Using Task Sequences to Manage Devices
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- causing deployment of a full operating system to a target device by;
causing download of a deployment agent to the target device, the deployment agent designed for the target device based on information regarding hardware components of the target device, wherein the deployment agent is configured to control one or more of the hardware components of the target device when executed at the target device;
causing download of the full operating system to the target device; and
transmitting a command to the target device to cause the deployment agent to reboot the target device into the full operating system.
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Abstract
Task sequences are used to manage devices. According to one aspect, a user-defined or user-selected task sequence is received. The task sequence is converted into an ordered series of steps, and the series of steps are performed, in accordance with their order, in managing a device over a network. In certain implementations, the ordered series of steps are steps for automatically deploying an operating system on the device.
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
causing deployment of a full operating system to a target device by; causing download of a deployment agent to the target device, the deployment agent designed for the target device based on information regarding hardware components of the target device, wherein the deployment agent is configured to control one or more of the hardware components of the target device when executed at the target device; causing download of the full operating system to the target device; and transmitting a command to the target device to cause the deployment agent to reboot the target device into the full operating system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, perform a method comprising:
causing deployment of a full operating system to a target device by; causing download of a deployment agent to the target device, the deployment agent designed for the target device based on information regarding hardware components of the target device, wherein the deployment agent is configured to control one or more of the hardware components of the target device when executed at the target device; causing download of the full operating system to the target device; and transmitting a command to the target device to cause the deployment agent to reboot the target device into the full operating system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a processor; and one or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform a method of causing deployment of a full operating system to multiple devices, the method comprising; determining a hardware configuration of each of the multiple devices; causing download of a deployment agent to each of the multiple devices, the deployment agent comprising a temporary operating system that is designed for the hardware configuration of each of the multiple devices and includes one or more device drivers that are configured to control hardware components on the multiple devices that can be used to cause deployment of the full operating system on each of the multiple devices; causing download of the full operating system to each of the multiple devices by causing copying of an operating system image file to each of the multiple devices; and transmitting a command to each of the multiple devices to cause each of the multiple devices to reboot into the full operating system. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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