MDT 2012 AND CONFIGMGR 2012:

OPERATING SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT UPDATES

Chris NackersSenior ConsultantMicrosoft MVP - ConfigMgr

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 - Overview

New UI (to match System Center products)

Next release will support ConfigMgr 2012 and lay foundation for the next version of Windows

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 - Features

Support for ConfigMgr 2012

New application model support (in TS and database)

Integration with the new console (wizards, task sequence actions)

New UDI components (extensible)

Support for new pre-execution hook (automate TS selection)

Infrastructure enhancements

Partitioning improvements

Full support for UEFI, 4K disks

Bug fixes, supportability enhancements, etc.

Cross-platform deployment (x64 OS from x86 Windows PE)

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 - Potential Features

Support for new OSes

Windows Embedded POSReady 7, ThinPC (WinFLP)

Added support for Windows 7 scenarios

Windows RE

Deploy to VHD

MDOP functionality

Integration of DaRT

Support for App-V

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 - Potential Features (cont’d)

• Error recovery and retry logic

• Client-side UI “facelift”

• PowerShell support in the task sequence

• Replace “Components” tab with community content

• Security improvements

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 – Wizard Facelift

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 – Wizard Facelift

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 – Deploy to VHD Templates

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 – Improved Status Bar Progress

Configuration Manager 2012 - Overview

New Application Model Support for Task Sequences

Boot Media Changes

Offline Image Servicing

New PXE Service Points

USMT 4.0 Integration

Configuration Manager 2012 – New Application Model

New Application Model

Preference for User Device

Affinity, although the TS app

installation is fully supported

Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes

Pre-Start (Pre-Execution Hook)

Unattended boot media mode

No more “next” screen

Doesn’t suppress password screen

Hierarchy-wide boot media

Finds site and MP based upon boundaries

Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes

Hierarchy-wide boot media

Finds site and MP

based upon

boundaries

Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes

• Support for User Device Affinity

Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes

• Ability to select the default MP

Configuration Manager 2012 – Boot Media Changes

• Ability to add “prestart” commands (pre-execution hook)

Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing

Ability to update OS image(s) stored in ConfigMgr

No need to deploy/capture to update the image

Helps reduce the deployment time

Component Based Servicing (CBS) updates

Works with following OS’s (SP1 support will be added)

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and later

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and later

Microsoft Windows 7 RTM

Microsoft Windows 2008 R2

Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing

Right-click or wunderbar option

Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing

Ability to select what updates you want injected into the image

Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing

Can perform “ASAP” update or schedule for a later time

Configuration Manager 2012 – Offline Image Servicing

Ability to see updates that have been added to image

Configuration Manager 2012 - New PXE Service Points

New PXE Service Points

No more PXE Shares for DP’s

Configuration Manager 2012 - New PXE Service Points

New PXE Service Points

No longer role, part of DP

Configuration Manager 2012 – USMT 4.0 Integration

• Hopefully easier way to use new features

• Updated actions to allow for HardLink, offline capture and shadow copy