Inside Windows 8 – Mastering Windows Deployment Services and MDT 2012 Update 1 Johan ArwidmarkChief Technical Architect, Knowledge FactoryTwitter: @jarwidmark

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WDS Setup

Troubleshooting

MDT 2012

WDS Internals

WDS Requirements• DHCP, DNS, Active Directory (sort

of)

DCDNSDHCP

WDSClients DC

DNS

WDS/DHCP DC/DNS DC/DNS

demoWDS Setup

WDS Scenarios• Bare Metal Deployments

– Setup.exe + Unattend.xml (Default or Custom image)

– Designed for little or no customizations– VERY Basic Driver Provisioning

• Vista and higher only

– Language Packs– Multicast Support– Capture and Deploy

• Including Legacy Operating Systems

demoWDS Scenarios

Automating WDS• Automating the Network Boot• Automating the selection of the boot

image• Creating Unattend Files– WDS Client unattend file

• Automates the WDS client user interface screens

– Image unattend file• Automates remaining phases of setup

demoAutomating WDS

Using WDS without AD• Sometimes called Simple TFTP• In Windows Server 2012, very

easy

demoWDS without Active Directory

Extending WDS with MDT 2012

• Additional Scenarios– Advanced Drivers Provisioning– Superior Refresh and Replace

• Pre-OS Tasks– RAID config / Dynamic Paritioning

• Post-OS Tasks– Configuring Settings, Installing Updates /

Applications

demoExtending WDS with MDT 2012 Update 1

Summary• If objSingleThickImage = ”Yes”

’ with little or no need for customizations– Use WDS as it is

• Else– Extend/integrate WDS with MDT 2012 U1

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