Deploying Windows 7 with Configuration Manager Tips from the field With Niall Brady, MVP ConfigMgr, Zipper.

Workshop Agenda Introduction Prerequisites Task Sequences FrontEnd HTA Webservices Customising Windows Updating Windows Application Deployment Migrating Data Questions and Answers

Introduction

Prerequisites Collections Application Deployment Operating System Deployment Software Update Management Microsoft Deployment Toolkit integration.

Task Sequences Build and Capture Task Sequence Deploy Task Sequence Hiding the Task Sequence from the End User in Windows Protecting the task sequence with a password

Build and Capture What is a Build and Capture Task Sequence ? The base OS plus core apps (FAT Applications) Windows Updates via SLP Not Domain joined (Workgroup) Built on Virtual hardware

Specify the SLP

Deploy Task Sequence The Deploy Task Sequence is used to deploy your captured image from the Build and Capture process above. The Deploy Task Sequence can be used to install applications (and other settings etc) in three different layers.

Be Dynamic ! Dynamic Layer User Layer Applications Business layer applications

Hide the TS from RAP Right click on the Task Sequence and select the Advanced Tab.

Use Passwords We can add a PXE password

Within the TS If a PXE password is not set or if the user knows the password. You can add one more layer, a password within the Task Sequence itself.password within the Task Sequence itself

Get some HTAs ! The windows-noob.com Front End v1.0Front End Johan Arwidmark’s – Pretty Good FrontendPretty Good Frontend Maik Koster’s – Pretty Good Frontend ClonePretty Good Frontend Clone

Use the HTA Create a boot image to support HTA o Do it in the console via MDT integrationconsole via MDT integration o Do it manuallymanually Adding the HTA to a Task Sequence o can-i-display-my-hta/ can-i-display-my-hta/ Adding Extra Files to the boot image o Detailed guide herehere

Hide things var oTSProgressUI = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.SMS.TSProgressUI"); oTSProgressUI.CloseProgressDialog();

Screen resolution Use the setres command as a command line step in the task sequence, place the exe in a subdir of your MDT files scripts folder. The task sequence Run Command Line step can read Cmd /c “%scriptroot%\wnb\setres.exe” h1024 v768 b16

Passing values We can set variables in our HTA using buttons or other methods, essentially we ‘set’ a value (variable) which is checked for via Options in a step in the Task Sequence.

Javascript backend var oEnvironment = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment"); oEnvironment("DEPLOYMENTTYPE") = "NEWCOMPUTER"; The task sequence has a Group which checks for the value of that variable and if=NEWCOMPUTER it does some actions.

WSF backend Dim env,oTSProgressUI,MyPass Set env = CreateObject("Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment") set oTSProgressUI = CreateObject("Microsoft.SMS.TSProgressUI") oTSProgressUI.CloseProgressDialog() env("ALLOWOSDBUILD") = "NO" MyPass=Inputbox("Please enter the Password to start the OS Deployment") If MyPass = "password" then env("ALLOWOSDBUILD") = "YES" End If

Web services What are they ? Where can I get them ? How can I install some Web Services?

Make your own ! To make your own webservice, you can install Microsoft Visual Studio, I’d recommend using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 to access all the different versions of.Net.

Start New Project.NET framework 2.0

Hello world Your first web service

Customise Windows Power Management Making user a Local Administrator o Create a Run Command Line step in your task sequence with the following o Cmd /c net localgroup “Administrators” “DOMAIN\%targetUser%” /add o The %targetUser% field is a variable and it is derived from our FrontEnd. o Note that as we change language, the net localgroup command will also have to change.

Installing updates Depending on whether you are doing Build and Capture (use SLP) or just a regular Deploy task sequence, create two deployment management tasks. one for Build and Capture collection one for your Deploy collection

Languages o Windows 7 Language Pack (x64) - DVD (Multiple Languages) 8/6/2009 2,200 (MB) o Windows 7 Language Pack (x86) - DVD (Multiple Languages) 8/6/2009 1,846 (MB)

Regional settings In Windows SIM, Add the regional settings by creating an unattend.xml file with variables

Demos Migrating Data o Hardlinking (Demo XP to Windows 7) o Offline Mode in WinPE (Demo XP to Windows 7) Application Deployment o Dynamic Application Installation Windows-noob.com FrontEnd

References SCCM 2007 Guides - A list of Step by Step guides sccm-2007-guides Maiks’ webservices below:- MDT Webservice ice%20-%20MDT&referringTitle=Documentation SCCM Webservice ice%20-%20SCCM&referringTitle=Documentation Active Directory Webservice ice%20-%20Active%20Directory&referringTitle=Documentation

Questions ?