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Applying the Properties to the Groups

After you identify the ways you want to group configuration settings, determine which properties and corresponding configuration settings you will apply to each group. Properties that you can group are properties that you can apply to multiple computers. Properties that you can apply to groups of computers include:

  • BackupDir
  • BackupShare
  • CaptureGroups
  • ComputerBackupLocation
  • Packagesx
  • SLShare
  • UDDir
  • UDShare
  • UDProfiles

You should not apply properties that are specific to individual computers to groups of computers. These properties include:

  • AssetTag
  • HostName
  • IPAddress
  • OSDNewMachineName
  • SerialNumber

Note MDT 2010 supports dozens of properties in CustomSettings.ini. The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Reference in MDT 2010 contains a complete reference of all the settings it supports.

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In this tutorial:

  1. Deploying with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
  2. Introducing MDT 2010
  3. Resource Access
  4. Using LTI with MDT 2010
  5. Replicating a Deployment Share
  6. Preparing Windows Deployment Services
  7. Configuring CustomSettings.ini
  8. Automating the LTI Process
  9. Performing LTI Deployments
  10. Customizing MDT 2010
  11. Configuring Multiple Computers
  12. Applying the Properties to the Groups
  13. Configuring Individual Computers
  14. Applying the Properties to Individual Computers
  15. Customizing CustomSettings.ini
  16. Customizing BootStrap.ini
  17. Using the MDT 2010 Database
  18. Creating the MDT 2010 Database
  19. Configuring the MDT 2010 Database
  20. Configuring the Database Access