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Chris Nackers Senior Consultant Microsoft MVP - ConfigMgr. MDT 2012 and Configmgr 2012: Operating System Deployment Updates. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 - Overview. New UI (to match System Center products)
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Chris Nackers Senior Consultant Microsoft MVP - ConfigMgr MDT 2012 and Configmgr 2012: Operating System Deployment Updates
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 - Overview • New UI (to match System Center products) • Next release will support ConfigMgr 2012 and lay foundation for the next version of Windows
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 - Features • Support for ConfigMgr 2012 • New application model support (in TS and database) • Integration with the new console (wizards, task sequence actions) • New UDI components (extensible) • Support for new pre-execution hook (automate TS selection) • Infrastructure enhancements • Partitioning improvements • Full support for UEFI, 4K disks • Bug fixes, supportability enhancements, etc. • Cross-platform deployment (x64 OS from x86 Windows PE)
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 - Potential Features • Support for new OSes • Windows Embedded POSReady 7, ThinPC (WinFLP) • Added support for Windows 7 scenarios • Windows RE • Deploy to VHD • MDOP functionality • Integration of DaRT • Support for App-V
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 - Potential Features (cont’d) • Error recovery and retry logic • Client-side UI “facelift” • PowerShell support in the task sequence • Replace “Components” tab with community content • Security improvements
Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 – Improved Status Bar Progress
Configuration Manager 2012 - Overview • New Application Model Support for Task Sequences • Boot Media Changes • Offline Image Servicing • New PXE Service Points • USMT 4.0 Integration
Configuration Manager 2012 – New Application Model • New Application Model • Preference for User Device Affinity, although the TS app installation is fully supported
Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes • Pre-Start (Pre-Execution Hook) • Unattended boot media mode • No more “next” screen • Doesn’t suppress password screen • Hierarchy-wide boot media • Finds site and MP based upon boundaries
Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes • Hierarchy-wide boot media • Finds site and MP based upon boundaries
Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes • Support for User Device Affinity
Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes • Ability to select the default MP
Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes • Ability to add “prestart” commands (pre-execution hook)
Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing • Ability to update OS image(s) stored in ConfigMgr • No need to deploy/capture to update the image • Helps reduce the deployment time • Component Based Servicing (CBS) updates • Works with following OS’s (SP1 support will be added) • Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and later • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and later • Microsoft Windows 7 RTM • Microsoft Windows 2008 R2
Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing • Right-click or wunderbar option
Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing • Ability to select what updates you want injected into the image
Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing • Can perform “ASAP” update or schedule for a later time
Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing • Ability to see updates that have been added to image
Configuration Manager 2012 - New PXE Service Points • New PXE Service Points • No more PXE Shares for DP’s
Configuration Manager 2012 - New PXE Service Points • New PXE Service Points • No longer role, part of DP
Configuration Manager 2012 – USMT 4.0 Integration • Hopefully easier way to use new features • Updated actions to allow for HardLink, offline capture and shadow copy