Deploy a Microsoft Image

RHONDA LAYFIELDSR. DEPLOYMENT ARCHITECTRHONDA@DEPLOYMENTDR.COM

DMVMUG User Conference 2014 – Reston, VA

Rhonda Layfield

30 + years in IT 7x Setup & Deployment MVP International Presenter Trainer Consultant @DeploymentDr.com www.DeploymentDr.com

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

DEMOMDT Integration

Primary SiteSite Server Site DB

ServerManagement Point

DistributionPoint

OSDDeploy 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

DEMOCreate 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

Thank You• Reasons to Contact me• To vent• To brag• To bring in-house