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How do you go about using tokens in an unattend.xml file with DS 7.1? I am trying to just do a basic image with my custom unattend.xml file but I am falling short.

Tokens are defined in Settings > All Settings, Settings > Notification Server > Task Settings > Tokens.  You can use them in scripts and answer files; I assume unattend.xml is still an option in DS 7.1.  I always view the variables for the tokens (like %COMPNAME% for Computer Name or %IPADDR% for IP Address) by pretending to create a new Run Script task and then viewing the tokens from there.

What are you wanting tokens to accomplish in your unattend.xml file?

Dynamic computer names. In DS 6.9 I used %NAME% in the Shell-Setup section of the unattend file for ComputerName. I changed this to %COMPNAME% and it worked. Thanks!

It would be nice if their token list showed what the variable actually is. For instance you can see that there is a token for "Computer Name" and what SQL script is used to build that token. However it doesn't show you what the token value actually is. I was trying %NAME%, %COMPUTER%, %Computer Name%, %ComputerName% and so on.

There are example sysprep files that use tokens on the NS.

\\YourServerName\NSCap\bin\Win32\X86\Deployment

Hi
Example file for OS script install are in :
\\YourServerName\NSCap\bin\Win32\X86\Deployment\SOI\AnswerFile

like :

Unattend_Default_Wind7.xml