Introduction to MDT 2012

Rhonda LayfieldSr. Deployment Architect

Rhonda Layfield• I live in Washing DC in the US• I’ve been in IT for over 30 years• US Navy for 7 years• 5 Time Setup and Deployment MVP• Desktop Deployment Product Specialist (DDPS)• I am self employed

– My company is Deployment Done Right

• My Twitter handle is @DeploymentDr

Giveaway…• Almost 16 hours• WAIK• MDT• WDS• SCCM

• Valued at $400.00 each

What We Will Cover• MDT Basics• Images• Network Deployments• Automation• Customization• What’s new to MDT 2012

Windows Image Formats• There are two– Windows Image• .Wim

– Virtual hard disk• .Vhd

.Wim Compared to .Vhd• .Wim

– Contain a single volume (c: d: e:)– Multiple images may be stored in a single .wim file– Single instancing– No redundant file storage– Service image offline– Apply patches quick and easily

• .Vhd– Contain an entire hard drive (multiple volumes)• Service image offline

Three Types of Images:• Thick images contain an OS and all applications

– More difficult to make changes to later

• Thin images usually contain only the OS– Applications are deployed after the OS

• Group Policy deployment• MDT 2010 U1• Manually

• Hybrid images contain OS and corporate approved applications– Like line of business (LOB) applications created in-house

Deployment Scenarios• Bare Metal

– No OS or wipe existing OS

• Refresh– Keep existing computers, change the OS

• Replace– New computers

• Upgrade• Migrat

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MDT 2012 Deployment Server

Set Up MDT 2012

Install WAIK11

Create a Deployment Share

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Install MDT22Operating Systems:Server 2008 R2Server 2003 R2VistaWindows 7

Upgrade Existing MDT• You have already been using MDT• Everything is set up just the way you

want it• No need to recreate the deployment

share• Upgrade your existing deployment

shares

DEMODeployment Share

IMAGESReference Image vs master image

W7 DVDWindows Server 2003 R2Windows Server 2008 & R2XP SP3Vista SP1Windows 7 & SP1

W7 DVDWindows Server 2003 R2Windows Server 2008 & R2XP SP3Vista SP1Windows 7 & SP1

Create A Reference Image

MDT 2012 Deployment Server

Win 7 DVDWin 7 DVD

11Add OS, apps,

drivers and patches

Add OS, apps, drivers and

patches

22Deploy OSDeploy OS

Create ImageCreate ImageStore ImageStore Image

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SYSPREP

Over Time You Will Have Multiple Images To Deploy:

• Multiple OSs– Windows Server 2008 R2– Windows 7 SP1 base DVD– Windows 7 custom Hybrid .wim image

• Drivers for different models of machines• Applications for different groups of users• So you will need a way to group components together for a

specific deployment• This is called a Task Sequence

Task Sequences• Single image for deployment• Each task can deploy the same hybrid

image• With different applications

MDT Network Deployment

MDT 2012 Deployment Server

MDT WinPE

11 Copy WinPEBoot Target22

33Connect to MDT Server and Download Image

Connect to MDT Server and Download Image

DEMONetwork Deployment & Monitoring

The Master Image

• Deploy the Reference image and create a .wim image• This .wim image is the “Master” image• No need to answer all those questions

– Automate the build process– Choose the pages of the deployment wizard you want to see– Help on variables to add to these files:

• Help• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Reference

– Properties– Property Definitions

DEMO

Real Deployment ShareTask sequence of ref image and master imageAutomationCustomization

Notes From The Field• Why not deploy the reference image to your

clients• Time• 3+ hours to deploy the reference image and

create a master image• 20 – 25 minutes to deploy the master image

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Update Master Image• Why

– New versions of applications• Flash• Adobe reader

– Updated drivers– Patches

• How often– 3 or 4 times a year– When needed

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DEMO

Real Deployment Shareshow comparison between task sequence of ref image and master image enable disable tasks, add new tasks on the fly

NEW TO MDT 2012

SCCM & MDT 2012• Aligned more closely with Config Manager 2012

– New Terminology• Advertise = Deploy• Packages can either be optional or mandatory

– Optional = available– Mandatory = required

• When to expect the new products– Beta 2 – available now– RTM after Config Manager 2012 ships

New Features• New Deployment Wizard• Deploy .vhd images• Supports deploying ThinPC and POSReady

– ThinPC – basic Win7• Citrix or Terminal Services client

– POSReady• Point of Sales – cash registers

• Cross platform deployment– 32 bit WinPE can deploy 32 or 64 bit OSs

More New Features• Diagnosis and Recovery Toolset (DART)

– Allows remote control of target machines in WinPE phase

• Monitor deployments• Properties of the deployment share are streamlined• Image factory – create .wim or .vhd

– Vhd can be deployed via Virtual Machine Manager as templates to create new virtual machines

Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)

• Full support of UEFI– Intels replacement for PC BIOS– Offers support for GUID partition tables (GPT)

• MBR partition tables restricted disk partition sizes to a maximum of 2.19 TB

• MBR supports only 4 partitions– 4 primary– 3 primary and 1 extended (break it up into logicals)

• GPT allows a maximum disk and partition size of 9.4 ZB– 1 zettabyte = 1 billion terabytes– Supports upto 128 volumes

512 Byte – 4K Misalignment• Legacy drives support 512-byte

physical sectors • OSs use 4K logical block sizes– virtual memory pages & file systems like

NTFS

512 512 512 512512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512

4K

Sector Overhead• Data

– Data

• ID Information– identify each sector by number and location

• a single bit is used to indicate if the sector has been marked defective

• Synchronization Fields– Where do I go to find the next piece of a file

• Error Correcting Code (ECC)– ensure data integrity

• Gaps or spacers– separate sector areas and gives the controller time to process what has been read before moving on

to process more data

512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512

4K522 518 524 520 524 516 518 518

4K

What’s The Problem? The Fix• The result is performance is degraded– 10% – 30%

• The fix is for hardware and OSs to both read at a 4K sector size

• 4K sector sizes are not supported for XP• But they are in WinPE 3.0

What We Covered• Image Types• Installation and setup of MDT• Network Deployments• Automation• Customization• What’s new to MDT 2012

What’s Coming Up• MDT 2012 Advanced features including

migrating XP to Windows 7• Windows Deployment Service (WDS)• Zero Touch Installs via ConfigMgr

(SCCM)• Troubleshooting SCCM