System profiles for Windows operating systems A system profile is
the partition layout and list of files to deploy an operating system,
either by unattended setup or by cloning, from a reference target or from
a reference image file.
Working with hardware configurations
It is sometimes necessary to run configuration
tasks on the targets before
installing the operating system, for example to update the firmware
or to configure RAID volumes.
Task templates for Windows operating systems
Task templates group together elements that
can be customized on a target.
These elements are mostly screen layouts, which condition the appearance
of the target screen
during the different phases of its control by Tivoli® Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment.
Deploying Windows operating systems
A deployment is the process of installing
an operating system on a target,
and configuring the operating system for a specific user.