In this webcast, I discuss the step-by-step instructions required to perform a Dell Factory Imaging “smoke” test using a Dell laptop/desktop to validate your SCCM (ConfigMgr) Windows 10 task sequence using offline standalone media. This process helps validate the Dell SCCM boot in the factory process and can be used as part of your Dell bulk ordering process.
In this post Webcast: How-to Video: Dell CFI Smoke Testing Windows 10 SCCM Task Sequence, I’ll deep dive into the technical SCCM requirements to successfully smoke test your SCCM Windows 10 task sequence before submission to the Dell imaging factory.
My GitHub location for the smoke test partitioning and Dell Driver staging script files and presentation can be found here.
Download the “Cr_Format_Disk_Partitions-UEFI.cmd” and “CreatePartitions-UEFI.txt” script files from my GitHub location by clicking the links.
Dell Configuration Services Factory Imaging Solutions:
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln310742/configuration-services-factory-imaging-solutions?lang=en
Dell Factory Imaging and Microsoft SCCM OSD:
https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln310856/dell-factory-imaging-and-microsoft-sccm-osd?lang=en
Click on the timecodes below to jump to a specific topic of the video.
3:08
Agenda
5:57
Dell Configuration Services (CS) Process Overview – What’s the big deal with Dell CS?
17:16
Dell CS Process Smoke Testing Requirements (SCCM Boot in Factory)
21:53
Dell CS Process Demo – SCCM MDT Integrated TS – Built-in Factory Pre-reqs
27:49
Create SCCM Offline Standalone Media for Win10 Smoke Testing the Task Sequence
31:15
Dell CS Process DEMO/Step-By-Step on a Laptop (SCCM Boot in Factory
36:00
Dell CS Process Recap / Next Steps
37:08
Dell CS Process Smoke Test Troubleshooting / Gotchas
References
Configuration Services Factory Imaging Solutions – Dell Configuration Services (CS) integrates hardware, images, applications, peripherals, and documents with your systems, as they’re being built. Learn more about leveraging the following imaging solutions to integrate within Dell’s factory image load.
Dell Factory Imaging and Microsoft SCCM OSD (White Paper Detailed steps) – The whitepaper in step 1 below will walk you through the steps for preparing your SCCM OSD task sequence to be sent to Dell so it can be pre-installed in the Dell factory on any of your new ordered business corporate client systems.
Dell Factory Imaging and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) – The whitepaper in step 1 below will walk you through the steps for preparing your MDT OSD task sequence to be sent to Dell so it can be pre-installed in the Dell factory on any of your new ordered business corporate client systems.
Dell Command | Deploy Driver Packs for Enterprise Client OS Deployment – Below you will find Driver CABs for Dell Enterprise class systems (Latitude, Optiplex, Precision) to be used to simplify OS deployments on those systems with deployment tools like Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (ConfigMgr/SCCM) or Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT).
Modern Deployment GitHub repositories for Dell CFI Smoke Test scripts and Presentation.
https://github.com/supportmodern/Dell_CFI
Correct Domain Join Account Permissions IT blog post to validate your AD domain join service account has the proper security permissions.
https://www.moderndeployment.com/correct-domain-join-account-permissions/
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