1. Deploying and Maintaining Server Images
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Module 11
Deploying and Maintaining Server Images

2. Administering Windows Deployment Services
Module Overview
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Administering Windows Deployment Services

3. Overview of Windows Deployment Services

4. Lesson 1: Overview of Windows Deployment Services
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Why Use Windows Deployment Services?

5. What Is Windows Deployment Services?
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Windows Deployment Services is a server role that is provided with Windows Server 2012
Windows Deployment Services:
Enables you to perform network-based installations
Simplifies the deployment process
Supports deployment to computers with no operating system
Uses existing technologies, such as Windows PE, .wim, .vhd and .vhdx files, and image-based deployment

6. Windows Deployment Services Components
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Transport Server
Multicast engine
Windows PowerShell cmdlets for session management
Deployment Server
PXE Server
Image Store
WDS Client
TFTP Server

7. Why Use Windows Deployment Services?
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Consider the following scenarios:
In a small network consisting of a single server and around 25 Windows XP computers, you want to expedite the upgrade process of the client computers to Windows 8.1
A medium-sized organization wants to deploy multiple servers in branch offices that are geographically dispersed. It would be time- consuming and expensive to send experienced IT staff to each location to deploy the servers

8. Managing Images

9. Lesson 2: Managing Images
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Lesson 2: Managing Images
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Demonstration: Using DISM to Configure an Image

10. The Role of Images in Windows Deployment Services
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Three types of image files in WDS are used as boot or install images
WIM, VHD, and VHDX
Windows Imaging (WIM) File
WIM
Header
Metadata
Resource
(Image 1)
(Image 2)
File Resource
Lookup Table
XML Data
Integrity Table
Image 1
Image 2

11. Windows ADK Tools for Image Management
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Windows ADK Tools for Image Management
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Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK)
Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM)
Windows PE
User State Migration Tool (USMT)
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM)

12. Image Types Thin Image Thick Image Hybrid Image
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Thin Image
Contains only the operating system and possibly a few agents, such as the Configuration Manager 2012 agent
Thick Image
Contains every application required by an end-user
Hybrid Image
Contains some of the applications required by most users

13. Creating an Install Image
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The process of creating an install image can be summarized as follows:
Create a capture image
Install Windows on a reference computer
Customize settings on the reference computer
Generalize the reference computer
Capture the reference image

14. Managing and Maintaining Images
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Managing and Maintaining Images
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DISM can be used to manage and maintain images including:
Apply updates, drivers, and language packages
Add, remove, or enumerate packages and drivers
Enable or disable Windows features
Apply changes based on the offlineServicing section of an unattended answer file
Configure locale settings
Upgrade an image to a different edition of Windows

15. Demonstration: Using DISM to Configure an Image
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In this demonstration, you will see how to:
Mount a WIM image
List the features enabled on an image
Enable a feature on an image
(More notes on the next slide)

16. Implementing Deployment with Windows Deployment Services

17. Lesson 3: Implementing Deployment with Windows Deployment Services
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Managing Deployments with Windows Deployment Services

18. Understanding Windows Deployment Services Components
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Windows Deployment Services prerequisites include:
AD DS
DHCP
DNS
NTFS volume
Use Windows Automated Deployment Tool Kit to create answer files for automated deployment

19. Installing and Configuring Windows Deployment Services
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Install and configure Windows Deployment Services by:
Installing the Windows Deployment Services server role
Install the Deployment Server or Transport Server role service
Perform post-installation configuration of Windows Deployment Services by:
Specifying an image store location
Configuring the DHCP server options, if required
Configuring PXE server configuration

20. Managing Deployments with Windows Deployment Services
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To service client computers with Windows Deployment Services, you must:
Configure boot settings
Configure install settings
Configure transmission settings
Configure drivers

21. Administering Windows Deployment Services

22. Lesson 4: Administering Windows Deployment Services
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Demonstration: How to Configure Multicast Transmission

23. Common Administration Tasks
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There are several common administrative tasks and tools for Windows Deployment Services
Tasks
Configure DHCP
Create and service images
Manage the boot menu
Prestage client computers
Automate deployment
Configure transmission
Tools
Windows Deployment Services console, WDSUtil.exe, Dism.exe, Sysprep.exe, ImageX.exe, Windows SIM

24. Demonstration: How to Administer Images
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Demonstration: How to Administer Images
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In this demonstration, you will see how to administer images
(More notes on the next slide)

25. Automating Deployments
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Automating Deployments
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To automate the Windows Setup process:
Create the Unattend.xml file
Copy the file to the Windows Deployment Services server
View the properties of the appropriate install image
Enable unattended mode and select the answer file

26. Demonstration: How to Configure Multicast Transmission
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In this demonstration, you will see how to configure multicast transmission

27. Additional Resources & Next Steps
Instructor-Led Courses
20411C: Administering Windows Server 2012
Books
Exam Ref : Administering Windows Server 2012
Exams & Certifications
Exam : Administering Windows Server 2012