The setting for default map drive is available in default.cfg file..

The default drive mapping is specified by the string whose name begins with "mappath". The default value is mappath0, where 0 is for drive F:. Change this to mappath7 to map M: instead. This must be done before the winpe PXE boot images are created. 

To change map drive from F: to W: ---

Go to c:\program file(X86)\express\deployment share\default.cfg

Edit default.cfg and search for mappath0........ here 0 means F: drive

Change mappath0 to mappath17..........here 17 means W: drive

Save the file

Now when you create automation partition then it will use W: drive as default map drive for mapping to the Deployment Server .

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the above post works.  there is another way to do this  :)

when creating the Boot Disk Creator configuration there a step that shows that F: (default) will be used.  you can change that copy the contents of F: and paste under a different drive letter. delete the contents for F: and continue with the configuration,

Nelo

Hi Nelo ,

The steps you have mentioned works if you are creating configuration manually.If you are installing automation partition on client machine using  right click on Computer-> Advanced-> Install automation partition then DS will create configuration automatically using default map drive mentioned in Default.cfg file.

As the automated process does not allow to change drive letter we need to change it in default.cfg file . 

Thanks

Symdon

Inewton ,

Tools->option->agent settings is force agent setting. (Force agent setting can be applied to only the clients, which are not present already in the database).

If you make any changes

-----> In the Deployment Console you click on Tools>Options>Agent Settings>Change Default Settings for Automation Agent>Drive Mappings (suppose you changed drive letter to say M ) then this change will be reflected to individual clients connected to DS.

Here it is clearly mentioned in automation agent settings tab that " When new agent connects, they will receive this default setting fron DS server " ( i.e If the enry is already there in the database then these settings will not be forced on the agent as it is treated as old agent . Once the agent connects to DS server and confirms that it is new entry or client the DS force these settings for dagent. )

The chnages made in Tools -> options -> agents settings reflects to each client connected to DS server

You can verify by

- In the Computers Section if you Right Click on either the Container or specific computer>Change Agent Settings>Automation Agent>Drive Mappings (Here you will find the same drive mappings which are set in tools->option->agent setting ->default setting for Atuomation agent ).  (

But i am not sure whether this feature properly works or not ? (i.e  if the new client boots into automation and connects to DS then mapped drive should be the same which is set in tools ->option->agent settings).

Thanks

Symdon

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