IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment, Version 7.1.1.14

Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit

You need Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) to perform different tasks when you are provisioning Windows 8 and Windows 2012 operating systems.

You need Windows ADK to:

Create a WinPE deployment engine
Create an unattended setup system profile of a Windows 8/2012 operating system
Create a cloning system profile from a Windows WIM image
Create a Windows PE-based network boot CD/DVD

Installing Windows ADK

The current version is Windows ADK for Windows 8 in English language.

Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 8 in English is distributed by Microsoft and is available on the Microsoft website from the following link at the time of publication: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=696DD665-9F76-4177-A811-39C26D3B3B34&displaylang=en.

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:

A Windows Vista/2008/7/8/2012 operating system
Windows ADK for Windows 8 in English installed
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.

On Windows Vista and Windows 2008:
1. In the Control Panel, if you are in the Control Panel Home view, select Programs, otherwise skip this step.
2. Select Programs and Features.
3. Select Assessment and Deployment Kit.
4. If you cannot view the version number in the selected line, you can add a column with this information:
  1. Select View and then Choose Details....
  2. Select Version and click OK.
5. Check that the version number is 8.59.25584, which corresponds to Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 8 in English.
On Windows 2008 R2, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 2012:
1. In the Control Panel, if you are in the Control Panel Home view, select Programs, otherwise skip this step.
2. Select Programs and Features.
3. Select Assessment and Deployment Kit.
4. If you cannot view the version number at the bottom of the screen, select Organize > Layout > Details pane.
5. Check that the version number is 8.59.25584, which corresponds to Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 8 in English.

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