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Create a reinstall group

A reinstallation group holds the OS Deployment settings and the schedule used to reinstall the computers in the group.

Create the group

Section titled “Create the group”

  1. In Configuration Management, expand your Configuration Management Point, then Groups → System Groups.

  2. Right-click Reinstallation Groups (or a folder under it) and select Create group….

  3. On the first page, enter a Name and, optionally, a Description.

  4. In Mode, choose whether the user must confirm the reinstallation:

    • Always Confirm
    • Confirm Only If User Logged On
    • Silent

  5. Choose what happens to the computer’s assignments when it’s reinstalled:

    • Unlink all advertised packages unlinks the installed packages that were published to a catalog from the computer.
    • Unlink all packages and groups removes all package and group links from the computer. When you select this option, Unlink all advertised packages is unavailable.

  6. Optional: enter a Change description. If your system requires a change description, you must enter one. Click Next.

    First page of the Create Reinstallation Group wizard with Name, Description, Mode and the unlink options

  7. On the OS Deployment page, select the Point, Server, Operating system and Disk configuration. Installation type is optional.

  8. Click Finish.

    OS Deployment settings page with Point, Server, Operating system, Disk configuration and Installation type

  9. Choose what to do next: I am done, Create another group at the same location, or Create a schedule for the new group.

The group appears under Reinstallation Groups. Computers you add to the group are reinstalled according to the group’s schedule. A computer can only be a member of one reinstallation group. If you add it to another one, the console asks you to confirm, and the link to its current reinstallation group is removed.

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