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KACE Systems Deployment Appliance 9.1 Common Documents - Administrator Guide

About the KACE Systems Deployment Appliance Getting started Using the Dashboard Configuring the appliance Setting up user accounts and user authentication Configuring security settings Preparing for deployment Managing device inventory Using labels Creating a Windows or Linux Boot Environment Managing drivers Capturing images Capturing user states Creating scripted installations Creating a task sequence Automating deployments Performing manual deployments Managing custom deployments Managing offline deployments About the Remote Site Appliance Importing and exporting appliance components Managing disk space Troubleshooting appliance issues Updating appliance software Glossary About us Legal notices

Enable Driver Feed for system images

Enable Driver Feed for system images

Enable the Driver Feed for sysprepped system images to get the missing drivers. You can install the drivers on the device where you captured the image, re-capture the image, then upload the image to the appliance. Quest KACE recommends using the best practices for capturing images to avoid installing drivers in system images.

Use the Microsoft Sysprep tool to generalize the image to resolve duplicate device names and duplicate security identifiers (SIDs).

For more information on the best practices for capturing images, see https://support.quest.com/kace-systems-deployment-appliance/kb/121734.

For Windows K-Images and WIM images, the Sysprepped field on the System Image Detail page indicates if an image is sysprepped.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Deployments, then click System Images to display the Systems Images page.
2.
Select the image for the deployment to display the System Image Detail page.
3.
Under Deploy options, ensure the Use driver feed (only with Sysprepped images) check box is selected.
Optional. You can enable this option by default on the General Settings page:
a.
Open the Administrator Console in a new browser instance or tab.
b.
On the left navigation pane, click Settings > Control Panel to display the Control Panel, then click General Settings to display the General Settings page.
c.
Under Imaging Options, select the Enable driverfeed for newly captured sysprepped images check box. Selecting this option automatically adds drivers to the target system deployed with newly captured sysprepped system images.
d.
Click Save, and return to the Deploy Options on the System Image Detail page.
4.
Optional: Click Cancel to close the page.
5.
Optional: Click Duplicate to copy the image and edit it as needed.
6.
Click Save.

Disable Driver Feed

Disable Driver Feed

You can disable the Driver Feed to manually download and install drivers, drivers from a different appliance, or drivers stored on a different device.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Library to expand the section, then click Driver Feed.
2.
Select Choose Action > Manage Driver Feed Settings to display the Driver Feed Settings page.
3.
Clear the Enable Driver Feed check box.
4.
Optional: Click Cancel to close the page.
5.
Click Save.

Download operating system driver packages

Download operating system driver packages

If the Driver Feed is enabled, you can view the list of the latest driver packages available from the Driver Feed, and download and install the drivers to the appliance.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Library to expand the section, then click Driver Feed.
2.
Select the package(s) that you want to download and install.
The drivers get installed in the drivers_postinstall share directory.
3.
Select Choose Action > Download and Install Packages.
When the process completes, the Status column displays Installed into driver share. You can view the installed drivers on the Drivers page.
4.
On the left navigation pane, click Library to expand the section, then click Drivers to display the Drivers page.

Add drivers to OS as a post-installation task

Add drivers to OS as a post-installation task

You can upload driver installation files for drivers that have complex configurations or dependencies, such as chipset drivers that provide the hardware instructions. Creating a .zip file of the drivers enables you to add the drivers to the operating system using a post-installation task.

Quest KACE recommends enabling the Driver Feed to get the latest drivers to select which drivers you want to download.

1.
On the left navigation pane, click Library to expand the section, then click Post-installation Tasks to display the Post-installation Tasks page.
2.
Select Choose Action > Add Application to display the Post-installation Task Detail page.
3.
In Name, enter a logical name to identify the task, such as Install Dell E6410 Chipset Drivers.
4.
Select a Runtime Environment. See About runtime environments.
5.
Next to Upload file, click Browse to select the appropriate file.
6.
Select the Reboot Required check box to reboot the appliance and run the next task in the sequence.
7.
In Notes, add a note to identify the task.
8.
Click Save.
See Adding tasks.
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