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Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010: The Next Generation
Michael NiehausSenior Software Development EngineerMicrosoft CorporationSession Code: CLI307
Introducing MDT 2010
MDT 2010 is a significant upgrade from MDT 2008Still supports Windows XP and aboveDrops support for SMS 2003
MDT 2010 adds full support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 and latest deployment tools:
Windows Automated Installation Kit 2.0Windows PE 3.0
New way to construct an imageUSMT 4.0
New hard-link and offline migration capabilitiesDeployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Replaces several previous tools, adds new enumeration capabilities
MDT 2010 makes these changes transparent
Survey
How many of you are already using MDT 2010?Using Lite Touch?Using ConfigMgr?
How would you describe deploying with MDT 2010?
Easy?Fun?Exciting?
How many plan to deploy Windows 7 in the next six months? In the next year?
Deployment Workbench Architecture Enhancements
PowerShell Capabilities
Task Sequence and Script Enhancements
Configuration Manager Improvements
Enhanced automation capabilitiesImproved extensibility for customers and partnersA platform to build on
Improve diagnostics, logging, errors, recoverySupport deployment to any disk or partitionNew features
MDT 2010 Focus Areas
Support for the ConfigMgr R2 and SP2 releases Integrate Windows 7 enhancementsScript and task sequence improvements
Improve administrative processesSupport more than one userNew scenarios with more flexibility
Quiz #1
How many developers worked on MDT 2010?A. TwoB. FourC. EightD. Twelve
Correct answer: B.The four developers were Keith Garner, Eric Jones, Tim Mintner and myselfMary Anne Blake and Rajat Kumar are our program managersLex Liao is our test managerNine contractors working on testing, a few on documentation
Deployment Workbench Architecture Enhancements
Improve administrative processesSupport more than one userNew scenarios with more flexibility
MDT 2010 Focus Areas
Folders everywhereDrag-and-drop, copy-and-paste, cut-and-paste support
Expanded scenariosLocal, network, standalone DFSMultiple deployment shares, multiple usersCopy between deployment points
Replication Create “linked deployment shares” for replicationDefine selection profiles to control what is copied, as well as whether to merge or replace
New database capabilitiesAdditional columnsDynamic column display
Deployment Workbench OverviewMichael NiehausSenior Software Development EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
demo
PowerShell Capabilities
MDT 2010 Focus Areas
Complete PowerShell supportAnything you can do from the UI can be scriptedDrive provider for enumerating folders, items, and propertiesCmdlets to help with importing content, generating boot images, etc.
Ideal for hydration, automated customization, and reportingCan be leveraged for “alternative” UIs
We don’t plan to deliver any
Enhanced automation capabilitiesImproved extensibility for customers and partnersA platform to build on
PowerShell CapabilitiesMichael NiehausSenior Software Development EngineerMicrosoft Corporation
demo
Quiz #2
How much code is in MDT 2010 Deployment Workbench?
A. 5k lines C#B. 10k lines C#C. 70k lines C#D. 150k lines C#
Correct answer: C.The Deployment Workbench (including wizards and task sequence editor) and PowerShell provider are all written in C#Less than 100 lines of C++
Task Sequence and Script Enhancements
MDT 2010 Focus Areas
Improved diagnostics and loggingMore specific errors (instead of just success or failure)Real-time logging directly to a network shareLog collecting
Better network retry logicFormatting and structure improvements
Common functionality will be moved into library scriptsIncrease modularity (to help us with testing)Improve readability (to help you follow the logic)
Improve diagnostics, logging, recoverySupport deployment to any disk or partitionNew features
MDT 2010 Focus Areas
Refresh BitLocker-encrypted machinesWithout decrypting when deploying Windows 7
Deploy to any disk or partitionWindows Vista or later
Security improvementsVariable obfuscation
Wizard improvementsNo more command windows (with F8 support)
Task Sequence and Script Enhancements
Improve diagnostics, logging, errors, recoverySupport deployment to any disk or partitionNew features
Task Sequence and Script Improvementsdemo
Quiz #3
How many lines of VBScript are in MDT 2010?A. 5k lines VBScriptB. 15k lines VBScriptC. 30k lines VBScriptD. 45k lines VBScript
Correct answer: C.The largest set of VBScripts we have ever seen Still no PowerShell being used during the deployment itselfThe ZTIUtility.vbs script is over 3500 lines itself
Configuration Manager Improvements
MDT 2010 Focus Areas
USMT 4.0 hard-link supportAll previously-discussed script enhancements
VARIABLES.DAT no longer usedGeneral-purpose wizard capability
Replaces “Unknown Computer” wizard
Support for the ConfigMgr R2 and SP2 releases Integrate Windows 7 enhancementsScript, wizard, and task sequence improvements
ConfigMgr Improvementsdemo
Next StepsDownload MDT 2010!
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/solutionaccelerators/dd407791.aspx
Participate in the MDT communityTechNet ForumsMSSMS and MDTOSD mailing lists hosted by http://www.myitforum.com Blogs such as http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus and http://blogs.technet.com/deploymentguys
Provide feedbackLook for the feedback link on http://connect.microsoft.comE-mail me directly at [email protected]
question & answer
Related ContentBreakout Sessions (session codes and titles)
CLI307 Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010: The Next Generation 11/10/2009 13:30-14:45
SVR305 Ten Things You Should Know about Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration and Deployment
11/10/2009 17:00-18:15
CLI306 How-to: Windows 7 Deployment on a Stick! 11/11/2009 09:00-10:15
CLI02-IS Windows 7 Deployments: What's in the Toolbox? (Weapons of Mass Deployment)
11/11/2009 10:45-12:00 11/13/2009 13:00-14:45
MGT305 Accelerating Windows 7 Deployments with MDOP, Microsoft System Center, and Virtualisation
11/12/2009 10:45-12:00
CLI04-IS Easing the Pain: Techniques for Managing Drivers with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010, Windows Deployment Services, and More
11/12/2009 13:30-14:4511/13/2009 10:45-12:00
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