IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for Images, Version 7.1.1.17

Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit

You need the correct version of Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) to perform different tasks when you are provisioning Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 operating systems.

You need Windows ADK to:

Installing Windows ADK

See Target operating systems and component combinations to select the appropriate version of the toolkit.

The following versions of Windows ADK are available:
You must install the following required Windows ADK components:
  • Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)
  • Deployment Tools

Best practices

Given the numerous uses of Windows ADK in the process of provisioning Windows operating systems, it is a good practice to perform all these tasks on one system that is installed with all the requirements. This target must have:
  • The correct Windows operating system version.
  • The Windows ADK version for the selected Windows operating system.
  • The web interface extension installed and started with local administrator privileges
If your OS deployment server is on a Windows operating system, you can use your OS deployment server as the dedicated Windows system.

Checking the version of Windows ADK

If you are unsure of the version of Windows ADK installed on a system, you can verify it.


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