Microsoft Official

Course
Module 1

Deploying and Maintaining

Server Images
Module Overview

Overview of Windows Deployment Services

Implementing Deployment with Windows
Deployment Services
Administering Windows Deployment
Services
Lesson 1: Overview of Windows Deployment
Services
What Is Windows Deployment Services?
Windows Deployment Services Components
Why Use Windows Deployment Services?
Discussion: How to Use Windows
Deployment Services
What Is Windows Deployment Services?

Windows Deployment Services is a server

role that is provided with Windows Server
2012

Windows Deployment Services:

Enables you to perform network-based
installations
Simplifies the deployment process
Supports deployment to computers with no
operating system
Provides end-to-end operating system
deployment
Uses existing technologies, such as Windows
Windows Deployment Services
Components
Windows Deployment Services provides
several functions through these
components:
Windows Deployment Services PXE Server
Windows Deployment Services Client
Additional Server Components
TFTP server
Shared folder
Image repository
Multicasting Engine
Why Use Windows Deployment Services?

Consider the following scenarios:

1. In a small network consisting of a single
server and around 25 Windows XP
computers, you want to expedite the
upgrade process of the client computers
to Windows 8

2. A medium-sized organization wants to

deploy multiple servers in branch offices
that are geographically dispersed. It
would be time-consuming and expensive
to send experienced IT staff to each
location to deploy the servers
Discussion: How to Use Windows
Deployment Services

How should you

configure Windows
Deployment Services?
Lesson 2: Implementing Deployment with
Windows Deployment Services
Understanding Windows Deployment
Services Components
Installing and Configuring Windows
Deployment Services
Managing Deployments with Windows
Deployment Services
Understanding Windows Deployment
Services Components
Windows Deployment Services prerequisites
include:
AD DS
DHCP
DNS
NTFS volume

Use Windows Automated Deployment Tool Kit

to create answer files for automated
deployment
Installing and Configuring Windows
Deployment Services
Install and configure Windows Deployment
Services by:
Installing the Windows Deployment Services
server role
Install the Deployment Server or Transport Server role
service
Perform post-installation configuration of Windows
Deployment Services by:
Specifying an image store location
Configuring the DHCP server options, if required
Configuring PXE server configuration
Managing Deployments with Windows
Deployment Services
To service client computers with Windows
Deployment Services, you must:
Configure boot settings
Configure install settings
Configure transmission settings
Configure drivers
Lesson 3: Administering Windows
Deployment Services
Common Administration Tasks
Demonstration: How to Administer Images
Automating Deployments
Demonstration: How to Configure Multicast
Transmission
Common Administration Tasks

There are several common administrative

tasks and tools for Windows Deployment
Services
Tasks Tools
Configure DHCP Windows Deployment
Create and service images Services console
Manage the boot menu WDSUtil.exe
Prestage client computers Dism.exe
Automate deployment Sysprep.exe
Configure transmission ImageX.exe
Windows SIM
Demonstration: How to Administer Images

In this demonstration, you will see how to

administer images
Automating Deployments

To automate the Windows Setup process:

1. Create the Unattend.xml file
2. Copy the file to the Windows Deployment
Services server
3. View the properties of the appropriate
install image
4. Enable unattended mode and select the
answer file
Demonstration: How to Configure Multicast
Transmission
In this demonstration, you will see how to
configure multicast transmission
Lab: Using Windows Deployment Services
to Deploy Windows Server 2012
Exercise 1: Installing and Configuring Windows
Deployment Services
Exercise 2: Creating Operating System Images with
Windows Deployment Services
Exercise 3: Configuring Custom Computer Naming
Exercise 4: Deploying Images with Windows
Deployment Services
Logon Information
Virtual machines: 20411B-LON-DC1
20411B-LON-SVR1
20411B-LON-SVR3
User name: Adatum\Administrator
Password: Pa$$w0rd
Estimated Time: 75 minutes
Lab Scenario
A. Datum Corporation is a global engineering and
manufacturing company with its head office in London,
U.K.. An IT office and data center are in London to
support the head office and other branch locations. A.
Datum has recently deployed a Windows Server 2012
server and client infrastructure.
A. Datum is deploying servers to branch offices
throughout
the region for the Research department. You have been
tasked with helping to automate this deployment. You
suggest using Windows Deployment Services to deploy
Windows Server 2012 to the branch offices. You have
been sent some instructions by email regarding the
deployment. You must read these instructions, and then
install and configure Windows Deployment Services to
Review Questions

Windows Deployment Services supports two

types of multicast transmission. Which type
is suitable for minimizing total network
traffic during deployment to a fixed number
of clients?
How is Windows ADK useful with Windows
Deployment Services deployments?
What steps are necessary to automate the
end-to-end deployment process?
Module Review and Takeaways

Review Questions
Real-world Issues and Scenarios
Tools