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Imaging and Deployment. James O’Neill Jamesone@microsoft.com http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone. What Will We Cover?. Managed Deployment Advantages Windows Imaging Windows Preinstallation Environment Application Compatibility Toolkit Deployment Management Systems. Helpful Experience.
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Imaging and Deployment James O’Neill Jamesone@microsoft.com http://blogs.technet.com/jamesone
What Will We Cover? • Managed Deployment Advantages • Windows Imaging • Windows Preinstallation Environment • Application Compatibility Toolkit • Deployment Management Systems
Helpful Experience • Familiarity with deployment concepts • Familiarity with Windows administration Level 200
Agenda • Exploring Deployment Considerations • Using Vista Deployment Tools • Deploying Windows Vista
Deployment Challenges • System Diversity • Hardware • Software • Roles • Admin Costs • Configuration • Testing • Management • Data Migration • Applications • User data • System settings
Managed Deployment Advantages • Consistency • Limit configurations • Standardize systems • Manageability • Centralized • Automated • Reliability • System testing • System Restore
Deployment Server New System Side-by-Side System Upgrade Deployment Scenarios
Agenda • Exploring Deployment Considerations • Using Vista Deployment Tools • Deploying Windows Vista
Vista Deployment Enhancements • Windows Imaging • Powerful tools • Configurable files • Flexible application • Modularization • Component separation • Independent definition • Building blocks Microsoft Deployment Solutions
.wim file .wim file A Brief History of Imaging Product CD SMS 2003 Reference Computer Target Computer WINNT32 Answer Files RIS Server RIS Client Distribution Share
WIM file Vista Imaging Design Goals
WIM file Benefits of WIM Format Image 1 Image 3 Image 2 Image 4
WIM Image Format Overview Header File Resources WIM file Metadata Resource Table XML Data
/append Appends a volume image into an existing WIM file Mounts an image with read-only access to the specified directory /mount /dir Displays a list of files and folders in a volume image Unmounts the image mounted to the specified directory /unmount ImageX
Demonstration Using ImageX
WIMGAPI Basic Functions Imaging Extensibility
WIM file WIM file WIM file Image Capture
WIM file Image-Capture Options WIMSCRIPT.INI
Demonstration Capturing an Image
Filter Type Filter Use WIM file system filter Edit the image WIM boot filter Boot from a WIM image WIM FS filter driver Mount and view the image Imaging Filters
WIM file ImageX Image Editing Mount Directory /MOUNT /MOUNTRW /COMMIT /UNMOUNT
Demonstration Modifying an Image
WIM file Image Installation
WIM file Deploying the Image • Enhance the image • Install on a test computer • Deploy the image
Windows Setup • Single .xml file • Simplified customization • System Image Manager • Detects packages • Handles install paths • Simple interface Unattend.xml Windows System Image Manager
Demonstration Using System Image Manager
Install or Troubleshoot Windows Vista Windows Preinstallation Environment Deployment Server Deployment Target Removable Media Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) Windows PE 2.0
Integration with Longhorn Longhorn Vista
Application Database Correct Run Level Application Compatibility Toolkit
System Settings • E-mail • Files • Favorites USB device Removable Media Network Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
Agenda • Exploring Deployment Considerations • Using Vista Deployment Tools • Deploying Windows Vista
Image-Based Deployment • Offline • Test • Build Image • Online • Settings • Unattend.xml • Windows PE • Disk Prep • Apply Image • OOBE • Register • User Config • First Boot • SysPrep • Unique ID
Offline Online Windows PE OOBE First Boot Image-Based Upgrade • Apply New System • Restore user data • Delete old system • Hardware Specialization • Install non-standard drivers • Test hardware
Clean Install Model Upgrade Report Automatic Rollback Vista Upgrade Enhancements
Session Summary • Using managed deployment lowers TCO • Windows Imaging increases reliability • Management tools automate deployment
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