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What’s new in MDT 2012 ?

CLI306. Senior Software Development Engineer. Microsoft mniehaus@microsoft.com. What’s new in MDT 2012 ?. Michael Niehaus. MDT 2012 An introduction. New release to ride the System Center 2012 “wave” Adding support for Configuration Manager 2012 and all of its new OS deployment capabilities

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What’s new in MDT 2012 ?

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  1. CLI306 Senior Software Development Engineer Microsoftmniehaus@microsoft.com What’s new in MDT 2012? Michael Niehaus

  2. MDT 2012An introduction • New release to ride the System Center 2012 “wave” • Adding support for Configuration Manager 2012 and all of its new OS deployment capabilities • Providing enhancements for all existing customers • Lite Touch • Zero Touch • User Driven Installation • Laying the foundation for the next version of Windows

  3. MDT 2012Timeline • Beta 1 is now available to everyone from http://connect.microsoft.com • Solution Accelerator connection, Microsoft Deployment program • Please download and provide feedback, either directly or through Connect • Beta 2 is expected very soon • Release candidate is expected in January • Final release shortly after ConfigMgr 2012 RTM and general availability

  4. MDT 2012Beta 1 Features • Support for ConfigMgr 2012 • New app model support (in TS and database) • Integration with the new console (wizards, task sequence actions) • Support for new pre-execution hook (automate TS selection)

  5. MDT 2012 and ConfigMgr 2012 Michael Niehaus Senior SDE Microsoft Corporation demo

  6. MDT 2012Beta 1 Features • Infrastructure enhancements • Deploy to VHD support • Support for Windows ThinPC and Windows POSReady 7 • Cross-platform deployment (x64 OS from x86 Windows PE) • Improved Lite Touch wizard look-and-feel • Additional progress displays • Partitioning and user state migration improvements • Full support for UEFI, 4K disks • Bug fixes, supportability enhancements, etc.

  7. MDT 2012Beta 1 Features • Continued support for old operating systems • Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 • Change of plans since first discussed • Continued support for ConfigMgr 2007 • (MDT OEM task sequence templates for ConfigMgr will be removed)

  8. MDT 2012 Lite Touch Wizards Michael Niehaus Senior SDE Microsoft Corporation demo

  9. MDT 2012Beta 1 Known Issues • Lite Touch • Deployment share upgrades flatten logical folder structure • Static IP configuration isn’t in the right place for bare metal deployments • Deployment logic doesn’t always pick the proper partition • User state migration may fail when multiple partitions are present • ConfigMgr • Deployment logic doesn’t always pick the proper partition • Volume choice in the UDI wizard is ignored • UDI Wizard designer does not recognize the presence of the ConfigMgr 2012 console • Boot image generation fails if the ConfigMgr 2012 console isn’t running elevated

  10. MDT 2012Beta 2 Features • New User Driven Installation Components • New UDI Wizard Designer • Extensible wizard • Support for selecting ConfigMgr 2012 applications • (No more web service) • Full Windows Recovery Environment support • MDOP functionality • Integration of DaRT 7 (including remote control) • PowerShell support in the task sequences

  11. MDT 2012 Beta 2 and DaRT Michael Niehaus Senior SDE Microsoft Corporation demo

  12. MDT 2012Beta 2 Features • “RunOnce” task sequence execution • Improved cleanup from failed or interrupted task sequences • Monitoring • Deploying Windows 8 Developer Preview

  13. MDT 2012 Beta 2 Monitoring Michael Niehaus Senior SDE Microsoft Corporation demo

  14. Deploying Windows 8 Michael Niehaus Senior SDE Microsoft Corporation demo

  15. Feedback Dear attendees! Your feedback is appreciated! In notepad that can be found in attendee’s infopack, you will find a feedback form Please, rate the session and pass the feedback formto the moderator on exit To take part in a lottery, please do not forget to mark the feedback form with the number of your badge Thank you!

  16. Questions? • Session Code CLI306 • Michael Niehaus • Senior Software Development Engineer • mniehaus@microsoft.com • http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus • http://www.facebook.com/MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit • You can ask your questions at Microsoft zone in Hall 17 within an hour after end of this session

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