Continued - Deploying packages in Intune with a Task Sequence
The next step is to create a virtual disk and populate it
with the source files inside of the of the TSInTunebridge.iso file created
above. For convenience we will create the VHD file without any files (empty).
We will call this Empty.vhd. We will copy this and call the copied file
Populated.vhd.
Note: The developed solution will infact required two
virtual hard disks – one for the GPT partition style and one for the MBR
partition style
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On the Resource Server open
diskmgmt.msc. Click on the appropriate Disk (In our case it is Disk 0). To
avoid confusion click on the grey area where the curor is position on the
screen shot to the right.
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Click on Action and the Create
VHD. Set the format to VHD and the size to 1GB. Click on Browse to save
the file as c:\buildtools\Empty.vhd.
Click on OK
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The virtual disk is created.
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Click under the Disk where type
is Unknown. Click on Action\All Tasks\Initialise Disk
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Select the correct disk number
and select either MBR or GPT
Note: For testing we will use MBR
however the developed solution will need to create two disks – one for MBR
and one for GPT
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Click on OK. Right Click on
the Unallocated disk and select New Simple Volume
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The New Volume Wizard appears.
Click on Next
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Click on Next again
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Click on Do Not assign a drive
letter or drive path and click on Next
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Accept default options and
change Volume Label if desired. Click on Next
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Click on OK to complete – the
virtual disk is now ready
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Right Click below below the
Disk 1 and select Change Drive Letter and Paths
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Click on Add and select Detach
Virtual Hard Disk. Click on OK to detach
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Copy c:\buildtools\empty.vhd to
c:\buildtools\populatedVHD
Rename empty.vhd to
populated.vhd
Note: The purpose of this is to
avoid having to recreated a new vhd file whenever we change a task sequence.
We delete to populated vhd and copy the empy vhd back into the populatedvhd
directory and rename to populated.vhd
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Double click on populated.vhd
file to mount the virtual disk
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Doubleclick on c:\buildtools\standaloneiso\TSIntunebridge.iso
to mount the SCCM Stand-alone task sequence media
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Copy the files and folders of
the standalonetsintunebridge.iso to the virtual hard disk, which was renamed
as populated.vhd
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Once this is completed unmount
all virtual disks by right clicking and selecting eject
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On your test device create the
following directory c:\buildtools\vhdpopulated
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From your resource server copy
c:\buildtools\Populated\populated.vhd to c:\buildtools\vhdpoplated on your
test client.
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Mount virtual disk on the test device
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Log into your test device and navigate to c:\buildtools\vhdpopulated. Double clik on populated.vhd to mount the virtual hard disk. Ensure that the d: drive letter has been applied – if not then go into diskmgmt and modify it so that the virtual is your d: driver
Note: All this will be automated in the completed solution.
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Configure Intune to launch the Stand-Alone TS
In this section we create the required objects in Intune to enable an SCCM task sequence to be deployed to the test machine.
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On the resource server create the following folder c:\buildtools\launcher. Create the following batch file:
launchMedia2.cmd. Add the following line to the batch file
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Using the Win32 packaging tool Create the .intunewin file containing the launchmedia2.cmd file – this was created in the step above. Name the .intunewin file as launchmedia2.intunewim
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Create a win32 Package named Launch the SCCM Stand Task Sequence
Configure as displayed
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App package file:
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App package file: launchmedia2.intunewin
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App information:Configure
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App Information: Program
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App Information: Requirements
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App information: detection rules
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Create a Group in Intune called Launch the SCCM StandAlone TS. Add the test user to this group.
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Create an assignment for the SCCM Stand Alone Lauch app
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IMPORTANT: Make this assignment Available and not Required – all TS deployments are high risk deployments
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Checklist and Test
When the solution is ready for testing make sure the following items are completed
1) If a VM take a snapshot
2) Ensure that the VHD disk is connected and assigned the letter d:
3) Ensure that the latest Updates are applied
4) Ensure that the SCCMTSClient folder with the SCCM client files are copied to the root of the system drive
5) Ensure that the test user is in the correct Intune group
6) Ensure that the SCCM and DC servers are not available – since we are testing a process without an available on premise systems management tool
7) Check that no SCCM client exists (In control panel)
8) Check that test device has 1809 build or above
1.8.1 Task Sequence Initiate
Open the Company Portal and select the Launch the SCCM StandAlone TS App
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Launching from the Company Portal
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Stand Alone wizard fires up. Click Next
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Confirmation Wizard appears. Click Next
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Dependency check takes place
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SCCM client installs
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The TS fires up and build completes
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Notice the statestore directory for the USMT backup
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The Edit Plus package installs
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USMT data backup file created
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