Though VMware Tools does not support the WAIK or ADK’s WINPE 3.1 environment, you can take advantage of specific VMware Tools drivers, such as vmxnet3, and pvscsi by creating a customized Configmgr 2007/2012 Boot Image .
To create a customized Configmgr 2007/2012 Boot Image :
- On your Primary site server Click Start > All Programs > Microsoft Windows AIK > Windows PE Tools Command Prompt to open the Windows PE Tools command prompt.
- Run this command to create a Windows PE build environment in the WinPE folder.
- for a 32bit boot wim – copype x86 C:\winpe-x86
- for a 64bit boot wim – copype amd64 C:\winpe-amd64
- Install VMware Tools on Windows 2008 and copy the entire contents of the C:\Program Files\VMWare\VMWare Tools\Drivers\pvscsi and vmxnet3 folders to a C:\VMDrivers folders on the virtual machine.
- From the Windows PE command prompt (<Drive>:\winpe-x86), run this command to mount winpe.wim to the mount folder:
dism /mount-Wim /wimfile:<drive>:\winpe.wim 1 /mountdir:<drive>:\WinPE_tmp - Run this command at the Windows PE Tools command prompt to copy the vmxnet, vmxnet3 (enhanced), and pvsci drivers:
winpe.wim: dism /image:<drive>:\WinPE_tmp /Add-Driver /driver:c:\VMDrivers /recurse - Run this command to save the changes to winpe.wim:
dism /unmount-Wim /Mountdir:<drive>:\WinPE_tmp /commit
Import your custom bootimages in Configmgr 2007/2012 and distribute them to your DP . Your done !
Hope it Helps ,
Kenny Buntinx