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MMS Minnesota 2014
Troubleshooting OS Deployment
Johan Arwidmark @jarwidmark Michael Niehaus @mniehaus
#MMSOSD
Agenda
MDT 2013
ConfigMgr 2012 R2
Available for download
PC0002CM01MDT01DC01
Demo environment
ConfigMgr v.Next and MDT v.Next• In general, minor changes and bug fixes• Driver import filtering• New WinPE version (Windows 10 ADK)• Including BranchCache
• Log configuration is easier• Operating System Installer -> Operating System Upgrade Package• New Task Sequnce binaries for MDT 2013 Lite Touch• Make LTI and ZTI more Accessibility Compliant• Documentation on TechNet, no longer CHM and DOCX
General Driver Challenges
• Challenges:• A constantly changing list of “supported” hardware• Rapidly-changing PC hardware• “Configuration of the day” vendors• Chipsets / CPUs
• Infrastructure Optimization, standardization• Maybe even less frequent purchases
Driver Solutions - What approach to take
“Chaos” “Control Freak”
Let the tool decide
Explicitly specify
Find a happy medium
Windows Drivers
• Boot Image Drivers (WinPE 5.0)• Primarily Nic & Storage• Uses Windows 8.1 and/or WS 2012 R2 drivers
• Operating System Drivers• All drivers• Depending on what you are deploying
Demo
“Finding” drivers
Drivers in MDT 2013 Lite Touch
• Deployment Share holds driver repository• Import• Folders / Selection profiles
• Designed to be dynamic• Rules-based process to help filter• DriverGroup• DriverPaths (legacy)
Demo
MDT 2013 Lite Touch Driver Injection
ConfigMgr 2012 R2 Drivers
• Driver catalog• Driver packages• Used for two purposes:• Driver distribution (replication)• “Forced” driver installation
• Driver categories• Used as a filter when automatically detecting needed drivers
• Offline injection “just in time”
ConfigMgr 2012 R2 Drivers
• Auto apply drivers• Drivers are matched by PnP ID
• Apply driver package• Only the specified package is used• All drivers are injected
Demo
ConfigMgr 2012 R2 Driver Injection
Drivers Tips & Tricks
• Unsigned versus signed drivers• Understanding driver ranking• Troubleshooting driver Infs• Scratchspace• Drivers as Applications• BlueTooth, QLB, Mobile Broadband, Biometric
• Hybrid Scenarios
Demo
Drivers Tips & Tricks
MMS Minnesota 2014
Resources
deploymentresearch.com
blogs.technet.com/mniehaus
Resources – Trainings, Videos, books
deploymentartist.com
Troubleshooting OS Deployment
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MMS Minnesota 2014
Johan Arwidmark @jarwidmarkMichael Niehaus @mniehaus
#MMSOSD