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Windows 7 Test Prep

Windows 7 Test Prep. Ch 2 Part 3. Based on this book. Lesson 1: Capturing System Images. Part 1: Creating an answer file Saving it as unattend.xml on a UFD (USB Flash Drive) Part 2: Creating a Reference Image Distributing an Image to Many Computers Using the Deployment Image

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Windows 7 Test Prep

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  1. Windows 7 Test Prep Ch 2 Part 3

  2. Based on this book

  3. Lesson 1: Capturing System Images • Part 1: Creating an answer file • Saving it as unattend.xml on a UFD (USB Flash Drive) • Part 2: Creating a Reference Image • Distributing an Image to Many Computers • Using the Deployment Image • Servicing and Management Tool • Sysprep

  4. Manual Deployment from a Network Share • On destination computer, boot from WinPE disk • Use DISKPART to create partitions • Copy image.wimto local hard disk D: • Apply image with ImageX • Use BCDboot to initialize the Boot Configuration Data

  5. ImageX • At an elevated command prompt • e:\imagex.exe /apply d:\image.wim 1 c:

  6. BCDboot • At an elevated command prompt • d:\windows\system32\bcdboot d:\windows

  7. Cross-Architecture Tools • ImageX (x86) and Windows PE (x86) can be used to capture both 32-bit and 64-bit images

  8. Windows Imaging Format • A WIM file is file-based format that stores files and file metadata • Removes duplicates, storing a file only once even if it is references multiple times in the file system tree • Hardware-independent • Files are stored in a WIM database • WIM files must be deployed to pre-formatted partitions (use DISKPART first)

  9. Windows Imaging Format • WIM file may contain multiple disk images • Saves size by removing duplicates • SWM: Spanned WIM Image files • Split into parts

  10. Mounting WIM Files • Load WimFltr.sys driver • Mount WIM file to a drive letter using ImageX • Wimgapi.dll provides Application Programming Interfaces for manipulating WIMs • To make a WIM bootable, use ImageX with the /boot switch

  11. Distributing an Image to Many Computers • Two tools • Windows Deployment Services (WDS) • Targets boot from PXE, or from a WDS Capture Image • MDT 2010 (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) • Very powerful new deployment tool

  12. Lite Touch & Zero Touch • Lite Touch Installation (LTI) • Requires a small amount of user intervention • Most new features in MDT are related to LTI • Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) • No user intervention • Requires these items on the network: • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 • Operating System Deployment Feature Pack • SQL Server

  13. System Management Server (SMS) 2003 • MTD 2010 ZTI does not work with SMS 2003

  14. WDS Images • WDS provides a PXE-booted version of Windows PE • A WDS image is contained in A WIM FILE • It's booted over the network into a RAMDisk • Installation proceeds under Windows PE • WDS integrates into Active Directory Domain Services, but the PXE server can run without ADDS

  15. Types of WDS Images • Install • An OS to deploy, typically a WIM file • Boot • Windows PE image you boot client to before install the WIM • Capture • Used to capture images • Has Windows PE and Windows Deployment Services Image Capture Wizard • Discover • Used for non-PXE computers • Enables target to finds WDS server and install an image

  16. Using the Deployment Image Servicing and Management Tool (DISM) • New in Windows 7 • DISM can service a Windows image, or prepare a Windows PE image

  17. DISM Can Do:

  18. DISM Options

  19. Sysprep • Sysprep prepares a Windows installation for imaging or delivery to a user • GUI mode: • c:\windows\system32\sysprep\sysprep.exe

  20. Sysprep Command-line Options

  21. Sysprep Options • /audit Restarts the ciomputer in Audit mode to test an installation or add drivers • /generalize Removes all unique system info • /oobe Restarts in Windows Welcome mode • /reboot, /shutdown, /quiet, /quit • /unattend: answerfile – Applies settings in the answer file during unattended installation

  22. Configuration Passes • Link TestPrep Ch 2c

  23. Sysprep Answer File • Configures unattended setup options • The generalize, auditSystem, and auditUser passes only occur when you run sysprep. • Sysprep answer file must be an XML file but cannot be named Autounattend.xml

  24. Making Plug-and-Play Drivers Persist During the Generalize Pass • Specify the PersistentAllDeviceInstalls setting in the Microsoft-Windows-PnPSysprep feature • In Windows System Image Manager • See next slide

  25. Reduced Functionality Mode • There is no Reduced Functionality Mode in Windows 7 • Textbook is wrong on page 82 • See link TestPrep Ch 2d

  26. Lesson 2: Managing Virtual Hard Disk Files • Using Native VHDs in Windows 7 • Using the Windows Image to Virtual Hard Disk Tool • Using the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool to Update a VHD • Deploying to an Online VHD • Using Windows Deployment Services

  27. Using Native VHDs in Windows 7 • VHD files are used by Hyper-V, Virtual Server, and Virtual PC for virtual disks • VHD files are also used by Microsoft Data Protection Manager, Windows Server Backup, client computer backup, and more programs. • Win 7 Enterprise or Ultimate can boot directly from VHD • DISKPART and Disk Management can be used to create VHD files

  28. Action, Create VHD in Disk Management

  29. Attaching VHD Files • You can also "Attach" an existing VHD in Computer Management • In either read-only or read-write mode

  30. Creating VHD files with DISKPART

  31. Booting from VHD • Must have Win 7 Enterprise or Ultimate • Two ways to put Win 7 on a VHD • Use ImageX and a Win 7 Install DVD • Copy a WIM image to the VHD • Use BCDEdit to add a boot entry for the VHD file

  32. Using the Windows Image to Virtual Hard Disk Tool • WIM2VHD creates VHD imaged from any Win 7 installation source or a custom WIM file • The VHD will boot to the OOBE (Out-of-Box-Experience) unless you automate that configuration with an Unattend.xml file.

  33. WIM2VHD Example

  34. Using the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool to Update a VHD • If you have a Win7 machine that only rarely boots from VHD, the VHD won't get Automatic Updates often • The Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool lets you update a VHD • The VHD will boot up just long enough to get the updates

  35. Using the Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool to Update a VHD • Requires Windows Server 2008 or 2003 SP2 • Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine manager (SCVMM) 2007 or SCVMM 2008 • The SCVMM Administrator Console is built on a Windows PoqwerShell command-line interface (see next slide)

  36. SCVMM Admin Console

  37. Deploying to an Online VHD Using Windows Deployment Services • WDS enables you to deploy Win 7 Enterprise or Ultimate remotely to bootable VHDs on client computers • WDS runs on Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 • WDS is an MMC Snap-in, and comes with the WDSUtil command-line tool you need to capture images

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