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2. FAQ WDS and what’s happened to RIS? What’s the WIM – driver injection and image management? What’s in automated deployment with unattend files? Deployment of Vista - from a business perspective (adding monthly hotfixes and MUI to the WIM file?) Deployment tools (BDD etc)? Customised installs - clean install vs upgrade? Do Apps deploy with the OS?

3. Agenda Vista Imaging Vista Imaging Vista Deployment Vista Deployment Tools and Resources Tools and Resources BDD Windows Vista SA Technologies Resources

4. Vista Imaging

5. Vista Imaging Design Goals WIM file

6. Benefits of WIM Format WIM file Image 1 Image 4 Image 3 Image 2

7. ImageX /append Appends a volume image into an existing WIM file /mount Mounts an image with read-only access to the specified directory /dir Displays a list of files and folders in a volume image /unmount Unmounts the image mounted to the specified directory

8. Image Editing /MOUNT /MOUNTRW /COMMIT /UNMOUNT Mount Directory ImageX WIM file

9. Deploying the Image WIM file Enhance the image Install on a test computer Deploy the image

10. Vista Deployment

11. What’s changed Going away: Unattend.txt, Sysprep.inf, Winbom.ini, Cmdlines.txt WINNT.exe, WINNT32.exe, and source-based installs SYSOCMGRImproving: Image Based Setup for Vista Windows PE RIS (becoming Windows Deployment Services) Application Compatibility Toolkit User State Migration Tool SMS 2003 OS Deployment Feature Pack

12. Windows Deployment Services Replaces RIS for remote deployments Installed on Longhorn server, WS2003 Can install Windows Vista, XP, W2K, WS2003 systems Native support for WIM image formats Uses WinPE as the boot environment Customized as the WDS client WIM image with RAM Disk support Consolidated new PXE architecture Provider plug-ins to supplement core networking functionality

13. SMS 2003 “Install” Master Computer “Capture” Image File “Plan” “Distribute” “Track” Target Computers Image Package Status Reports SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack Overview of operations

14. Windows System Image Manager Answer File Edit unattend.xml

15. Sum of the Parts Benefits of the of the Microsoft Deployment Solution Account Management – Active Directory Patch Management – SMS User state migration – USMT Packaging – Admin Studio in SMS Server and application monitoring - MOM Software distribution – SMS Inventory – SMS ITIL – MOF Imaging and desktop deployment – SMS + OSDFP Process Model and guidance – BDD Roadmap – Vista and BDD 2007 Skills – MOC and certified partners Applications – ACT v5

16. 2003200420052006 ADS 1.0 9/03 SMS 2003 10/03 SMS 2003 SP1 10/04 ADS 1.1 9/05 SMS 2003 SP2 OSD FP 11/04 VSMT 10/04 SCCM2007 Currently Shipping Unified Enterprise OS Deployment WDS for WS2003 SMS v4 OS Deployment builds on Longhorn tools PXE technology 2007 RIS in WS2003 Customer updates = OS Deployment Product WDS in LH Server OSD FP LH update Transfer scenarios Deployment Tools Roadmap

17. Tools & Resources

18. Reduce deployment complexity and risk with deployment tools and resources PlanningEngineeringImplementation Application inventory Application analysis Application compatibility mitigation Migration testing Migration scripts ACT, USMT, BDD, ORK Build desktop image Customize image Add drivers, languages, and applications Capture image Prepare for rollout ImageX, BDD, Sysprep, ORK Install image on desktops Migrate/upgrade Deploy remotely WDS, SMS, BDD, USMT BDD Desktop Optimization Pack

19. Manual Deployment $500 - $1000 per PC Light Touch ~ $350 per PC Zero Touch Less than $100 per PC What is BDD 2007? End-to-end guidance, best practices, and tools for efficient planning, building, and deploying Windows and Microsoft Office Based on real-world experience and industry best practices Increase automation Decrease costs

20. BDD Workbench Loading an OS Adding drivers Building a deployment demonstration

21. The Next Generation of SA Technologies Dynamic Desktop Solutions Microsoft SoftGrid: Application Virtualization Microsoft Diagnostic and Recovery Toolset Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management Microsoft Asset Inventory Services Accelerate deployment and increase manageability Dynamically deliver the virtual application solution Minimize application compatibility issues Transform applications into centrally managed services available when and where needed Translating Software Inventory into business intelligence Powerful tools to accelerate desktop repair Enhancing group policy with change management

22. Management ServerVirtualization DesktopVirtualization ApplicationVirtualization UI Virtualization

23. Per Instance virtualization ConfigurationDataServices Configuration management Isolation and Redirection Zero installation footprint Runtime isolation No need for “activation” No alteration of the system N o interference with user data Application Virtualization Strong Isolation

24. Additional Resources Visit Microsoft.com Microsoft Windows Server System™ integrated server software http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem SMS 2003 http://www.microsoft.com/SMS SMS 2003 Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/2003/tools/msu pdates.mspx http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/downloads/2003/tools/msu pdates.mspxBDD http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/default. mspx http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/default. mspx Security Guide http://go.microsoft.com/?linkId=5795174 Website for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance http://www.windowsvista.com/optimizeddesktop

25. Questions

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