Deploying Windows 7 Using Windows Deployment Services &

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010

Alan Richards

A role within Windows Server 2008 and R2 Improved in R2 Easy to install Easy to configure Automatically sets up DNS

Windows Deployment Services

Add role in server manager

Leave both role services selected

InstallingWindows Deployment Services

Set location for images Respond to clients Do not add image

ConfiguringWindows Deployment Services

Requires Windows AIK http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.as

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MDT 2010 downloadable from Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.as

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Installing Microsoft DeploymentToolkit 2010

Deployment Workbench Create a deployment share

Many images = Large storage

Descriptive name $ Share to hide it

Option Capture image Product key Administrator password

Configuring Microsoft DeploymentToolkit 2010

Deployment Workbench Import Operating

System Copies full set of source

files to deployment share

Needed for setup files

Add Windows 7 Source Files

Changes to rules Generates boot images Generates tools for

deployments

Update Deployment Share

Add the MDT boot images X86 & x64 versions Located in deployment

share

Add Boot Images to WDS

Options ID Name Description

Template Standard Capture

Create Task Sequence

Select Operating System Product Key

MAK KMS (Enterprise)

OS Settings Name Organisation IE Default Page

Local admin password

Create Task Sequence

Properties of Deployment Share

Rules tab Bootstrap.ini

Update deployment share

Rules

Install the clean Windows 7 image Install all your software Create a capture task sequence Ensure your rules allow capture

SkipCapture=NO Disable sysprep command in task sequence Add variable for capture upload location

Capturing A Reference Computer

Import Operating System Custom Image File Deployment Share |

Captures Move not copy

Deploying A Captured Image

Copy Windows source files Needed for setup to run

Directory name

Deploying A Captured Image

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