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What’s New in MDT 2012?

SESSION CODE: CLI313. Michael Niehaus Senior Software Development Engineer Microsoft. What’s New in MDT 2012?. 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. SESSION CODE: CLI313 Michael Niehaus Senior Software Development Engineer Microsoft What’s New in MDT 2012? (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

  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 in October, with release shortly after ConfigMgr 2012 RTM

  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 at TechReady 12 • 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) • Support for App-V • PowerShell support in the task sequences • Offline user state migration for Lite Touch

  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 • Image Factory • Error recovery and retry

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

  14. MDT 2012Beta 2 Potential Features • Replace “Components” tab with community content • Security improvements • And maybe more… • Suggestions?

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  16. © 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION. (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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