Chris Nackers Senior Consultant Microsoft MVP - ConfigMgr

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Overview  New UI (to match System Center products)  Next release will support ConfigMgr 2012 and lay foundation for the next version of Windows

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Features  Support for ConfigMgr 2012 New application model support (in TS and database) Integration with the new console (wizards, task sequence actions) New UDI components (extensible) Support for new pre-execution hook (automate TS selection)  Infrastructure enhancements Partitioning improvements Full support for UEFI, 4K disks Bug fixes, supportability enhancements, etc. Cross-platform deployment (x64 OS from x86 Windows PE)

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Potential Features  Support for new OSes Windows Embedded POSReady 7, ThinPC (WinFLP)  Added support for Windows 7 scenarios Windows RE Deploy to VHD  MDOP functionality Integration of DaRT Support for App-V

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Potential Features (cont’d) Error recovery and retry logic Client-side UI “facelift” PowerShell support in the task sequence Replace “Components” tab with community content Security improvements

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 – Wizard Facelift

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 – Deploy to VHD Templates

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 – Improved Status Bar Progress

Configuration Manager Overview  New Application Model Support for Task Sequences  Boot Media Changes  Offline Image Servicing  New PXE Service Points  USMT 4.0 Integration

Configuration Manager 2012 – New Application Model  New Application Model Preference for User Device Affinity, although the TS app installation is fully supported

Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes  Pre-Start (Pre-Execution Hook)  Unattended boot media mode No more “next” screen Doesn’t suppress password screen  Hierarchy-wide boot media Finds site and MP based upon boundaries

Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes  Hierarchy-wide boot media Finds site and MP based upon boundaries

Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes Support for User Device Affinity

Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes Ability to select the default MP

Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes Ability to add “prestart” commands (pre- execution hook)

Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing  Ability to update OS image(s) stored in ConfigMgr  No need to deploy/capture to update the image  Helps reduce the deployment time  Component Based Servicing (CBS) updates  Works with following OS’s (SP1 support will be added) Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and later Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and later Microsoft Windows 7 RTM Microsoft Windows 2008 R2

Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing  Right-click or wunderbar option

Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing  Ability to select what updates you want injected into the image

Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing  Can perform “ASAP” update or schedule for a later time

Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing  Ability to see updates that have been added to image

Configuration Manager New PXE Service Points  New PXE Service Points No more PXE Shares for DP’s

Configuration Manager New PXE Service Points  New PXE Service Points No longer role, part of DP

Configuration Manager 2012 – USMT 4.0 Integration Hopefully easier way to use new features Updated actions to allow for HardLink, offline capture and shadow copy