Transcript Section 1: Prepare to Deploy

Section 1: Prepare to Deploy
• MCITP: Microsoft Windows
Vista Desktop Support Enterprise
Analyze the Business
Environment
• Learn details of infrastructure
– Network, Hardware, Software,
Organization, Users
• Customization details
– Customize OS to serve needs to of the
user
• Testing
– Test environment and pilot program
• Rollout
– Project plan
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Deployment Tools
• Microsoft Deployment Solution
Accelerator
Note: new, renamed version replaced Business Desktop Deployment
Solution 2007 (BDD) in December 2007
• Brings together best practices and
deployment tools
• Guidance, sample templates, and technology
files (such as scripts and configuration files)
• Tools: Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT),
Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT),
Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows
AIK), Windows Deployment Services, and
Windows PE 2.0
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Hardware Assessment
• Hardware Assessment Tool
– Windows Vista Hardware
Assessment tool
• Collects inventory and checks compatibility
• Minimum Requirements
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800Mhz processor for faster, 512MB RAM, sVGA (800 x 600
resolution) capable video adapter, 20GB hard disk / 15Gb free, CDROM drive
• Vista Premium Requirements (can run
Aero graphics interface)
– Differences from minimum requirements: Aero-capable
video adapter (GPU supports DirectX 9 or later, WDDM
driver), 1GHz or faster processor, 1GB RAM, 40GB dish
space / 15GB free, DVD-ROM drive
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Software Considerations
• Application Compatibility
– Vista constrains access to the system for
security
– Windows Vista Compatibility Mode
• Pre-configured for many applications
– Drivers for hardware and security software for
previous versions least compatible
– Consider custom applications in a lab
environment
• Use Windows Application Compatibility
Toolkit
– Checks against known software and assist in
planning tests for custom apps
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Deployment Methods
• Major installation types
– In Place Upgrade
• Upgrade and keep settings and programs
from previous version of Windows
– Clean Installation
• Fresh copy of OS from DVD
– Image Deployment
• Use deployment tools and create custom
image
• Windows AIK
• SIM
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Migrating User Data
• Transfer User State Data
– Maintains their settings an local data
• Easy Transfer Wizard
– For one off transfers
– Can use network, USB drive, or
Ethernet
• User State Migration Tool (USMT)
– For large migrations with proper
planning
– Can use enterprise resources such as
file shares and scripting
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Imaging Tools
• Windows Imaging (WIM)
– New to Vista
• Replaces old setup process based
on CAB files
• Can be stored on any media, use
anything bootable
– USB Keys, PXE boot from network
• Uses Windows PE
– Basic environment to load OS and
support troubleshooting
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Supports TCP/IP
Will run some Windows GUI programs
Supports Active Directory logons
Easier to access network resources
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ImageX
• ImageX.exe - Command Line
Tool
– Mount, create, and modify images
– Use in Windows or Windows PE
– Command line switches
• /mount, /unmount, /append, etc
– Create image to apply to many
computers
• Customized with drivers, software,
and settings
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Deployment Options
• Use the Network
– Load image from a file share
• Windows Deployment server
– Use PXE boot from BIOS and Windows
Deployment on Windows Server
2003/2008 to manage deployment in
the enterprise
• DVD media
• USB key drive
– Just load WIM image to USB key
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