BDD Scenarios: Automating Application Deployment

In order to select packages based on the make and model of the computer, include the Make keyword in the Priority line of the Settings section of the CustomSettings.ini configuration file.

[Settings]
…
Priority=MacAddress, DefaultGateway, Default
…

This will cause the Zero Touch Installation rules engine to look for a section matching the current Make value—for example, Dell Computer Corporation. Because this does not yet uniquely identify a particular make/model combination, further specification is required.

[Dell Computer Corporation]
Subsection=Dell-%Model%

In this example, the current Model value (for example, Latitude D600) will replace the %Model% string, then a section matching the full Subsection value will be located.

[Dell-Latitude D600]
Packages1=XXX00009-Program name 9
Packages2=XXX0000A-Program name 10

So in this specific case, two packages would be installed on all Dell Latitude D600 models. Similar sections would need to be defined for other make/model combinations.

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