MDT: use with a database

Example of use

Contents

In this part, we will add a computer to the database that will be identified by the MAC address of its network card and we will assign the following parameters:

  • Name of the computer
  • Workgroup
  • TaskSequenceID(Deployment sequence)

Before you begin, you must recover the address of the network card.

Get MAC

Under Hyper-V, the virtual machine must have been started before a MAC address is assigned to the adapter.

From the MDT console, go to Database / Computers 1 , right click in the middle area and click on New 2 .

New computer

Enter a description 1 , Asset TAG 2 , MAC address 3 and click Apply 4 .

Computer identity

Go to the Details tab 1 and enter the properties JoinWorkgroup 2 , OSDComputerName 3 , TaskSequenceID 4 then click Apply 5 and OK 6> >.

Launch a deployment, the task sequence should be selected and the name and workgroup completed.