DEP362 Automated Deployment Services Paul Sutton Program Manager

Agenda Overview of ADS Image capture and deployment Script-based administration Task sequences Availability and positioning

Scaling Out Windows Server Deployment and Administration Challenges in the Enterprise Data Center How can I more effectively deploy Windows Servers… With greater consistency… In larger quantities… In less time… While better leveraging talented IT professionals… How can I better administer these deployments… Without having to “touch” each server… Leveraging existing script-based methodologies… In a secure, reliable, and auditable manner…

Automated Deployment Services Target environment and user Environmental requirements Well-connected data center or staging lab 10MB or higher links (faster is better…) Not supported across slow and unreliable links PXE (DHCP) Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 Not designed to support the desktop migration and deployment lifecycle User requirements Administrators interested in automating server deployment and administration Comfortable with MMC UI or command line tools

Automated Deployment Services A fast, flexible platform for large scale server deployment and administration Imaging and deployment Speed and scalability of imaging Flexible imaging tools and format Secure, remote deployment framework Script based administration Centralized scripting of server farms Persistent log of all administrative activities Versatile set of user interfaces MMC Snap-in for point and click operation Rich programmatic interface for automation

Key Benefits Of ADS Lower the TCO associated with bare metal server builds and script-based administration Reduce time, increase scale and efficiency Improve the consistency, security and scalability of your Windows Server data center Encode operational best practices and eliminate human error Leverage your existing server administration investments Extend and enhance your existing script-based automation methodologies

Target Server ADS Deployment Agent WMI Interface Pre-OS Stage Windows-Present ADS Imaging Tools Command Line Tools NetworkBootServiceImageDistributionService Controller Service (Task Sequencing and Remote Script Execution) ADS Controller Automated Deployment Services Architectural Overview MMC Snap-in Customer Scripts ADS Administration Agent Target Server DB (MSDE /SQL) Target Server Virtual Floppy Hardware Config Stage

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Agenda Overview of ADS Image capture and deployment Script-based administration Task sequences Availability and positioning

Image capture and deployment Microsoft developed imaging format Sector copy of the drive Requires target partition to be equal or greater size than capture drive File-system based format No duplicate files captured Deployed images are defragmented Optional compression and encryption Flexible image editing features Images can be mounted as a drive Add or remove files, edit registry hives

Flexible image capture Local (WinPE) or Remote (via deployment agent) Requires sysprep (included in Windows Server) Hardware independence With sysprep, only need one image per HAL Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) Non-ACPI compliant machines will require different image Single processor machines will have degraded performance running images with multi-proc HAL’s Versatile set of imaging tools Imaging can be driven from MMC UI or command line tools Image capture and deployment

Target Server Deployment Agent Pre-OS 4 Agent authenticates/ requests image SSL DB Log all activity 6 Image is personalized and boots to full OS with agent Administration Agent Windows-Present ADS Controller ADS Secure, Hands-off Imaging “Zero Touch Server Builds from Bare Metal” PXEFW Bare metal server PXE Boots and task sequence is initiated 1 3 Controller transfers deployment agent to RAM disk RAM Controller downloads DOS image for hardware configuration 2 5 Encrypted image is downloaded and deployed PossiblyMulticast HardDisk

Agenda Overview of ADS Image capture and deployment Script-based administration Task sequences Availability and positioning

Target Servers AdministrationAgentAdministrationAgentAdministrationAgent 1 Initiate script-based administration on thousands of servers from the central controller Send job (Script/path) SSL DB Log all activity2 Gather all output from task and store in database Script-Based Administration “Administer 1000 servers as easily as 1” ADS Controller

Agenda Overview of ADS Image capture and deployment Script-based administration Task sequences Availability and positioning

Task Sequences Series of individual jobs in XML If a step fails, sequence stops Can be run on one or more devices Used to run complete processes… Remote image capture Bare metal image deployment Samples and editor included Sample task sequences for common administrative activities GUI tool simplifies authoring and editing

Task Sequences Job Types PXE boot actions Boot hard disk, run virtual floppy, etc. Deployment agent imaging tasks Partition disk, download image, etc. Administration agent jobs Scripts, programs, MSI installations Controller-side scripts Used in Task Sequences

Sequence Editor Image editing Script-Based administration demo demo

Agenda Overview of ADS Image capture and deployment Script-based administration Task sequences Availability and positioning

Availability And Positioning Feature of Windows Server 2003 Controller requires Enterprise Edition or above Deploy and administer… Windows 2000 Server all SKUs Windows Server 2003 all SKUs No ADS specific licensing fees Shipping in Q – Web download Early deliverable of the Dynamic Systems Initiative Working closely with third-party partners ISVs developing value added applications IHVs integrating support for server hardware

Software Distribution Asset Management Remote TroubleshootingApplicationInstallation/Deployment Event and performance management Monitoring, alerting, reporting Trend analysisApplication/ServiceMonitoring OS Deployment OS Image Management Mass Scripting Server Purposing ADS And Microsoft Products In The Data Center Value Added Products Platform Additions Microsoft Solution for Management ADS functionality Value Added Solutions Microsoft Systems Architecture Software Updates Services

Next Steps Next Steps Provide feedback on ADS Read the ADS Technical Whitepaper techinfo/overview/ads.mspx Download ADS when it is released

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