From 64c16762732f9d96953192809388f255e441cc81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Lindsay Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 10:24:48 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] fix typo and add details about USB SkipWimSplit --- .../deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md b/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md index f9bbb31cba..13ae466693 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md +++ b/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ The steps for creating the deployment share for production are the same as when ### Configure permissions for the production deployment share -To read files in the deployment share, you need to assign NTSF and SMB permissions to the MDT Build Account (MDT\_BA) for the **D:\\MDTProduction** folder +To read files in the deployment share, you need to assign NTFS and SMB permissions to the MDT Build Account (MDT\_BA) for the **D:\\MDTProduction** folder On **MDT01**: @@ -727,6 +727,9 @@ On **MDT01**: The ISO that you got when updating the offline media item can be burned to a DVD and used directly (it will be bootable), but it is often more efficient to use USB sticks instead since they are faster and can hold more data. (A dual-layer DVD is limited to 8.5 GB.) +>[!TIP] +>In this example, the .wim file is 5.5 GB in size. However, bootable USB sticks are formatted with the FAT32 file system which limits file size to 4.0 GB. To resolve this issue, you must split the .wim file. This can be done using DISM: Dism /Split-Image /ImageFile:D:\MDTOfflinemedia\Content\Deploy\Operating Systems\W10EX64RTM\REFW10X64-001.wim /SWMFile:E:\sources\install.swm /FileSize:3800. Windows Setup automatically installs from this file, so long as you name it install.swm. The file names for the next files include numbers, for example: install2.swm, install3.swm. To enable split image in MDT, the Settings.xml file in your deployment share (ex: D:\MDTProduction\Control\Settings.xml) must have the **SkipWimSplit** value set to **False**. By default this value is set to True (\True\), so this must be changed and the offline media content updated. + Follow these steps to create a bootable USB stick from the offline media content: 1. On a physical machine running Windows 7 or later, insert the USB stick you want to use. From aaa6d00b277f5a41e0846b1b6b0278dd6bc85bc9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Lindsay Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2020 11:07:24 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix typo and add details about USB SkipWimSplit --- .../deploy-windows-mdt/deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md b/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md index 13ae466693..7e06abfeb3 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md +++ b/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/deploy-a-windows-10-image-using-mdt.md @@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ On **MDT01**: The ISO that you got when updating the offline media item can be burned to a DVD and used directly (it will be bootable), but it is often more efficient to use USB sticks instead since they are faster and can hold more data. (A dual-layer DVD is limited to 8.5 GB.) >[!TIP] ->In this example, the .wim file is 5.5 GB in size. However, bootable USB sticks are formatted with the FAT32 file system which limits file size to 4.0 GB. To resolve this issue, you must split the .wim file. This can be done using DISM: Dism /Split-Image /ImageFile:D:\MDTOfflinemedia\Content\Deploy\Operating Systems\W10EX64RTM\REFW10X64-001.wim /SWMFile:E:\sources\install.swm /FileSize:3800. Windows Setup automatically installs from this file, so long as you name it install.swm. The file names for the next files include numbers, for example: install2.swm, install3.swm. To enable split image in MDT, the Settings.xml file in your deployment share (ex: D:\MDTProduction\Control\Settings.xml) must have the **SkipWimSplit** value set to **False**. By default this value is set to True (\True\), so this must be changed and the offline media content updated. +>In this example, the .wim file is 5.5 GB in size. However, bootable USB sticks are formatted with the FAT32 file system which limits file size to 4.0 GB. This means you must split the .wim file, which can be done using DISM:
 
Dism /Split-Image /ImageFile:D:\MDTOfflinemedia\Content\Deploy\Operating Systems\W10EX64RTM\REFW10X64-001.wim /SWMFile:E:\sources\install.swm /FileSize:3800.
 
Windows Setup automatically installs from this file, provided you name it install.swm. The file names for the next files include numbers, for example: install2.swm, install3.swm.
 
To enable split image in MDT, the Settings.xml file in your deployment share (ex: D:\MDTProduction\Control\Settings.xml) must have the **SkipWimSplit** value set to **False**. By default this value is set to True (\True\), so this must be changed and the offline media content updated. Follow these steps to create a bootable USB stick from the offline media content: