Create a Windows boot environment

You can use the KACE Media Manager to create a Windows KACE Boot Environment (KBE) or a NetBoot environment to boot devices to capture images and to deploy operating systems.

Download and install the KACE Media Manger. See Download and install the KACE Media Manager. For more information about this tool, see About the Media Manager.

1.	Run the Media Manager from Start > All Programs > Quest > KACE Media Manager.

2.	In Media Manager, in the left pane, click General Settings.

The General Settings page appears on the right.

NOTE: This page appears by default if this is the first time you run the Media Manager.

3.	On the General Settings page, in the SDA Hostname field, enter the IP address of the appliance.

4.	In the SDA IP Address field, enter the IP address segments of the appliance.

5.	In the SDA Samba Share Password field, enter the password. This password must match the password that you entered in the SDA Samba Share Password field on the General Settings page.

NOTE: If you change the Samba share password on the General Settings page, all Windows boot environments are automatically updated to use the new password.

6.	In the WAIK or WADK Path field, provide the path to the applicable Windows AIK or ADK files. For example:

◦	WinPE 10 Win10 x86 ADK C:\Program Files\Windows Kits\10

◦	WinPE 4 Win8 x64 ADK C:\Program Files(x86)\Windows Kits\8.1

If you installed the Windows ADK somewhere else, browse to and select the correct path.

7.	In Media Manager, in the left pane, click Create KBE.

The Create KBE page appears on the right.

8.	On the Create KBE page, on the General tab, in Name, review the KBE name. This automatically-generated string identifies the KBE on the appliance. You can update the KBE name, if needed.

When you upload the KBE to the appliance, the process first verifies that the name is unique on the appliance. If there is already a KBE with the same name on the appliance, an error message appears, instructing you to change the KBE name. The process creates the KBE only after a successful verification of the provided KBE name.

9.	In Architecture, select the KBE architecture you are booting in to, for example 32-bit or 64-bit.

10.	Set the language for your region from the Language drop-down list.

11.	Before you start the upload, update the WinPE related drivers necessary to boot the target device in to the KBE. See Update Windows drivers.

12.	Click Upload KBE.

The new KBE appears on the Boot Environments and Source Media pages.

Set the new KBE as the default.