This document discusses tools and methodologies for deploying Windows, including Windows 7. It summarizes Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for creating unattended installs, Windows Deployment Services (WDS) for network-based imaging, and Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2010 for task-based imaging and deployment. It also demonstrates how to use these tools together to deploy Windows 7 through unattended installs, imaging, and integrating with System Center Configuration Manager for automated, reporting-based deployments.

1. Deployment Tools and Methodologies

2. Agenda Springboard Requirements Upgrades VS Clean Installations Windows Automated Installation Kit Windows Deployment Services Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Putting It All Together Zero Touch with Configuration Manager 2007

3. Who Am I? Aidan Finn Microsoft Valued Professional 2008: Configuration Manager 2009: Virtualisation – Systems Administration A member of Springboard STEP Irish Windows User Group Leader Contributing Author: Mastering Windows Server 2008 R2, February 2010, Sybex/Wiley Blog at http://www.aidanfinn.com Systems and Infrastructure Manager: C Infinity

4. Goal Of This Session Demo, Demo, Demo! Minimal number of slides I want to show you how: We deployed Windows 7 in the community launches To use the free deployment tools You can put the tools together Do this for yourself in your test and development labs The techniques work for both Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

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6. Windows 7 Requirements 1GHz Processor 1GB RAM 32-bit OS 2GB RAM 64-bit OS 16GB Disk 32-bit OS 20GB Disk 64-bit OS DirectX 9 Graphics Card with WDDM 1.0 +

7. Upgrade VS Clean Upgrade is the quickest However it means we inherit problems Clean installation strongly recommended You can upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 You cannot upgrade from XP to Windows 7 User State Migration Toolkit File and Settings Transfer Wizard You cannot upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit or vice versa

8. The Basics We use Windows PE (Pre Installation Environment) to install Windows Stripped down version of windows for installations/repair Microsoft uses WIM images for WinPE and installation images File based WIM capable of storing many images Unattended installation answers all the usual questions

9. 7 Passes Windows installations go through 7 passes: windowsPE: Setup environment offlineServicing: Apply updates specialize: System specifics generalize: If you run sysprep /generalize auditSystem: If you boot to Audit mode auditUser: If you boot to Audit mode oobeSystem: Before Windows Welcome starts

10. WAIK Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Create unattended answer files Create, mount and customise Windows PE images Free download – best to search for the latest version 1.6GB ISO

11. My Demo Lab

12. Demo of WAIK Browse through WAIK Mount an installation image Create an unattended answer file for Windows 7 Perform an unattended installation of Windows 7 using removable storage

13. Wrapping Up WAIK DISM.EXE is a command line tool for: Mounting WIM images Customising WIM images Get a complete Windows 7 unattended answer file: http://tinyurl.com/win7answerfile Lots of built in documentation

14. WDS Windows Deployment Services In Windows Server since W2003 SP2 Network based image deployment solution Based on BOOTP: a broadcast based network protocol Requires DHCP Multi VLAN networks require planning

15. WDS Improvements Windows Server 2008 R2 offers: Easy driver additions via the GUI Multi-speed multicast image deployment Did I mention WDS is free unlike other image solutions?

16. How WDS Works Deployment Server DHCP Server

17. WDS Demo Setting up WDS Adding a boot image Adding a capture image Adding drivers Capturing a template image Deploying an image

18. Wrapping Up WDS Use DHCP relays in multi-VLAN networks Point to DHCP Server(s) Point to WDS Server Common problem & solution: WDS server is not authorised DHCP server Re-authorise it in DHCP console We can deploy an image but what if we want to do more than that?

19. MDT 2010 Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 File share based image deployment solution Uses a task sequence A set of predefined and scripted steps You can run any command line step For example: user state capture and restore For example: custom scripts such as Server Manager script Excellent documentation Built in task sequences for image capture and OS replacement with user state capture & restore

20. MDT Demo Set up a deployment share Add images, drivers, applications and updates Create a capture task sequence Create and customise deploy task sequence Add rules to the deployment share Upgrade an XP PC while retaining the user state Discuss using multiple deployment shares

21. Zero Touch Deployment MDT 2010 gives us a “light touch” deployment Excellent for small and medium enterprises Configuration Manager 2007/2007 R2 provide the ability for zero touch: Deploy images from a central location in the enterprise Get reports on progress, success and failures Service Pack 2 for complete Windows 7 support Available at “RTM plus 90 days”, i.e. any day now

22. Putting It All Together WAIK to build unattended answer files to customise your installations WDS to deploy boot images and OS images MDT to deploy operating systems using task sequences ConfigMgr for zero touch deployment with reporting

23. General Advice Plan Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkits Build a lab Virtualisation (Hyper-V) at first Get sample physical machines when technology is ready Communicate Pilot “Dogfood” it, find IT friendly users, variety of hardware

24. Links Irish Windows User Group: http://www.mtug.ie Springboard: http://www.microsoft.com/springboard My blog: http://www.aidanfinn.com My MDT 2010 guide: http://www.aidanfinn.com The Windows User Group: ws-ugi@live.com

25. Thank You! Please complete your online surveys to provide feedback on this session to Microsoft http://tinyurl.com/STEP169 There will be lots more Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 in 2010