Deploy a Microsoft Image RHONDA LAYFIELD SR. DEPLOYMENT ARCHITECT DMVMUG User Conference 2014 – Reston, VA

Rhonda Layfield  30 + years in IT  7x Setup & Deployment MVP  International Presenter  Trainer  Consultant 

Training Videos Pluralsight MDT SCCM SCCM 2007 – 2012 migrations

Overview Tool to use MDT Integration MDT task sequence Automate Customize

Tool to Use System Center Configuration Manager 2012 R2 Integration is a piece of cake Then You get MDT Task Sequence

MDT Integration

Primary Site Site Server Site DB Server Management Point Distribution Point OSD Deploy W7

Steps to Deploy an Image Distribute both x86 and x64 Boot images to DP Import master OS image Add applications Add drivers Create a Task Sequence Deploy the Task Sequence to a collection

How Many Images Do You Need Usually only one But you still need to deploy different applications to various departments You can do both Use the same image in multiple task sequences

Task Sequences They aren’t just for OSs any more You can deploy applications Or Anything you want

Create MDT Task Sequence

Customize The Image Windows System Image Manager (WSIM) You can do anything in here No REALLY Even add scripting

Automate The Image 2 files that drive your deployments: Bootstrap.ini UNC path clients connect to deploy an image CustomSettings.ini Customize and Automate Your Best Friend MDT Help File MDT has one set of these files CM 2012 – each TS has it’s own set

Desktop Deployment Product Services DDPS Enterprise clients 1, 3, 5, 10 or 15 days Pay with SA vouchers

Why Use SCCM? You built the image in MDT SCCM is more flexible and controlling Zero Touch Installations

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