Windows Vista: Deployment

What Will We Cover?

Managed Deployment AdvantagesWindows ImagingWindows Preinstallation EnvironmentApplication Compatibility ToolkitDeployment Management Systems

Level 200

Helpful Experience

Familiarity with deployment conceptsFamiliarity with Windows administration

Agenda

Exploring Deployment ConsiderationsUsing Vista Deployment ToolsDeploying Windows Vista

Deployment ChallengesSystem Diversity•Hardware•Software•Roles

Admin Costs•Configuration•Testing•Management

Data Migration•Applications•User data•System settings

Managed Deployment Advantages

Consistency•Limit configurations• Standardize systems

Manageability•Centralized•Automated

Reliability•System testing•System Restore

Deployment Scenarios

Deployment Server

New System

System Upgrade

Side-by-Side

Agenda

Exploring Deployment ConsiderationsUsing Vista Deployment ToolsDeploying Windows Vista

Vista Deployment Enhancements

Modularization•Component separation•Independent definition•Building blocks

Windows Imaging•Powerful tools•Configurable files•Flexible application

Microsoft Deployment Solutions

www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/deploy

Windows Imaging•WIM file format•Capture system state•Multiple images per WIM file•Hardware-independent

ImageX•Command-line tool•Mount WIM files•Modify WIM files•Capture WIM files•Apply files changes•Export WIM files

Using ImageX

View Image File Data Export Image Files Mount Image Files

demonstration

Imaging Extensibility

Function Description

WIMCreateFile Create new WIM file

WIMLoadImage Load image from WIM

WIMCaptureImage Capture specified path

WIMGetAttributes Return WIM info

WIMMountImage Mount image to specified path

WIMApplyImage Apply image to specified path

WIMGAPI Basic Functions

Windows PE 2.0

Deployment Server

Deployment Target

Removable Media

Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE)

Windows Preinstallation Environment

Install or Troubleshoot Windows Vista

Windows System Image Manager

Unattend.xml

System Image Manager•Detects packages•Handles install paths•Simple interface

Windows Setup•Single .xml file•Simplified customization

Using Windows Deployment Service

Add an Image Automate with Unattend.xml Start a deployment

demonstration

Application Compatibility Toolkit

Application Database

Correct Run Level

ACT 5.0: High Level Architecture

Log Processing Log Processing ServiceService

Local ACT DB

Agent Framework/Compatibility EvaluatorsAgent Framework/Compatibility Evaluators

DCOM WFInventory IE UAC UIA Etc…

Compatibility ExchangeCompatibility Exchange

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Desktop TopologyDesktop Topology

AC ManagerAC Manager

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HR Finance

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard

USB Cable

Removable Media

Network

•System Settings•E-mail•Files•Favorites

Agenda

Exploring Deployment ConsiderationsUsing Vista Deployment ToolsDeploying Windows Vista

Image-Based Deployment

Offline•Test•Build Image

Windows PE•Disk Prep•Apply Image

Online•Settings•Unattend.xml

First Boot•SysPrep•Unique ID

OOBE•Register•User Config

Image-Based Upgrade

Offline Windows PE Online First Boot OOBE

Hardware Specialization•Install non-standard drivers•Test hardware

Apply New System•Restore user data•Delete old system

Vista Upgrade Enhancements

Clean Install Model

Upgrade Report

Automatic Rollback

Deploying Vista with SMS

Microsoft BDD

www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment

CaptureCaptureUser StateUser State

ApplyApplynew imagenew image

Back upBack upcomputercomputer

ZTICapture.wsfUSMT 3.0

InstallInstallApplicationsApplications

ZTIBackup.wsfIMAGEX

ZTIApply.wsfSETUP

USMT 3.0

Old Old OperatiOperating ng SystemSystem

Windows Windows PEPE

New New OperatiOperating ng SystemSystem

RestoreRestoreUser StateUser State

ConfigureConfigureOperating SystemOperating System

ZTIConfigure.wsfUnattend.xmlDrivers

ZTIApplications.wsf

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Session Summary

Using managed deployment lowers TCO

Windows Imaging increases reliability

Management tools automate

deployment

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For More Information

Visit TechNet at www.microsoft.com/technetVisit the following site for additional information

ResourcesApplication Compatibility:• Technet – ITPro Information

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/appcompat/default.mspx

• MSDN – Developer Information http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dnlong/html/AppComp.asp

• Application Compatibility Toolkit information http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/appcompat/tools.mspx

• Sign up for the ACT Beta at https://connect.microsoft.com/availableprograms.aspx

• Business Desktop Deployment Solution Accelerator http://www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment/bddoverview.mspx

Resources Cont’d

Vista:• Windows Vista central resource at:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista • General Security Info: 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/security/ • Getting Started with UAC:  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/

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