Preparing the operating system image

This section describes how to capture operating system images and prepare reference servers. You can use the operating system image in the operating system deployment task sequence.

Note

You can use images captured manually (without using Configuration Manager to do the capture). However, using Configuration Manager to capture the image can prevent problems when the image is deployed using Configuration Manager. The best practice is to capture the image using Configuration Manager.

• Capturing operating system images
  Use Configuration Manager to capture operating system images.
• Adding, managing, and updating operating system images
  After the operating system image has been captured, add it into the SCCM distribution point for delivery.