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A)  With SMP :

The Xml file given in the follow are created with usmt usb key process.

Add usmt capture at the beginning of deployment TS and restore at the end

and do not forget to remove format task

“step by step documentation” => in writing

INFORMATION: Antivirus is often a problem ...

Post boxes and various other issues are also critical areas affected by Antivirus and could undermine the infrastructure SCCM.

SMP service can be manage by ConfigMgr Service Manager console, and its name is "SMS_STATE_MIGRATION_POINT", its logfile is smpmgr.log

So you can restart this service rather than reboot your SMP Role serveur. (thank you to Jean-Sébastien DUCHÊNE)

B) With Hardlink :

To do Hardlink nothing easier:

In the previous SMP process replace "Request State Store" in the scanstategroup task by:

Set Variable OSDStateStorePath:

Task Sequence Variable Value
More informations

OSDStateStorePath
"the local path that you want"
where you will save the profile(s)

and Set Variable OSDMigrateAdditionalCaptureOptions :

Task Sequence Variable Value
More informations

OSDMigrateAdditionalCaptureOptions
/ue:%COMPUTERNAME%\* /nocompress /hardlink
(%COMPUTERNAME%\* because i run the refresh from THE user of the domain and only one interested me

Do not forget to add "Capture User State" configuration files, like this:

In the previous SMP process replace "Request State Store" in the loadstategroup task by:

Set Variable OSDStateStorePath:

Task Sequence Variable Value
More informations

OSDStateStorePath "the local path that you want"
The path from where you to restore the profile(s)

Set Variable OSDMigrateAdditionalRestoreOptions :

Task Sequence Variable Value
More informations

OSDMigrateAdditionalRestoreOptions
/nocompress /hardlink
not /lac because it is already in the SCCM command line

Do not forget to add "Restore User State" config files, like this:

That All!