Getting Started with OSDCloud

[@imranawan7908]

looking forward to these video's . Good your going through this step by step ... For guys who do not know OSD Cloud these videos will help

[@0xjoe]

A little late to the party but excited to get started with OSDCloud

[@JessieS]

The documentation isn’t all that great, I really hope you continue making videos on osd. It really really helps.

[@theCMC]

Thanks for the feedback! I think compared to some tools, the OSD docs are pretty good, but you're right they can be a little confusing to begin with. Personally, I'd prefer David to focus on the development piece and keep making this tool awesome - the docs can come later (or via helpful videos from the community ;-) )

[@timetriad6199]

True, it could use some work. Perhaps David could get someone to focus on the documentation considering his focus is on the development side. Good documentation and demo's help the product become more widely adopted.

[@matthewdillon1210]

This is awesome stuff. I got this working and I was shut down from the powers that be for using a USB stick. Is there any scenario where I could use OSDCloud without needing a USB stick to boot from. We are trying to shut down SCCM and go full AutoPilot I am being told to build a new Windows Deployment Server and PXE boot from that because we don't want USB sticks everywhere. I see maybe 2 use cases for that situation as Fresh Start for resetting imaged PC's will take care of a majority of endpoints and new devices will be able to just run AutoPilot. Its the limited cases where a new hard drive is added with no OS that they want this for.

[@cruzekid1031]

Any difference in the USB Deployment (offline)?

[@RobertFabiano]

One thing: The getting started guide doesn't say what ADK tools need to be selected during setup (from my experience I assumed "deployment tools").

[@theCMC]

Very true! I did not even consider that. Yes - I installed mine originally with Deployment Tools only, so that seems to work.

[@mohdridzuanramli9316]

How to troubleshoot if I get "No match was found for the specified search criteria and module OSD" in WinPe when running Install-Module OSD -Force?

[@theCMC]

Check for internet access and (if you’re on VPN or in an office) blocked ports / sites lists that could prevent access to the psgallery.

[@mohdridzuanramli9316]

@@theCMC thanks for the tips..I changed my vm network adapter settings and it worked like a charm.

[@dori4n86]

Hi, I followed your instructions, I tried it both on VMware and Hyper-V, but when launching start-osdcloud in winpe, choose the os options and start, I always get the error WARNING:No fixed disks were found, and it does not deploy anything.

[@timetriad6199]

For some reason powershell is missing from the bootable media that OSDCloud is creating on my system. I'm using this for the first time today after first having success with OSDBuider yesterday. I'm running OSDCloud v21.10.20.1 (OSDPad) Searching online for "powershell missing in osdcloud iso" and the following error message, I'm not finding anything relevant. When using the OSDCloud_NoPrompt.iso, I get the following: "Windows cannot find 'PowerSheII'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again." When using OSDCloud.iso - as you demo here - I get the following: 'powershell' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. I can see the PowerShell folder here: "X:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0", but there are no files in there. My system meets all of the minimum requirements (my versions): Windows 10 (21H1), ADK and ADK WinPE (v10.1.22000.1 for both). I first created the bootable media using 'OSDHelp OSDCloudSetup', choosing the 'OSDCloudSetup/Quick Setup.ps1' option. I tried again following your walkthrough. I even tried this option: osdcloud.osdeploy.com/guides/iso-os-support but with no success. Although I can run "Start-OSDCloudGUI" on my Win10 host successfully, it will not run in the OSDCloud ISO bootable media. I'm also having a hard time looking for the official support channels for this product to raise my issue. There's no way in hell I'm the only one. I'm using VMware Workstation 16 Pro (v16.2.0)

[@theCMC]

Thanks Jason, I've only communicated with David on Twitter. I've raised your point around which is the best way to seek support. twitter.com/dean_ellerby/status/1453481640148324352?s=20

[@theCMC]

You may have seen David's reply on Twitter, but here it is for others: Jason:"My system meets all of the minimum requirements (my versions): Windows 10 (21H1), ADK and ADK WinPE (v10.1.22000.1 for both)" David: "OK, I’m assuming using the -WinRE switch which uses his 10 21H1 WinRE, which is not compat with his Win11 22000 ADK, So either remove the -WinRE and use the ADK WIM, or install the matching ADK for the OS, or pay attention to the red flag errors in the console that the WinPE Packages are not compatible"

[@timetriad6199]

@@theCMC Wow‼️ Thank you so much for doing this. I will try what David has recommended and report back. Again, thanks for your help. It’s very much appreciated. 👍🏻

[@theCMC]

Good luck :-) I’d say for future issues you can reach out directly to @SeguraOSD, but try to include either log snips or screenshots so he can quickly identify the issue. This is a side project from his day job so time is limited, as you might expect.

[@timetriad6199]

@@theCMC Excellent advice. I’ll need to setup a Twitter account soon. I normally avoid social media; prefer forums due to the more tailored audience. However, I can see the value for Twitter in this case. 👍🏻

[@kingskawn]

I don't understand, how can you use this in a production environment? Now you ask the end-user to boot up or to choose to install or reinstall his machine but with this method the end-user has to boot up on a usb drive and know powershell. And what about software? You install Windows and maybe Office but what about a simple Notepad++ or IBM software... ?

[@theCMC]

I believe the idea of this (right now) is to help the IT pro build machines and hand out to users. The point, I think, is that all of this is happening in WinPE without any infrastructure, which sets it apart from everything I've seen in the past. Here's an example: - New device arrives at the office for a new user. - It's running W10 1909, because it came from stock. The company wants 20H2. - IT need to get the device ready for the user. - Before OSDCloud, this would mean either getting driver packs into SCCM or booting into audit mode, updating, and resealing. - With OSDCloud, we just need the USB stick and we're into Powershell. Now, as you say, being in Powershell isn't any use if the IT pro doesn't know Powershell...! So that's where ScriptPad (or another method) comes in, so we can run pre-written scripts that have been put together. I'll agree, this is by no means production ready, but it certainly demonstrates what is possible when you put some serious thought into it.

[@kingskawn]

​@@theCMC Ok, that's clear :-) Some extra thoughts, is there (already) a method to include something to 'tattoo' the machine? For now, it's more useful for creating test machines or home installs. Other thing, you can install without any infra but you cannot add extra software yet so if you need to give this to an end-user he cannot work :-)

[@theCMC]

I don't think there's a method for that already, but the great thing is that you can run Powershell scripts both in WinPE and as a post action, so you can tattoo anything you like. It's definitely good for testing, which I think is what David is using it for at the moment. This certainly isn't meant to cover everything - I mean you probably could script the install of some software, but I'd suggest you just use Autopilot (using the AutopilotOOBE function in OSDCloud, perhaps), and get Intune to push the software down for you.

[@kokodefacer]

Nice content , I will try .

[@matthewdillon1210]

I am a long time SCCM engineer who has not touched Windows Deployment Server/ MDT in forever. Recently moved to Intune and AutoPilot in a Hybrid Azure AD environment. I really love this OSDCloud and have been using it in cases where Fresh Start does not reset my images devices. I have been tasked with shutting down the SCCM server and replacing it with a PXE server to deploy base images. Can I somehow configure WDS/ MDT to pre boot and load this? I have been using the USB key for a few weeks, but if I can get the WDS to pxeboot and load OSDCloud, I will satisfy my bosses ask. Thanks for this video, OSDCloud is really great!

[@FarseenAngel]

if your going down the Pxe route then you can use the cloudosd iso as your boot image probabally. Ive not tried but would be my first port of call.

[@0xjoe]

Hello again! OSDCloud is a game changer. I've had amazing results this past week while testing. I did run into an error however. Wondering if you can point in the right direction. I receive this error when booting into the ISO which I created in my workspace. Thank you! Get-CimInstance : Provider load failure At X:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\OSD\24.4.9.1\Public\OSDCloudTS\Initialize-OSDCloudStartnetUpdate.ps1:112 char:21 + ...$Win32TPM = Get-CimInstance -Namespace "ROOT\cimv2\Security\Microsoft... + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (ROOT\cimv2\Secu...ftTPM:Win32_TPM:String) [Get-CimInstance], CimException FullyQualifiedErroID : HRESULT 0x80041013,Microsoft.Management.Infrastrcuture.CimCMdlets.GetCimInstanceCommand TPM and Autopilot: NOT Supported.