard. If using Windows Deployment Services (WDS), you will need to add the Net Use command with these setting to your Windows Image (WIM). For assistance with this, please contact Microsoft support.
  4. When running DeployAnywhere, note that the command line will need to refer to this path for the windrivers folder.

Here is an example of the evaluation step:

x:\ghost\GhDplyAw32.exe /eval /target=c:\Windows /ddb=J:\DeployAnywhere\windrivers

Here is an example of the retargeting step:

x:\ghost\GhDplyAw32.exe /target=c:\Windows /ddb=J:\DeployAnywhere\windrivers

Note: This assumes that the folder in #2 is named DeployAnyhwere, and the letter assigned to the mapped drive is J.
tbowman01's picture

64bit?

Is DeployAnywhere supported in 64 bit environments?

Randall Newnham's picture

64bit support

Yes. The GhDplyAw32.exe tool runs within a 32bit Windows PE environment (on a disk, or via PXE, as this note suggests), but it can inject 64bit drivers. This article discusses adding drivers for the DeployAnywhere:

How to add drivers to DeployAnywhere or WinPE.

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/on-technology.nsf/docid/2008050916132860

That should be all that is necessary to use this for 64bit deployment.

-Randy