ITMT Windows 7 Configuration Chapter 3 – Deploying Windows 7 ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 1

Understanding Enterprise Deployments Installation Requirement – Standardize Computing Environment – Minimize user interaction at workstation – Ensure continued functionality of hardware and software – Minimize interruption of user productivity ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 2

Understanding Enterprise Deployments Deployment Process – Manual installation – Enterprise deployment Build a deployment share Perform a reference computer installation Capture an image of the reference computer Boot the target computer Apply the Windows 7 reference computer image ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 3

Introducing Windows Deployment Tools Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit (AIK) – Windows System Image Manager (SIM) Create answer file (XML base) – ImageX.exe Capture, modify and apply image file – Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) Mount Edit and upgrade image file ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 4

Introducing Windows Deployment Tools Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit (AIK) – Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) 32-bit or 64-bit Networking NTFS – System Preparation (Sysprep.exe) Remove individual configuration – User State Migration Tool (USMT) Scanstate.exe: Save profile Loadstate.exe: Restore profile ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 5

Introducing Windows Deployment Tools Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 (MDT 2010) – Lite-touch installation (LTI) Require MDT 2010 and Windows 7 AIK – Zero-touch installation (ZTI) Require Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM 2007) ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 6

Introducing Windows Deployment Tools Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 (MDT 2010) – New computer – Upgrade computer (Limited to Window Vista) – Replace computer – Refresh computer (wipe-and-load or in-place migration) MDT 2010 – Deployment Workbench – Create task sequences ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 7

Introducing Windows Deployment Tools Windows Deployment Services – Included in Windows 2008 R2 – Deploy boot images over network – Require Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) – Require Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE) network interface adapters on workstation ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 8

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Setup reference computer – Using Windows SIM Create an Answer File Configuring Answer File – windows PE – offlineServicing – generalize – auditSystem – auditUser – oobeSystem ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 10

Setup reference computer – Using Windows SIM Creating a Configuration Set Applying an Answer File – setup.exe /unattend: \\server\share\configset ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 11

Capturing image file – Using ImageX.exe Preparing Reference Computer – sysprep /generalize /oobe Create Window PE Boot Disk Capturing the Image File – Imagex.exe /capture c: d:\win7.wim “Win7” /verify ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 12

Capturing image file – Using WDS Capture a bootable image of reference computer and upload to WDS server Require PXE-capable network adapter to boot from network ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 13

Capturing image file – Using MDT 2010 Create Deployment Share Create Task Sequence Update Deployment Share Deploy the Boot Image ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 14

Modifying image file – DISM Deployment Image Servicing and Management – Add device drivers – Add language packs – Add packaged updates – Enable or disable system features – Append a volume image to a workstation image – Combine multiple images to a single Windows Imaging file ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 15

Modifying image file – Using DISM Mounting an image – Dism /mount-wim /wimfile:x:\filename.wim /index:1 /mountdir:c:\mounted – Get current mounted image information: Dism /get-mountedwiminfo – Get index number of an image: dism /get-wiminfo /wimfile:x:\filename.wim Adding drivers to an image file – dism /image:c:\mounted /add-driver /driver:e:\drivers /recurse – Get drivers information: dism /image:c:\mounted /get-drivers ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 16

Modifying image file – Using DISM Add Update to an image file – Dism /image:c:\mounted /add-package /packagepath:e:\updates\package.msu – DISM.exe can only add cabinet (.cab) package or Window Update Stand-alone Installer (.msu) file Adding Application to an image file – Create answer file to install the application – dism /image:c:\mounted /apply-unattend:e:\unattend.xml ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 17

Modifying image file – Using DISM Committing and unmounting image – Dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:c:\mounted /commit – Dism /unmount-wim /mountdir:c:\mounted /discard ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 18

Deploying Image File - Image Types Thick images – Complete image of a reference computer – Deploy to small number of workstation configuration – Do not require scripting – Large in size ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 19

Deploying Image File - Image Types Thin images – Fewer configuration-specific elements – Good for large number of workstation configurations deployment – Install.wim: smallest thin image – Small and simpler to create and maintain – Require complicated deployment process (scripting and post-installation) – May require SCCM 2007 ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 20

Deploying Image File - Image Types Hybrid images – Mix of Thin and Thick image – Include all the applications, settings… of reference workstations (thick image) – Applications and components stored in shared folder (thin image) – Easy to create and maintain – Less complex to deploy ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 21

Deploying Image File – Using ImageX.exe Manually Deployment Create a disk partition Access installed image – DVD with Window PE – Separate DVD – Network share Apply Install Image: – Imagex /apply z:\images\win7.wim 1 c: Apply boot files – Bcdboot c:\windows ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 22

Deploying Image File – Using WDS Require boot image and captured image on WDS server Require PXE-capable network adapter on workstation WDS allow multicasting loying-windows-7-using-windows-deployment- services-wds-step-by-step-part-i/ ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 23

Deploying Image File – Using MDT 2010 Lite Touch Installation Deployment (LTI) – Requite technician at workstation to run Deployment Wizard and select task sequence – Deployment Workbench – Add Captured Image – Create Task Sequence – Start Target Computer ials/Deploying-Windows-7-Part10.html ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 24

Deploying Image File – Using MDT 2010 Zero Touch Installation Deployment (ZTI) – Require System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (SCCM 2007) – Require SQL Server database to store the data – Require client agent on each managed computer – Require different licenses: SCCM 2007, SQL server, client agent – Allow to add new computer to SCCM database before deployment ITMT 1371 – Window 7 Configuration 25

Summary – Installing Windows 7 Large Enterprise Deployment Deployment Tools Capture and modify Windows Image Deploy Windows Image file ITMT 1371 – Windows 7 Configuration 26

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