May 25 – June 15, 2006
Deploying Windows Vista and Office 2007
Bruce CowperBruce CowperIT Pro AdvisorIT Pro Advisor
Microsoft CanadaMicrosoft Canada
[email protected]@microsoft.com
Damir BersinicDamir BersinicIT Pro AdvisorIT Pro Advisor
Microsoft CanadaMicrosoft Canada
[email protected]@microsoft.com
http://blogs.technet.com/canitpro
Session Goals:Session Goals:
• Outline Windows Imaging and how it worksOutline Windows Imaging and how it works• Demonstrate how to image and deploy a Vista Demonstrate how to image and deploy a Vista
desktop using Windows Imagingdesktop using Windows Imaging• Best Practices, Tools and TipsBest Practices, Tools and Tips
AgendaAgenda
• Desktop Deployment OverviewDesktop Deployment Overview• Capturing an ImageCapturing an Image• Modifying an ImageModifying an Image• Deploying an ImageDeploying an Image
Deployment Challenges
System 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
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
History of Imaging
WINNT32
Answer Files
Product CD
Distribution Share
RIS ServerRIS Client
SMS 2003
.wim file
Target Computer
Reference Computer
.wim file
Windows Imaging
•WIM file format•Capture system state•Multiple images per WIM file•Hardware-independent
Image
/append Appends a volume image into an existing WIM file
/mountMounts an image with read-only access to the specified directory
/dir Displays a list of files and folders in a volume image
/unmount Unmounts the image mounted to the specified directory
Windows PE 2.0
Troubleshooting
Installing Microsoft Windows Vista
Recovery
Integration with Longhorn
Longhorn Vista
AgendaAgenda
• Desktop Deployment OverviewDesktop Deployment Overview• Capturing an ImageCapturing an Image• Modifying an ImageModifying an Image• Deploying an ImageDeploying an Image
Image Capture
WIM file
WIM file
WIM file
Image-Capture Options
WIM file
WIMSCRIPT.INI
demonstrationdemonstration
Capturing an image
Create using maximum compression Split an image Create an exclusion list
AgendaAgenda
• Desktop Deployment OverviewDesktop Deployment Overview• Capturing an ImageCapturing an Image• Modifying an ImageModifying an Image• Deploying an ImageDeploying an Image
Imaging Filters
WIM file system filter Edit the image
WIM boot filter Boot from a WIM image
WIM FS filter driver Mount and view the image
Filter UseFilter Type
Image Editing
/MOUNT
/MOUNTRW
/COMMIT
/UNMOUNT
Mount DirectoryImageX
WIM file
demonstrationdemonstration
Modifying an image
Install WIM Boot Filter Mount an image View and edit files and folders
AgendaAgenda
• Desktop Deployment OverviewDesktop Deployment Overview• Capturing an ImageCapturing an Image• Modifying an ImageModifying an Image• Deploying an ImageDeploying an Image
Deploying the Image
WIM file
•Enhance the image
•Install on a test computer
•Deploy the image
Upgrade Image Installation
WIM file
Windows System Image Manager
Answer File
Edit unattend.xml
demonstrationdemonstration
Configuring Unattended Installations
Mount a Windows image Customize Internet Explorer Customize Disk Partitions
Boot from WIMRead
BCD file
(boot.wiw)
Attach Boot WIM to boot.sdi
Mount boot.sdi
Continue boot
process
Install WIM file systems
filter
demonstrationdemonstration
Deploying a Windows Image
Deploying Vista Desktop Image
Deploying Vista with SMS
Microsoft BDD
www.microsoft.com/technet/desktopdeployment
• Windows Imaging helps to reduce cost and
complexity of deployment
• WIM images are portable across hardware
configurations
• XImage provides easy editing of WIM files
• Upgrading can also make use of imaging
Session Summary
For More Information…For More Information…
• Main TechNet Canada Web site atMain TechNet Canada Web site atwww.microsoft.ca/technet
• Windows Vista Main Web SiteWindows Vista Main Web Sitehttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista
• Canadian IT Pro BlogCanadian IT Pro Bloghttp://blogs.technet.com/canitpro
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