Deployment (Standard 8 Module Reference)

7/8/2014

Review the settings, dependencies and any notes on the Deployment section of the Embedded Core module in the Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8) module catalog.

These settings are related to booting a computer into Audit mode, which is often done during setup or deployment.

For information about Audit mode, see Understanding Audit Mode on TechNet.

Settings

This module includes the following settings.

• AuditComputerName
  • MustReboot
  • Name
• ExtendOSPartition
  • Extend
  • Size
• Generalize
  • ForceShutdownNow
  • Mode
• Reseal
  • ForceShutdownNow
  • Mode
• RunAsynchronous
  • RunAsynchronousCommand
    • Credentials
      • Domain
      • Password
      • Username
    • Description
    • Order
    • Path
• RunSynchronous
  • RunSynchronousCommand
    • Credentials
      • Domain
      • Password
      • Username
    • Description
    • Order
    • Path
    • WillReboot
• DuplicatorDescription

Notes

RunAsynchronousCommand

You can use the Action setting attribute to specify the action to take when you use the configuration file to create or modify an image. The following table shows the possible values.

Value	Description
AddListItem	Adds the item or items to an image.
ModifyListItem	Modifies the value or the item as specified in Key or Value in an image.
RemoveListItem	Removes the item or items in an image.

RunSynchronousCommand

You can use the Action setting attribute to specify the action to take when you use the configuration file to create or modify an image. The following table shows the possible values.

Value	Description
AddListItem	Adds the item or items to an image.
ModifyListItem	Modifies the value or the item as specified in Key or Value in an image.
RemoveListItem	Removes the item or items in an image.

Disk

You can use the Action setting attribute to specify the action to take when you use the configuration file to create or modify an image. The following table shows the possible values.

Value	Description
AddListItem	Adds the item or items to an image.
ModifyListItem	Modifies the value or the item as specified in Key or Value in an image.
RemoveListItem	Removes the item or items in an image.

Generalize Processing

Generalize settings specify whether the device restarts after other configuration file settings are processed and whether it restarts in Audit mode or starts OOBE. After the device restarts, you can use it as a reference image.

Configuration passes are the phases of Image Builder that apply settings in an configuration file. Unlike in previous versions of Windows Embedded Standard, user control of the configuration pass in which individual settings are applied is not supported in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8). For information about configuration passes, see Image Builder Configuration Passes.

Note

Do not use Generalize settings in conjunction with Reseal settings. If you do, Reseal settings are ignored.

Unlike most settings, Generalize settings are processed after all other configuration file settings in that configuration pass.

When Generalize is set, Windows Embedded Standard Setup will:

1. Complete all of the other unattended settings in the configuration pass.
2. Run the generalize configuration pass.
3. Prepare the computer for imaging.

The following table describes the resulting behavior for each combination of Mode and ForceShutdownNow.

Mode value	ForceShutdownNow value	Result
Audit	false	Prepares the operating system to start in the auditSystem configuration pass, and then restarts the computer.
Audit	true	Prepares the operating system to start in the auditSystem configuration pass, and then shuts the computer down immediately with no user interaction.
OOBE	false	Prepares the operating system to start in the oobeSystem configuration pass, and then restarts the computer.
OOBE	true	Prepares the operating system to start in the oobeSystem configuration pass, and then shuts the computer down immediately with no user interaction.

Reseal Processing

Reseal is processed differently than other XML settings. For instance:

• If Reseal is added to either the auditSystem or oobeSystem configuration pass, it is processed before all other settings in that configuration pass. In some cases, Setup ignores all other configuration-pass settings in the configuration pass, and will immediately start the new configuration pass or shut down the system.
• If Reseal is added to the auditUser configuration pass, it is processed after all other settings in the configuration pass.

Note

Configuration passes are the phases of Image Builder that apply settings in configuration file. Unlike in previous versions of Windows Embedded Standard, user control of the configuration pass in which individual settings are applied is not supported in Windows Embedded 8 Standard (Standard 8).

The following table shows the resulting behavior for each combination of configuration pass, mode, and forced-shutdown values. When a configuration pass has more than one result, the table lists the results in the order that they occur.

Configuration pass	Mode value	ForceShutdownNow value	Result
auditSystem	Audit	false	Starts the auditSystem configuration pass.
auditSystem	Audit	true	Note: Unsupported, do not use. Sets the computer into a series of reboots.
auditSystem	OOBE	false	Ignores all other auditSystem configuration-pass settings. Starts the oobeSystem configuration pass.
auditSystem	OOBE	true	Ignores all other auditSystem configuration-pass settings. Prepares Standard 8 Setup to start the oobeSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction.
auditUser	Audit	false	Processes all other auditUser configuration-pass settings. Prepares Standard 8 Setup to start the auditSystem configuration pass. Restarts the computer.
auditUser	Audit	true	Processes all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass. Prepares Standard 8 Setup to start the auditSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction.
auditUser	OOBE	false	Processes all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass. Prepares Standard 8 Setup to start the oobeSystem configuration pass. Restarts the computer.
auditUser	OOBE	true	Processes all other settings in the auditUser configuration pass. Prepares Standard 8 Setup to start the oobeSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction.
oobeSystem	Audit	false	Ignores all other oobeSystem configuration-pass settings. Starts the auditSystem configuration pass.
oobeSystem	Audit	true	Ignores all other oobeSystem configuration-pass settings. Prepares Standard 8 Setup to start the auditSystem configuration pass. Shuts the computer down immediately with no end-user interaction.
oobeSystem	OOBE	false	Starts the oobeSystem configuration pass.
oobeSystem	OOBE	true	Note: Unsupported, do not use. Sets the computer into a series of reboots.

See Also

Concepts

Embedded Core