Using a USB key for deployment

This procedure describes how to copy a ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, Windows Edition deployment image to a USB key for deployment.

Before you can use a USB key for deployment, format it as described in Configuring USB keys for deployment.
Complete the following steps to perform a Toolkit deployment from a USB key.
  1. Create a deployment image. See "Chapter 3. Quick start deployment scenarios."
  2. Copy the contents from the resulting ...\sgdeply\WinPE_ScenarioOutput directory onto the USB key.
  3. Ensure that you have copied the following directories:
    • boot
    • efi
    • sgdeploy
    • sources
    • bootmgr
  4. Boot the target system from the USB key.
    The deployment will execute automatically.
Parent topic: Configuring USB keys for deployment