Microsoft® Official Course

Module 1

Deploying and Maintaining Server Images

Module Overview

Overview of Windows Deployment Services

Implementing Deployment with Windows Deployment Services•Administering Windows Deployment Services

Lesson 1: Overview of Windows Deployment Services

What Is Windows Deployment Services?

Windows Deployment Services Components

Why Use Windows Deployment Services?•Discussion: How to Use Windows Deployment Services

What Is Windows Deployment Services?

Windows Deployment Services is a server role that is provided with Windows Server 2012

•Windows Deployment Services:• Enables you to perform network-based installations• Simplifies the deployment process• Supports deployment to computers with no operating system• Provides end-to-end operating system deployment• Uses existing technologies, such as Windows PE, .wim and .vhd files, and image-based deployment

Windows Deployment Services Components

•Windows Deployment Services provides several functions through these components:• Windows Deployment Services PXE Server• Windows Deployment Services Client• Additional Server Components

• TFTP server• Shared folder• Image repository

• Multicasting Engine

Why Use Windows Deployment Services?

Consider the following scenarios:1. In a small network consisting of a single

server and around 25 Windows XP computers, you want to expedite the upgrade process of the client computers to Windows 8

2. A medium-sized organization wants to deploy multiple servers in branch offices that are geographically dispersed. It would be time-consuming and expensive to send experienced IT staff to each location to deploy the servers

Discussion: How to Use Windows Deployment Services

How should you configure Windows Deployment Services?

Lesson 2: Implementing Deployment with Windows Deployment Services

Understanding Windows Deployment Services Components

Installing and Configuring Windows Deployment Services•Managing Deployments with Windows Deployment Services

Understanding Windows Deployment Services Components

Windows Deployment Services prerequisites include:• AD DS• DHCP• DNS• NTFS volume

Use Windows Automated Deployment Tool Kit to create answer files for automated deployment

Installing and Configuring Windows Deployment Services

• Install and configure Windows Deployment Services by:• Installing the Windows Deployment Services server role• Install the Deployment Server or Transport Server role

service• Perform post-installation configuration of Windows

Deployment Services by:• Specifying an image store location• Configuring the DHCP server options, if required• Configuring PXE server configuration

Managing Deployments with Windows Deployment Services

•To service client computers with Windows Deployment Services, you must:• Configure boot settings• Configure install settings• Configure transmission settings• Configure drivers

Lesson 3: Administering Windows Deployment Services

Common Administration Tasks

Demonstration: How to Administer Images

Automating Deployments•Demonstration: How to Configure Multicast Transmission

Common Administration Tasks

There are several common administrative tasks and tools for Windows Deployment ServicesTasks• Configure DHCP• Create and service images• Manage the boot menu• Prestage client computers• Automate deployment• Configure transmission

Tools• Windows Deployment

Services console• WDSUtil.exe• Dism.exe• Sysprep.exe• ImageX.exe• Windows SIM

Demonstration: How to Administer Images

• In this demonstration, you will see how to administer images

Automating Deployments

To automate the Windows Setup process:1. Create the Unattend.xml file2. Copy the file to the Windows Deployment

Services server3. View the properties of the appropriate

install image4. Enable unattended mode and select the

answer file

Demonstration: How to Configure Multicast Transmission

• In this demonstration, you will see how to configure multicast transmission

Lab: Using Windows Deployment Services to Deploy Windows Server 2012

Exercise 1: Installing and Configuring Windows Deployment Services

Exercise 2: Creating Operating System Images with Windows Deployment Services

Exercise 3: Configuring Custom Computer Naming• Exercise 4: Deploying Images with Windows Deployment ServicesLogon InformationVirtual machines: 20411B-LON-DC1

20411B-LON-SVR120411B-LON-SVR3

User name: Adatum\AdministratorPassword: Pa$$w0rdEstimated Time: 75 minutes

Lab Scenario

A. Datum Corporation is a global engineering and manufacturing company with its head office in London, U.K.. An IT office and data center are in London to support the head office and other branch locations. A. Datum has recently deployed a Windows Server 2012 server and client infrastructure.

A. Datum is deploying servers to branch offices throughout the region for the Research department. You have been tasked with helping to automate this deployment. You suggest using Windows Deployment Services to deploy Windows Server 2012 to the branch offices. You have been sent some instructions by email regarding the deployment. You must read these instructions, and then install and configure Windows Deployment Services to support the deployment.

Review Questions

•Windows Deployment Services supports two types of multicast transmission. Which type is suitable for minimizing total network traffic during deployment to a fixed number of clients?•How is Windows ADK useful with Windows Deployment Services deployments?•What steps are necessary to automate the end-to-end deployment process?

Module Review and Takeaways

Review Questions

Real-world Issues and Scenarios•Tools