Michael Niehaus Senior Software Development Engineer Microsoft Corporation Session Code: CLI307

Introducing MDT 2010 MDT 2010 is a significant upgrade from MDT 2008 Still supports Windows XP and above Drops support for SMS 2003 MDT 2010 adds full support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 and latest deployment tools: Windows Automated Installation Kit 2.0 Windows PE 3.0 New way to construct an image USMT 4.0 New hard-link and offline migration capabilities Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Replaces several previous tools, adds new enumeration capabilities MDT 2010 makes these changes transparent

Survey How many of you are already using MDT 2010? Using Lite Touch? Using ConfigMgr? How would you describe deploying with MDT 2010? Easy? Fun? Exciting? How many plan to deploy Windows 7 in the next six months? In the next year?

Deployment Workbench Architecture Enhancements PowerShell Capabilities Task Sequence and Script Enhancements Configuration Manager Improvements Enhanced automation capabilities Improved extensibility for customers and partners A platform to build on Improve diagnostics, logging, errors, recovery Support deployment to any disk or partition New features MDT 2010 Focus Areas Support for the ConfigMgr R2 and SP2 releases Integrate Windows 7 enhancements Script and task sequence improvements Improve administrative processes Support more than one user New scenarios with more flexibility

Quiz #1 How many developers worked on MDT 2010? A. Two B. Four C. Eight D. Twelve Correct answer: B. The four developers were Keith Garner, Eric Jones, Tim Mintner and myself Mary Anne Blake and Rajat Kumar are our program managers Lex Liao is our test manager Nine contractors working on testing, a few on documentation

Deployment Workbench Architecture Enhancements Improve administrative processes Support more than one user New scenarios with more flexibility MDT 2010 Focus Areas Folders everywhere Drag-and-drop, copy-and-paste, cut-and-paste support Expanded scenarios Local, network, standalone DFS Multiple deployment shares, multiple users Copy between deployment points Replication Create “linked deployment shares” for replication Define selection profiles to control what is copied, as well as whether to merge or replace New database capabilities Additional columns Dynamic column display

Deployment Workbench Overview Michael Niehaus Senior Software Development Engineer Microsoft Corporation

PowerShell Capabilities MDT 2010 Focus Areas Complete PowerShell support Anything you can do from the UI can be scripted Drive provider for enumerating folders, items, and properties Cmdlets to help with importing content, generating boot images, etc. Ideal for hydration, automated customization, and reporting Can be leveraged for “alternative” UIs We don’t plan to deliver any Enhanced automation capabilities Improved extensibility for customers and partners A platform to build on

PowerShell Capabilities Michael Niehaus Senior Software Development Engineer Microsoft Corporation

Quiz #2 How much code is in MDT 2010 Deployment Workbench? A. 5k lines C# B. 10k lines C# C. 70k lines C# D. 150k lines C# Correct answer: C. The Deployment Workbench (including wizards and task sequence editor) and PowerShell provider are all written in C# Less than 100 lines of C++

Task Sequence and Script Enhancements MDT 2010 Focus Areas Improved diagnostics and logging More specific errors (instead of just success or failure) Real-time logging directly to a network share Log collecting Better network retry logic Formatting and structure improvements Common functionality will be moved into library scripts Increase modularity (to help us with testing) Improve readability (to help you follow the logic) Improve diagnostics, logging, recovery Support deployment to any disk or partition New features

MDT 2010 Focus Areas Refresh BitLocker-encrypted machines Without decrypting when deploying Windows 7 Deploy to any disk or partition Windows Vista or later Security improvements Variable obfuscation Wizard improvements No more command windows (with F8 support) Task Sequence and Script Enhancements Improve diagnostics, logging, errors, recovery Support deployment to any disk or partition New features

Task Sequence and Script Improvements

Quiz #3 How many lines of VBScript are in MDT 2010? A. 5k lines VBScript B. 15k lines VBScript C. 30k lines VBScript D. 45k lines VBScript Correct answer: C. The largest set of VBScripts we have ever seen Still no PowerShell being used during the deployment itself The ZTIUtility.vbs script is over 3500 lines itself

Configuration Manager Improvements MDT 2010 Focus Areas USMT 4.0 hard-link support All previously-discussed script enhancements VARIABLES.DAT no longer used General-purpose wizard capability Replaces “Unknown Computer” wizard Support for the ConfigMgr R2 and SP2 releases Integrate Windows 7 enhancements Script, wizard, and task sequence improvements

ConfigMgr Improvements

Next Steps Download MDT 2010! us/solutionaccelerators/dd aspx Participate in the MDT community TechNet Forums MSSMS and MDTOSD mailing lists hosted by Blogs such as and Provide feedback Look for the feedback link on me directly at

Related Content Breakout Sessions (session codes and titles) CLI307Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010: The Next Generation11/10/ :30-14:45 SVR305Ten Things You Should Know about Windows Server 2008 R2 Migration and Deployment 11/10/ :00-18:15 CLI306How-to: Windows 7 Deployment on a Stick!11/11/ :00-10:15 CLI02-ISWindows 7 Deployments: What's in the Toolbox? (Weapons of Mass Deployment) 11/11/ :45-12:00 11/13/ :00-14:45 MGT305Accelerating Windows 7 Deployments with MDOP, Microsoft System Center, and Virtualisation 11/12/ :45-12:00 CLI04-ISEasing the Pain: Techniques for Managing Drivers with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010, Windows Deployment Services, and More 11/12/ :30-14:45 11/13/ :45-12:00

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