[sccm 2012] Organising drivers...

[mrbios]

Any pointers on the best way to organise your drivers within OSD?

 

I've got a fresh start on the drivers right now, and tomorrow I'm going to start putting them all in but i want to start it right ... so any tips? because this can often get very messy as I'm sure you're all aware.

[Jamo]

What deployment method you use?

 

I use MDT with driver filtering so all is handled within the MDT wizard really

 

MDT Script – Clean the Make and Model WMI Queries | RS Applications

 

If you use mdt driver groups are the way to go

[deano]

Mine is as simple as the Manufacturer > Model > Component > Driver

[synaesthesia]

Barely have any drivers at all on ours. just the basics, windows 7 sorts the rest! Helps sticking with Intel kit though.

[Arthur]

For us, unified drivers go in a 'common' folder since they are not model specific. Some examples...

 

• nVidia GeForce / Quadro
  
• AMD Radeon HD / FirePro
  
• Intel Chipsets (900, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Series)
  
• Realtek PCIe GbE
  
• Realtek HD Audio
  
• Qualcomm Atheros Wireless
  
• etc.
  

This is what the folder structure looks like:

 

Common
|------\ Graphics
|---------------\ AMD
|---------------\ Intel
|---------------\ nVidia
|
Manufacturer
|------------\ Model
|-------------------\ Driver

[mrbios]

Perfect @Arthur just the sort of thing i was after

 

@Jamo at the moment I'm not making use of MDT, i have it installed and available to me but I'm still learning SCCMs in and outs, I'll probably get there eventually

 

EDIT: What are the main benefits of MDT? What additional functionality does it add specifically?

Edited May 23, 2013 by mrbios

[TheScarfedOne]

That's what I do too @Arthur

[Arthur]

What are the main benefits of MDT? What additional functionality does it add specifically?

When integrated with SCCM? This post explains a few reasons why you would want to use both.

 

That's what I do too

That's good to hear. I can't stand disorganized driver folders.

Edited May 23, 2013 by Arthur

[jaminben]

We're currently using MDT to create images and SCCM 2012 to deploy... targeting drivers to specific machines via WMI queries.

 

Folder structure:

 

OS > Manufacturer > Model > OS Architecture > Driver