1. Create a Microsoft Image Rhonda Layfield Sr. Deployment Architect Rhonda@DeploymentDR.com

2. Rhonda Layfield  30 + years in IT  7x Setup & Deployment MVP  International Presenter  Trainer  Consultant  @DeploymentDr.com  www.DeploymentDr.com

3. Overview  Tool to use  Features of MDT  What you should put in an image  Reference vs Master Image  Customizing your image  Automating your image

4. Tool to Use  Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)  Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK)  Or  Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (WADK)  And  Which version?

5. Depends on What OS You Are Deploying  Deploying Windows 7  MDT 2012 Update 1 + WAIK for Windows 7  Deploying Windows 8.0  MDT 2013 + WADK for Windows 8 version 1  Deploying Windows 8.1  MDT 2013 +WADK for Windows 8 version 2

6. Major Differences  Version of PowerShell Supported  User State Migration Tool (USMT)  WinPE  UEFI Support

7. Features of MDT

8. MDT 2013 Deployment Server W8.1 DVD 1 1 Add an OS 2 2 Boot Target Deploy OS 3 3

9. OR Bare Metal Deploy From UFD ProNo network connectivity needed ConNo version control

10. Linked Deployment Share MDT DS Washington DC New York Dallas OS Application Drivers Task Sequences Good WAN Links OS Application Drivers Task Sequences OS Application Drivers Task Sequences

11. MDT Database Feature (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved. MDT Deployment Server MDT Deployment Server Server1 Server3 MDT WinPE 2K8R2 DNS DC DHCP I’m 00-FF-B0-2B-48-09 I’m 53-FF-C0-27-59-38

12. What Should Be In The Image  That depends  How often do you want to update it?  Fully patched  Upgraded versions of software  Typically images are regenerated 3 - 4 times a year

13. Reference Image vs Master Image  Reference Image  This builds the Master image  Add OS, Applications and Drivers  Create a Task Sequence  Deploy and Capture Image  Use a VM  Master Image  Deployed to target machines

14. Create Reference Image MDT 2013 Deployment Server W8.1 DVD 1 1 Add an OS Create A Reference 2 2 Deploy OS 3 3 Store Image SYSPREP

15. Create Reference Image

16. Customize The Image  Windows System Image Manager (WSIM)  You can do anything in here  No REALLY  Even add scripting

17. Automate The Image  2 files that drive your deployments:  Bootstrap.ini  UNC path clients connect to deploy an image  CustomSettings.ini  Customize and Automate  Your Best Friend  MDT Help File

18. Customize and Automate

19. Why Not Use SCCM?  You build the image in MDT  Deploy the image with SCCM  A lot more overhead

20. What We Covered  MDT is the tool to use  Features of MDT  What should be put in an image  Difference between a Reference vs Master Image  How to customize your image  How to automate your image

21. Next Sessions  What’s New in the Windows Deployment Tools - 0830  Deploying Windows 8.1 Using SCCM 2012 R2 - 14:15