Installing a Windows OS using Deployment Solution
You execute the Install Windows OS task of Deployment Solution to install Windows operating system (OS) on client computers. This task lets you install the Windows OS on bare metal computers that are added to a network as well as on managed computers. For installing the OS on bare metal computers, ensure that you execute the Partition Disk task to create partitions on the client computer's hard drive before you install the Windows OS.
See Creating disk partitions.
Before you install Windows OS on managed computers, ensure that you execute the task first followed by the task. You must also, ensure that the architecture of the automation folder that you installed on the managed computer and that of the operating system to be installed is the same.
After installing Windows OS if the client computer is not able to connect to the Symantec Management Platform, then check if the Symantec Management Agent (SMA) is installed
To install Windows OS on client computers
In the Symantec Management Console , from the Manage menu select .
On the right pane, right-click and select > .
On the Create new task page, select .
Enter values for the following fields:
Click .
See Erasing a Disk
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