- plan
- test
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deploy
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Sysprep
- Sysprep options:
(oobe OR audit) [REQUIRED] AND generalize [OPTIONAL]
AND (shutdown OR reboot OR quit) [REQUIRED]
- Create reference Image: sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown
- Audit System: sysprep /audit /generalize /shutdown
- Delivering to user: sysprep /oobe /shutdown
- In the enterprise, automate the Windows Welcome process using answer files. (SIM)
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WDS
- Install reference computer.
- Customize reference computer.
- Sysprep reference computer.
- Create capture boot image and add it to store
- Boot reference computer - select capture image to capture an image of reference computer,
upload the image to WDS , and add image as install image.
- Deploy captured image to destination computers.
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Implementation
- Using the Add Roles Wizard
- Using ServerManagerCmd –install WDS
- Unattended after OOBE
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Configuration
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Creating image store. (RemoteInstall folder)
- Boot images
- WDSUTIL /Add-Image /ImageFile:"D:\Sources\boot.wim" /ImageType:boot
- Discover images
- Capture Images
- Install images
- WDSUTIL /Add-ImageGroup /ImageGroup:"VistaSP1"
- WDSUTIL /Add-Image /ImageFile:"D:\sources\install.wim" /ImageType:install /ImageGroup:"VistaSP1"
- Configuring the PXE server settings.
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Using the WDSUTIL
- WDSUTIL /Initialize-Server
- WDSUTIL /Set-Server /AnswerClients:all
- Using WDS Configuration Wizard
- BOOT TAB
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Unattended Deployment
- Created using Windows SIM
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Unattend.xml
- copy answer file to \RemoteInstall\WdsClientUnattend folder
- On WDS server, Client tab, select Enable Unattended Installation checkbox
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ImageUnattend.xml
- In WDS Console, right-click install image - select Properties,
on General tab select Allow Image To Install in Unattended Mode.
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Solution Accelerators (SA)
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MS Deployment Toolkit
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WAIK
- install on admin pc
- Windows System Image Manager (Windows SIM)
- Ceate XML answer files. (autounattend.xml)
- Create and work with distribution shares, configuration sets.
- ImageX
- Manipulating WIM files
- Capture a Base Image from the Reference Computer:
imagex /compress fast /capture C: C:\baseimage.wim “Base Image” /verify
- Deploying Base Image onto Destination Computer
- Create partition
- Apply Base Image
imagex /apply C:\baseimage.wim 1 C:
- PEimg.exe
- Offline modifying WIM files
- Pkgmgr.exe
- Offline servicing of Windows images
- BCDEdit: edit the BCD store
Bootsect: restore your computer’s boot sector.
DiskPart: create and format partitions.
Drvload: adding out-of-box drivers to a booted Windows PE image.
Oscdimg: creating an .iso image of Windows PE
PEImg: create or modify a Windows PE image by adding drivers, importing packages..
- Old - New Tools Comparison
- WinPE
- Create WinPE structure from WAIK:
copype.cmd x86 C:\WinPE_x86
- Copy ImageX
copy "C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\x86\imagex.exe" C:\WinPE_x86\ISO\
- Create ISO file from WinPE build
oscdimg -n -bC:\WinPE_x86\etfsboot.com C:\WinPE_x86\ISO C:\WinPE_x86.iso
- Image based deployment
- USMT
- ACT
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MDT2008
- Light Touch Installation (LTI)
- integrate with Windows DS for centralized, server-based deployments.
- New Computer Scenario
- Upgrade Computer Scenario
- Refresh Computer Scenario
- Replace Computer Scenario
- Zero Touch Installation (ZTI)
- SMS 2003 or SCCM 2007 required
- Console
- Information Center
- Distribution Share
- Task Sequences
- Deploy
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Windows setup & WIM
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WIM
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boot.wim
- use the boot image to start the installation process
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install.wim
- then applies the install image to the system
- A .wim file contains one or more volume images
- .wim files are hardware-agnostic.
- a .wim file can be serviced offline
- WIM uses file compression and single-instance storage
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Setup
- Setup uses Image-Based Setup (IBS)
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Three Phases of Windows Setup
- Phase 1: Windows PE phase
- configure how Windows will be installed on your system
- Phase 2: Online Configuration phase.
- make Windows unique
- Phase 3: Windows Welcome phase.
- prepare the operating system for use by the user.
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Configuration Passes
- Pass 1 windowsPE
- WinPE control
- Pass 2 offlineServicing
- add drivers, security updates, hotfixes, language packs to WIM
- Pass 3 specialize
- configure system-specific settings
- Pass 4 generalize
- Used to create your reference image of Windows.
Is closely tied to using the sysprep /generalize command
- Pass 5 auditSystem
- Only happens when Setup is running in audit mode using the sysprep /audit command.
- Pass 6 auditUser
- Takes place after the user has logged on
- Pass 7 oobeSystem
- Configure Windows Welcome phase of Setup.
- Automating the Machine OOBE
- Comparing Windows Setup phases with configuration passes for an unattended, clean install of Vista
- configure
- maintain
- troubleshoot