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Workstation Imaging Process Overview

Workstation Imaging Process Overview. Thomson Reuters Manoj Shah Mike Bowers Curt Ricard Sangkhone Stoltz Joe Ness March 26 th , 2009. Agenda. Project Goals & Objectives Current Environment & Challenges Technologies Leveraged Limitations with Technologies What we delivered

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Workstation Imaging Process Overview

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  1. Workstation Imaging Process Overview Thomson Reuters Manoj Shah Mike Bowers Curt Ricard Sangkhone Stoltz Joe Ness March 26th, 2009

  2. Agenda Project Goals & Objectives Current Environment & Challenges Technologies Leveraged Limitations with Technologies What we delivered How does it work & look? Device Drivers & Application Deployment Post Install Configurations

  3. Goals & Objectives • Reduce costs by developing a centralized and scalable solution for image creation, deployment & maintenance • Develop a framework for Image deployment where: • Total deployment time is reduced • The number of FTE touches is reduced • The duplication of efforts around managing multiple deployment solutions & multiple Ghost images is eliminated.

  4. Current Environment & Challenges • De-centralized environment • Each site created custom GHOST images • The desktop team wanted to keep their custom built imaging applications • No consistent process in place for Image deployment & maintenance • Different software licensing models • Application Packages • Not all applications were packaged and available in SMS • Requirements constantly changing • Limited resources

  5. Technologies Leveraged

  6. Limitations with Technologies

  7. What we delivered: • Easy to use graphical interface • The ability to select multiple applications for installation • Integration of OSD/BDD for Role based deployment • Some settings and applications are automatically selected based on location and hardware model • Active Directory OU, CD burning software, etc. • All locations now share a single WIM image • For sites without SMS, the WIM is installed using ImageX • Performance comparable to Ghost process, with less touches • Reimage existing workstation remotely • No need for SMS Admin Console access • Primarily used for training rooms & kiosk machines

  8. Image Deployment Methods • Flash Drive • Remote Deployment via SMS Advertisement • Future release will include WDS support

  9. How does it work and look? Main Menu

  10. How does it work and look? Utilities Menu

  11. How does it work and look? WIPIT adds the Machine Name, Asset Tag and the list of selected applications as a role in the BDD database. BDD Roles allow targeting of specific computers for application installation or custom settings. • Selecting an Active Directory OU • Adding an account to Administrators group • Installing one or more applications WIPIT Main GUI – Booting to a Flash Drive

  12. How does it work and look? WIPIT Main GUI – Using an SMS Advertisement

  13. How does it work and look? SMS Advertisement GUI

  14. Device Drivers & Application Deployment • Driven by a custom wrapper script • Uses OSDSWDexec.exe for installs from SMS DP • Non-injectable drivers, other apps packaged in SMS • Forces installs to run during Administrator autologon or user’s 1st logon • Uses .ini files to determine when to install drivers & applications • Package and program naming standards used to determine which .ini file an app is placed into

  15. Post-Install • User logs on to new workstation for the first time • User ID and domain are pre-populated. • All user-based applications are installed and/or configured. • Any application setting that are stored in HKCU are configured (Outlook, Windows Media Player, etc) • Data is restored (optional) • Installation is complete • The user is happy • Management is happy • And there is much rejoicing. Yeahhhhhh.

  16. How does it work?

  17. How does it work?

  18. Questions?

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