[mdt] Setting an OU depending on OS

[garethEds]

Morning Guys,

 

We are testing a Windows 10 installation for the LEA which has to be placed in a different section of the LEA Domain OUO Structure. We are using our MDT server and it currently deploys outr W7 image to where it's meant to.

 

Is it possible to change my customsettings.ini file to detect the OS and then dump the new W10 machine build into the correct/newer OU - yet keep the W7 builds in our current OU setting?

 

Cheers

 

Gareth

[sted]

i think so but tbh its easier to create the accounts in active directory in the right place then use those pc names on the pcs so when they join its all done already

[Mujja]

MDT gets the client info ZTIGather. If ztigather.log includes the OS of the client you'll be able to use the value in CustomSettings.ini. You'll need to add a condition to the domain join step in the TS. A quick look at a standard MDT, I can't see where that step is. I use MDT integrated with SCCM now and it's easy to add the condition to the TS there.

 

I do remember reading a blog in the past where the domain join was delayed and run later, will see if I can dig that up.

 

Your other options are to create a new TS with a different CustomSettings.ini file or enable the network configuration screen where you can overwrite the default OU.