1. Look Mom, No Hands! Zero Touch Software and OS Deployment!
If you like to automate things like I do then you’ll love System Center Configuration Manager SCCM is a comprehensive management tool to assess, deploy, and update servers, client computers, and devices-across physical, virtual, distributed, and mobile environments. There are a multitude of areas that System Center Configuration Manager can help you realize cost savings and efficiencies when managing your client infrastructure.
In this session we will focus on the Software Distribution and Operating System Deployment functionality and see how it can help your simplify, and automate, the task of deploying Windows 7 and applications to desktops in your environment!! Kick back, let the SCCM do the work for you!!!

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3. Look Mom, No Hands! Zero Touch Software and OS Deployment!
John Baker
Chief Technology Strategist
Microsoft Corporation

4. Agenda Overview of Configuration Manager
OS Deployment in Configuration Manager
MDT Extensions for Configuration Manager Operating System Deployment - OSD

5. System Center Configuration Manager
Automated solution for assessing, migrating and deploying windows server and client operating systems
Broad support for advanced delivery:
Operating systems
Applications
Software and hardware updates
Support for both physical and virtual environments
Increased scenario support:
Corporate Network
Branch locations
Mobile Workforce
Home workers (Internet based)
System Center Configuration Manager

6. Configuration Manager Site Systems
Asset Intelligence sync point
SQL Server
Out of band service point
Distribution Point
SQL Server
Reporting Services point
Primary Site Server
Server Locator Point
Reporting Point
Management Point
SMS 2003 Equivalent Role
System Health Validator
Fallback Status Point
Configuration Manager Role
Software Update Point
PXE Service Point
Branch DP
State Migration Point

7. Configuration Manager Site Systems
Asset Intelligence sync point
SQL Server
Out of band service point
Distribution Point
SQL Server
Reporting Services point
Primary Site Server
Server Locator Point
Reporting Point
Management Point
SMS 2003 Equivalent Role
System Health Validator
Fallback Status Point
Configuration Manager Role
Software Update Point
PXE Service Point
Branch DP
State Migration Point

8. Review SCCM
Demo

9. What’s New in SCCM 2007 R3 Power Management
Operating System Deployment Improvements
Dynamic Collection Evaluation
Active Directory Delta Discovery
Simplified Resource Management
Desired Configuration Management
Higher Number of Supported Clients Per Hierarchy

10. Application Deployment
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Application Deployment
Distribution
Server
Makes deployment of business productivity application easy
Office System Programs
SAP, Siebel, etc.
Planning Tool
Extended and improved inventory and metering
Deployment Tool
Target based on business needs
Right applications to the right users on time
Better user experience
Package
Program
Collection
Client
Client
Client

11. Operating System Deployment
Highly automated solution for assessing, migrating and deploying windows server and client operating systems
Common toolset and process
End-to-end deployment automation support
Assess migration readiness for Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 and Office 2010
Built in reports for minimum and recommended settings
Enable dynamic deployment of drivers at runtime
Organize, replicate and deploy packages
Utilize Windows PnP detect

12. Streamlined Application and Desktop Delivery
Client Management
Streamlined Application and Desktop Delivery
Optimized Client Health and Performance
Client Infrastructure Monitoring
Client Health Monitoring and Proactive Issue Identification
Remote PC Diagnostics & Repair
Zero-touch Remote Diagnosis and Remediation with Intel® Vprotm
Ease User Access Without Compromise
End-Point Security Management
Enforced Compliance with System Health Policy Definitions via Remediation
Configuration Compliance
Assess Systems Compliance Against Established Configuration Baselines
Adaptive Application Delivery
Managed Client Application Delivery via Traditional and Virtual Methods
Simplified Windows 7 Deployment
Automated OS Deployment via Image Standardization

13. The Task Sequencer Core OS deployment mechanism
Delivered to clients as policy via MP
Sequence of steps to execute
Steps prior to deploying new OS
Steps in Windows PE to deploy new OS
Steps after the new OS is deployed
Completely hands-off for full automation of the process
Two kinds of actions
Built-in actions provided within product
Custom actions command line driven, Vbscript, Batch etc.
Task Sequence can do other actions:
Capture images
Deploy Application chains
Administer complex activities
More (unlimited)

14. Task Sequence Actions The built-in list of building blocks
Run Command Line
Install Software
Install Software Updates
Join Domain or Workgroup
Connect to Network Folder
Reboot Computer to Windows PE or hard disk
Set Task Sequence Variable
Format and Partition Disk
Convert Disk to Dynamic
Enable BitLocker
Disable BitLocker
Request State Store
Capture User State
Restore User State
Release State Store
Apply Operating System
Apply Data Image
Setup Windows and ConfigMgr
Install Deployment Tools
Prepare ConfigMgr Client for Capture
Prepare Windows for Capture
Capture Operating System Images
Auto Apply Drivers
Apply Driver Package
Capture Network Settings
Capture Windows Settings
Apply Network Settings
Apply Windows Settings

15. Controlling Task Sequence Steps
Condition An optional test. If the test returns true, the action is executed. If the test returns false, the action is skipped
The actual work to perform. Typically a command line action – map a network drive, reboot, run a script, etc.
Action
Governs behavior if the action completes with an error
Continue-on-Error flag

16. How Windows Deployment works
Configure RAID controller
Format & Partition Hard Drive
Deploy OS Image
Add Device Drivers
Reboot to New OS
Install ConfigMgr Client
Install Software Updates
Install Applications
Restore User State & Settings
Start OS Deployment
Check Deployment Readiness
Save User State & Settings
Save System Settings
Reboot to WinPE
Steps in new OS
Steps in old OS
Steps in WinPE
Bare Metal starts here

17. Configure SCCM for Operating System Deployments
Demo

18. MDT Extensions

19. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Feature categories
Wizards
Help with the setup and configuration, instead of manual step-by-step processes
Capabilities added to a task sequence
Built into our task sequence templates
Leverages scripts
Additional task sequence actions
Extensions to the task sequence editor
Scripts to perform the task
Making deployments more dynamic
Web services, databases, computer variables, collection variables, conditions, etc.

20. Task Sequence Capabilities Dynamic state capture location
Capturing user state to the network is expensive
Network traffic (both ways)
Disk space consumption
Time
Only user the state migration point (SMP) when necessary
Estimate needed space
Calculate if it will fit
Script to run USMT estimate
Conditionally request SMP store
Standard state capture
Conditionally release SMP store

21. Task Sequence Capabilities Configure answer files
Dynamically update OS configuration files per computer
Unattend.txt (Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 unattended)
Sysprep.inf (Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 images)
Unattend.xml (Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008)
Inject values stored in task sequence variables
Preconfigured for commonly-used values
Domain, OU, computer name, time zone, area code, locale, language, full name, organization, product key, home page, etc.
Easily extensible for whatever values you want
XML-driven: which variable to inject where
Dynamic deployments

22. Task Sequence Capabilities Handle any scenario
One task sequence to handle all possible scenarios
New computer (bare metal)
Operating system refresh (wipe and load)
Reference computer image build and capture
Replace computer (capture only)
Any operating system type
OS installation package
OS image
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7
Conditions specified to control the flow

23. Task Sequence Capabilities Backup
Create an image of the computer before installing a new operating system
Script to run ImageX.exe to create WIM
Stores backup locally when possible (>=50% free space)
If using the network, the WIM might be huge
Caveats:
This can take a long time, so you may choose to do it selectively
ImageX is designed to create a small image, so it’s not optimized for capture speed
ImageX is an imaging tool, not a backup tool
Ideal for recovering lost data, not the entire OS

24. Task Sequence Capabilities Miscellaneous items
Validation
Don’t deploy a client OS to a machine running a server OS (the ultimate “oops”)
Ensure minimum memory, processor, and disk requirements are met
Decompress the root of the drive
Prerequisite checks
Windows Scripting Host and MSXML are functional
BIOS check
Block installation for incompatible BIOSes
Capture and restore local group membership

25. Task Sequence Capabilities Miscellaneous items
Tattoo the machine
Inventory deployment details
Enable Diskpart compatibility mode when needed (Windows XP, Server 2003)
KB , KB
Move state store (if local)
Otherwise, it is deleted when
the deployment completes
Copy logs
Make them available on
a network share for
troubleshooting

26. Task Sequence Actions MDT 2010 Additions

27. Task Sequence Actions Use Toolkit Package
Custom actions have two pieces:
The user interface
The command that gets executed
The “Use Toolkit Package” action takes care of getting the needed files to the computer
Want to use any other actions? You need this first!

28. Task Sequence Actions Gather
Sets variables that can be used elsewhere in the task sequence
“Local data” retrieved from WMI
MAC addresses, IP addresses, make, model, etc.
“Rules” can leverage local data to make further decisions
Static rules (e.g. subnet)
Database queries
Web services
Dynamic deployments

29. Task Sequence Actions Validate
Perform hardware checks to make sure the machine is capable
Prevent accidental deployment of client operating systems to server hardware (the ultimate “oops”)

30. Task Sequence Actions Install Updates Offline
Apply patches to Windows 7 before the OS boots for the first time
Just-in-time patching
Eliminates window of vulnerability
Uses PKGMGR/DISM from Windows PE
Uses an existing software update package
All patches in the package will be applied
Applicability cannot be determined offline

31. Task Sequence Actions Install Language Packs Online or Offline
Simplifies the process of installing language packs during an OS deployment
Create a package containing the language packs (LP.CABs) needed
Specify that package should be installed online (after the OS is running) or offline (before the OS boots for the first time, similar to patching)

32. Summary Broad support for advanced delivery
Applications
Operating Systems
New Features in SCCM 2007 R3
Client Management
Task sequencer is the core deployment mechanism in SCCM

33. Import a Task Sequence from MDT 2010
Demo

34. Resources System Center Configuration Manager Management Techcenter
Management Techcenter
System Center Team Blog
Windows 7
Website for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack for Software Assurance

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