Lesson 3
Objectives
• Understand enterprise deployments
• Capture an image file
• Modify an image file
• Deploy an image file
Understanding Enterprise Deployments
Careful planning is required and the following objectives must be considered:
– Create standardized computing environments – Minimize user interaction at the workstation
– Ensure continued functionality of all hardware and software resources
– Minimize interruption of user productivity
Steps to Deploy an Enterprise Workstation
1. Build a deployment share.
2. Perform a reference computer installation.
3. Capture an image of the reference computer. 4. Boot the target computers.
5. Apply the Windows 7 reference computer image. Windows Deployment Tools
• Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010
• Windows Deployment Services
Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit (AIK)
• Primarily used by OEMs
• OEMs deploy Windows 7 workstations two ways: – Build-to-Plan (BTP)
– Build-to-Order (BTO)
Windows 7 AIK Tools
• Windows System Image Manager
(Windows SIM)
• ImageX.exe
• Deployment Image Servicing and
Management (DISM.exe)
• Windows Pre-installation Environment (PE)
• System Preparation (SysPrep.exe)
• User State Migration Tool (USMT)
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010
• Superset of Windows 7 AIK for enterprise network deployments
• Two types of deployments:
– Lite-touch installation (LTI)
– Zero-touch installation (ZTI)
Enterprise Deployment Scenarios
• New computer
• Upgrade computer
• Replace computer
• Refresh computer
MDT 2010 Deployment Workbench Interface
• Creates task sequences • Includes answer files and additional tasks
• Can perform tasks before and after
Windows 7 installation Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
• Included in Windows Server 2008
• Used to deploy Windows imaging files over the network
• Network must support:
– Dynamic Host Configuration