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SPECOPS DEPLOY / OSComponents
Heather Pacan and Johan Söderström
Product SpecialistsSpecops Software
Welcome• Heather Pacan
– [email protected]• Product Specialist at Specops• 16 Years Windows Infrastructure Experience• Graduated from Drexel University• Dancer and World Traveler• Karate Mom
WHOAMI
Welcome• Johan Söderström
– [email protected]• Product Specialist at Specops• 15 years of experience with deployments• Like traveling to other countries• Technology geek• Love food and wine • Bikes
WHOAMI
Today’s Agenda
• Group Policies• Deploy/OS Admin Console– Servers– Images– Drivers– Policy– Deployments
• Q&A
DEPLOY/OS
Group Policies
• Specops Deploy / OS uses Group Policy to assign the appropriate OS images and other OS settings. –Enabling real time logging–Local administrator password on client–Operating system image for x86 and x64–Regional settings
• The default policy is intended as a fallback policy for computers that are not affected by any Group Policy Objects with Specops Deploy / OS settings.
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Deploy/OS Admin Console
The Specops Deploy/OS admin tool is the central management console that can be used to:
• Monitor the Specops Deploy/OS infrastructure• Configure your Active Directory infrastructure for
OS deployment• Manage and publish the deployment repository
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Deploy/OS Admin Console
Servers• Image server• Deployment server(s)– Install new deployment server–Monitor DFSR replication–Upgrade deployment servers
• Publish Deployment Repository
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Deploy/OS Admin Console
Images and Packages• Import Operating System from Original Source • Initiate Operating System Capture • Import Captured Image • Import Language Package
Types of Images• Flat• Thin – patched with windows updates (no apps)• Thick – with apps (create captured image with
apps deployed from APP Deploy)
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Deploy/OS Admin Console
Driver Management - Specops Deploy/OS uses MDT to equip the operating system with the necessary drivers. The repository must contain valid drivers for all of your hardware models, and operating systems.
• Add Make and Model Folders • Import Drivers • Delete • Properties
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Deploy/OS Admin Console
Policies
• Start Group Policy Management Console • Edit Default policy • Edit Group Policy • Edit Naming Policy
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Deploy/OS Admin Console
Deployments
• Pre-stage Computer • Pre-stage computers from file • Reinstall Computer • Export List of Deployments • Viewing logs
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