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HW-148P
Scaling and extending Windows assessments to improve system quality: Part 1
Patrick Azzarello
Senior Program Manager
Windows Ecosystem Fundamentals
Microsoft Corporation
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2. Agenda Assessment project goals and history Tools and components
A walkthrough of how the process works and how it scales

3. Assessment Project Goals and History

4. Partners and customers want to assess and improve Windows system quality, and want Microsoft’s help to do so

5. Assessing and Improving System Quality
Previous assessment efforts were successful, but:
Distribution was very limited
Required additional training
Hard to support and service
Internal tests have their own challenges
Quantity: A huge number of tests exist internally
Expertise: Tests are intended for team testing, not external testing
Scope: Usually VERY specific
Dependencies: Internal dependencies must be broken or resolved in the “right” way

6. Project Goals: System Quality Assessments should:
Focus on assessing the end-users experience, not just the underlying technologies
Assess system quality in a quantifiable way
Allow for system comparisons
Identify issues and provide remediation steps wherever possible
Provide the ability to dig deeper using tools like Windows Performance Analyzer
Make collaboration easier
Be widely available

7. Windows Assessment Toolkit

8. Components

9. What You Get in the Windows ADK
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What You Get in the Windows ADK
Assessments
Scenario-based tests of system quality, delivering metrics, identifying issues, and providing remediation steps wherever possible
WAC
Windows Assessment Console
Used to access, configure, create, save, package jobs to run on different machines. Good for running assessments on one to a few machines. Used to view results from assessment run
Assessment and Deployment Kit
ADK
WAS
Windows Assessment Services
Used for larger environments with the potential of running assessments on hundreds of computer
WPA
Windows Performance Analyzer
Remediation tool used for analysis of performance traces
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10. The Assessment Process

11. Running an Assessment within the Windows Assessment Console
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Running an Assessment within the Windows Assessment Console
Patrick Azzarello
Senior Program Manager
Windows Ecosystem Fundamentals
© 2010 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

12. Assessment Infrastructure: Architecture
ASMT Resources
Asmt Resources
ASMT MFest
Assessments
Object Model
ASMT MFest
Job MFest
WAC
Configuration
Package
Run
View

13. Packaging an Assessment
Job Package
Job MFest
Modify Paths
Job Mfest+
Asmt A
Asmt A
Asmt B
Asmt B
AL.EXE
AL.EXE
Asmt C
Asmt D
AXE.EXE
AXE.EXE
Asmt D
Arch Script
Arch Script
Job Mfest+
start “Package\%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%\AL.exe" “MyJob.xml"
start “Package\X86\AL.exe" “MyJob.xml"

14. Assessment Infrastructure: Architecture
ASMT Resources
Asmt Resources
ASMT MFest
Assessments
Object Model
ASMT MFest
Job MFest
WAC
Configuration
ASMT Resources
Job Package
Job MFest
Arch Script
Tools
Package
Job Package
Results File
Run
Arch Script
View

15. Assessment Infrastructure: Architecture
ASMT Resources
Asmt Resources
ASMT MFest
Assessments
Object Model
ASMT MFest
Job MFest
WAC
Configuration
ASMT Resources
Job Package
Job MFest
Arch Script
Tools
Package
Job Package
Results File
Arch Script
Run
Object Model
View in WAC
Results File
View
Import to Database

16. Wrap Up Assessment project goals and history Tools and components
A walkthrough of how the process works and how it scales
Recommended: Watch Part 2 of this video presentation for more information on how to extend or customize this technology to integrate it into your own environment.

17. For more information RELATED SESSIONS DOCUMENTATION & ARTICLES CONTACT
HW-148P Scaling and extending Windows assessments to improve system quality Part 2
HW-147T Building high quality Windows PCs using the assessment and deployment kit
HW-915P Introduction to assessments
HW-59T Improving performance with the Windows Performance Toolkit
HW-61H Experiencing the assessment tools in Windows 8
CONTACT

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© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
© 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.