Windows Vista Deployment Tools Technologies and Best Practices
Windows Vista Deployment: Tools, Technologies and Best Practices Manu Namboodiri Senior Project Manager Microsoft Corporation
What We Will Cover • Introduction to the deployment of Microsoft® Windows® Vista™ • High-level overview of the deployment technologies and tools • What is available during the February CTP • Demonstrations
Prerequisite Knowledge • Basic understanding of the deployment challenges and tools currently available Level 200
Agenda • Overview – Customer challenges • Windows Vista deployment – Goals of Windows Vista deployment – Design enhancements in Windows Vista – Deployment tools and technologies – Deployment processes and best practices • Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) roadmap for Windows Vista • Questions and feedback
Customer Challenges • Top issues we heard from customers – Application compatibility and user-state migration – Cost, complexity and time needed to deploy desktops – Lack of infrastructure and tools to enable smooth deployment – Lack of best practices and implementation guidelines
Windows Vista Deployment Goals • • • Better application compatibility Faster and more reliable deployment Reduce the number of images significantly Better servicing of images Integrated suite of tools Comprehensive best practices
How Do We Address These? • Innovation and significant engineering investments in three key areas Best practices Deployment Tools Operating System
Operating System
Windows Imaging • System imaging is the standard best practice in deploying desktops – Reduces cost, complexity and time while providing increased reliability • Microsoft has some history with image-based deployment: – RIS, ADS, XPe, SMS OSD – Issue: formats and tools not compatible • Introducing Windows Imaging – Unifying, innovative imaging technologies with Windows Vista
Windows Imaging Design Goals • Unify on a single format for Windows Deployment • Platform-architecture neutral, works across hardware platforms supported by Windows • Operating-system neutral • Reduce disk space and bandwidth costs • Enable non-destructive application of Windows images • Reduce engineering costs
Windows Vista Modularization • • Windows Vista Op. Sys components are installed and serviced independently Components describe their resources and dependencies in XML • • • Registry items Configurable Properties Files Dependencies SKU XML Manifests define components of a product Over 3, 000 components Vista Components Shell File System Networking Hot. Fix Audio
Deployment Design Innovations (1) Windows Imaging • File-based format – hardware independent • Non-destructive upgrades • Multiple images in one WIM file – space and complexity benefits • Single instanced and compressed – small size • Bootable, serviceable – flexibility Modularization • Add/remove optional components – drivers, patches, languages • Image customization to certain degree • Higher reliability • Language independence • Consistency across phas • Single worldwide image • Offline image servicing Reduce the number of images!
Deployment Design Innovations (2) Consolidated, single XML-based unattend file High performance, image-based setup File and registry redirection Component servicing • Better, less error prone unattend • Significant automation potential • Faster and highly reliable installations • Enable protected user accounts and retain legacy application compatibility • Deterministic patching and updating; system integrity and dependency checking
Deployment Tools
Enabling the Entire Deployment Cycle Planning Engineering • Application inventory • Application analysis/testing • Application compatibility mitigation • Migration testing • Migration scripts • Build desktop image from modules • Customize image • Add drivers, languages, applications • Capture image • Prepare for rollout Tools • ACT, USMT • Implementation • Install image onto desktops • Migration/upgrade • Remote deployments Tools Image-Based Setup, Ximage, System Image Manager, Sysprep • Image-Based Setup, USMT, WDS Windows PE
Suite of Deployment Tools • User-State Migration Tool • Application Compatibility Toolkit • Windows Automated Installation Kit – Windows System Image Manager – Ximage – Windows Deployment Services – Windows PE
Desktop Engineering Tools Windows Imaging Modularization Ximage System Image Manager • Utility to create and manage WIM images • Mount and edit WIM files offline • Capture desktop volume into a WIM file • Op. Sys-version agnostic • Command line only • Create and edit unattend files in XML • Add, modify, optional components – languages, service packs, drivers • Apply unattend offline or online • Fully scriptable via command line • Single worldwide image • Offline image servicing Reduce the number of images!
demonstration Ximage u u u Capture a WIM file Combine two images Edit an offline image
demonstration System Image Manager u u u Configure components within the WIM file Add new drivers Save and show the unattend file
Windows Deployment Services • • • Replaces RIS for remote deployments Installed on Longhorn server, Windows Server™ 2003 Can install Windows Vista, XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 systems – Native support for WIM image formats • Uses Win. PE as the boot environment – Customized as the WDS client – WIM image with RAM Disk support • Consolidated new PXE architecture – Provider plug-ins to supplement core networking functionality
Windows PE Foundation for deployment • Windows PE is… – An operating environment built from Windows Vista components – an integrated part of the setup environment a solution enabling OEMs to build computers in factories – a platform enabling IT Pros to build deployment, recovery, imaging, and diagnostics applications – a replacement for DOS boot disk scenarios • Windows PE is not… – An embedded operating system – A replacement client or server operating system
Solutions Using Windows PE • Image-Based Setup – Every copy of Windows Vista is installed with Win. PE – Disk configuration, imaging using Win. PE • Windows Deployment Services – Win. PE-based client preps and images desktop • Ximage – Uses Win. PE to capture image • SMSv 4, BDD will use Win. PE as foundation
Best Practices
Best Practices for Deployment • Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) – Best practices to enable desktop deployment • • • Scripts, tools and documentation Consistent and repeatable methodology For enterprises and small businesses – Available today for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office System! • www. microsoft. com/desktopdeployment • BDD for Windows Vista enhancements – – Application compatibility enhancements End-to-end monitoring during/post deployment Mapping onto new Windows Vista deployment tools Security and hardening • BDD is the vehicle for Windows Vista and Office deployment
Better Deployments with Windows Vista 1. Incredible new technology – Imaging, modularization, servicing, etc. 2. Cost benefits in reduction of images 3. Early availability of deployment tools 4. Tools for the entire deployment lifecycle 5. BDD as the single deployment message 6. Broad availability of Windows PE 2. 0
Session Summary • Significant deployment innovations and investments in Windows Vista: – Imaging, modularization, performance – Comprehensive suite of tools that address the complete deployment lifecycle – Best practices and deployment guidance • These will enable Windows Vista to: – – Reduce the number of images Better service images – offline, etc. Increase speed and reliability of installation Retain application compatibility
Next Steps 1. Visit the Windows Vista home page at www. microsoft. com/windowsvista/default. aspx 2. Get Windows Vista February CTP 3. Give the deployment tools a test ride 4. Let us know what you think
For More Information… • Visit Tech. Net at www. microsoft. com/technet/ • Visit Windows Vista at www. microsoft. com/technet/windowsvista • Business Desktop Deployment www. microsoft. com/desktopdeployment
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