Managing an operating system to set up a computer association tool

An apparatus to process manage an operating system to set up a computer association tool, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• process an Operating System Deployment (OSD) functionality of a System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to configure a server, wherein the OSD causes the server to a Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE Boot), wherein the PXE Boot associates a Media Access Control (MAC) address with at least one of a Systems Management Server Unique Identifier and a Resource ID;
• launch the SCCM for the PXE boot process to be associated with the server;
• configure the SCCM to associate with a specific OSD Task Sequence;
• boot from a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has an associated MAC address, using the PXE, wherein the PXE boot process then hands the operation over to the designated OSD Task Sequencer (TS) which handles the configuration process according to at least one variable;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

A non-transitory computer-program product for processing managing an operating system to set up a computer association device, the computer-program product comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising code for:
• processing an Operating System Deployment (OSD) functionality of a System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) to configure a server, wherein the OSD causes the server to a Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE Boot), wherein the PXE Boot associates a Media Access Control (MAC) address with at least one of a Systems Management Server Unique Identifier and a Resource ID;
• launching the SCCM for the PXE boot process to be associated with the server;
• configuring the SCCM to associate with a specific OSD Task Sequence;
• and
• booting from a Network Interface Card (NIC) that has an associated MAC address, using the PXE, wherein the PXE boot process then hands the operation over to the designated OSD Task Sequencer (TS) which handles the configuration process according to at least one variable.