Planning to Deploy Operating Systems in Configuration Manager

 

Updated: May 14, 2015

Applies To: System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1, System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP2, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager SP1

This section provides the planning tasks that System Center 2012 Configuration Manager requires to deploy an operating system, including information about the prerequisites that are required to deploy an operating system and information about how to determine which deployment method to use.

Operating System Deployment Planning Topics

Use the following topics to help you plan how to deploy operating systems in Configuration Manager:

• Prerequisites For Deploying Operating Systems in Configuration Manager

• Supported Operating Systems and Hard Disk Configurations for Operating System Deployment

• Determine the Operating System Deployment Method to Use in Configuration Manager

• Planning Site System Roles for Operating System Deployments in Configuration Manager

• Planning for Deploying Operating System Images in Configuration Manager

• Planning for Capturing Operating System Images in Configuration Manager

• Planning for Boot Image Deployments in Configuration Manager

• Planning a Device Driver Strategy in Configuration Manager

• Planning for PXE-Initiated Operating System Deployments in Configuration Manager

• Planning a Multicast Strategy in Configuration Manager

• Planning for Media Operating System Deployments in Configuration Manager

• Planning a Task Sequences Strategy in Configuration Manager

• Planning for Operating System Deployments in a NAP-Enabled Environment

• Planning for Operating System Deployment Interoperability

Other Resources for This Product

• TechNet Library main page for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager

• Operating System Deployment in Configuration Manager