Download Default Deploy

****WARNING: Implementing this in an environment could have undesired results if a machine boots to the environment unexpectedly.  Please follow the instructions and take proper precautions.

The Default Deploy application is a utility designed by Corey A. Serrins to give users of the Quest | KACE K2000 some additional flexibility in the deployment of new computers into an organization.

This K2000 workbench tool was designed with one thought in mind; to deploy an operating system to a brand new computer using the K2000, without importing MAC addresses into the inventory detail.

Expand the .zip download into a folder of choosing.  Move default_deploy.ini to \\k2000\petemp and use the below instructions to set the preferences for x86 and x64 deployments.  Using KBE Manipulator, choose Configure | Modify KBE Tools.  Check the box for “Add files to KBE” and browse to the location of the extracted folder.  If this is indeed to be used as a boot environment for deployment to a new computer, then also de-selecting “KACE Deployment Menu” would be beneficial so that the default menu does not appear.  Select Configure | Add custom dos command(s) and then enter in the following line:
x:\applications\default_deploy.bat

There are a number of options that must be set in the .ini file that will reside in the petemp directory of any K2000 or RSA.

The instructions in the original .ini file are as follows:
[INSTRUCTIONS]
TOGGLE=on will enable the tool
TOGGLE=off disables the tool
TYPE A = Kimage or WIM
TYPE B = Scripted Install
TYPE C = Custom Deployment
ID refers to the ID number of the image or scripted install
Timeout refers to the number of seconds prior to deployment starting
Timeout=0 means no timeout will be used.
TimeoutDeploy=yes sets the default action of timeout to deploy
TimeoutDeploy=no sets the default action of timeout to cancel
Log File can be found on petemp by default, logs are stored by day.

These settings exist for both x86 and x64 systems, just change the settings per the architecture.

Examples:

[SETTINGSx86]
TOGGLE=on
TYPE=A
ID=5
TimeoutValue=30
TimeoutDeploy=Yes

[SETTINGSx64]
TOGGLE=on
TYPE=B
ID=5
TimeoutValue=30
TimeoutDeploy=Yes

By default, the script looks for the ini file on t:\default_deploy.ini and the log file is written to t:.  The .bat file can be called with 2 commandline switches if desired to change these settings

/ini_file allows the user to define the path and file name of the settings file, but should end with the .ini extension.
Example:
default_deploy.bat /ini_file:k:\folder\default_deploy.ini

/log_file allows the user to define the path of the log file.
Example:
default_deploy.bat /log_file:k:

Both switches can be used in combination and in any order.