Microsoft 79-40 Lesson 6 Creating, Managing, LESSON 6 and Maintaining Images for Deployment

sector-based image

A _________________________copies each sector to a file.

file-based disk image

A file‐based disk image captures images based on files on the disk. Because a file‐based image is hardware independent, it can be deployed to different computers. It uses single‐instance storage, which keeps a single copy of a file that might be referenced multiple times in a file system tree. When a file‐based image is applied, it is nondestructive, which means that data files still exist after the image is applied. Examples of file‐based images include virtual hard disk (.vhd) and Windows Imaging Format (.wim).

Transport Server

Although required by Deployment Server, the Transport role is a subset of WDS functionality, but can also be used for custom solutions. _____________ can also use multicasting.

task sequences

An MDT deployment is controlled by customized scripts called ____________, which automate the various tasks required to install operating systems, applications, and other software on a computer.

image file

An _____________ is basically a snapshot of a computer's hard drive taken at a particular moment in time. The image file is sometimes referred to as an install image and is used to install an operating system. It contains the following: • All of the operating system files on the computer • Any updates and drives that have been applied • Any applications that have been installed • Any configuration changes that have been made

image group

An ____________________ is a folder within the image repository of WDS that shares security options and file resources.

install image

An image file is basically a snapshot of a computer's hard drive taken at a particular moment in time. The image file is sometimes referred to as an _______________ and is used to install an operating system.

image

As explained earlier, a disk ___________ is a single file that contains a disk's complete contents and structure. However, a disk __________ is just one of several different types of images. Before you choose a specific image type, you need to understand the various types of images.

System Image Manager (SIM)

Because an answer file is just a text file based on XML, you create an answer file with a text editor or XML editor. However, Microsoft recommends that you use the System Image Manager (SIM), which is part of the Windows ADK. SIM is a tool used to create and manage unattended Windows Setup answer files using a graphical interface and to check answer files.

System Preparation Utility

Before capturing a reference computer, you need to prepare the reference computer with the sysprep.exe utility. The Microsoft _______________________(sysprep.exe) prepares a Windows computer for cloning by removing specific computer information, such as the computer name and security identifier (SID).

answer file

Create and modify ___________, which will be used to install Windows based on your organization's environment.

discover image

If you have a computer that does not support a PXE boot, you can start the computer from disc by using a _______________. You can burn a discover image to a CD‐ROM or another startup medium and then start the computer. You can use a discover image to connect directly to a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server or to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and then start the operating system installation process. You can also deploy an image by using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT).

Windows Deployment Services (WDS)

If you load the standard Windows image files and boot files, and you connect to _______________________________________________________, you would still be doing a manual installation where you need to go through the Installation Wizard. If you have hundreds of installations, you probably want to perform an unattended installation where you boot the computer and it automatically starts and completes the installation.

Deployment Image Servicing and Management (dism.exe)

If you will be imaging computers with Microsoft tools, you will most likely work with WIM files. You need to know how to update or modify a WIM file by using __________________________(DISM). As you recall from previous exams, DISM is a command‐line tool that you can use to service and deploy WIM, VHD, and VHDX files. You also can use DISM to prepare Windows PE images.

reference computer

In the simplest method, an image is created from a reference or master computer. On the __________________, you install Windows, install any necessary drivers, configure Windows, install additional software, and configure the additional software. You also should update and patch Windows and any applications that run on the computer. When you are done, the __________________________ becomes a pristine computer that you can hand to a user, ready to use.

boot image

Like the name implies, the _______________ starts the computer and can be used to start the operating system installation. ________________ are built with Windows PE, which is a lightweight version of Windows used to deploy client computers and servers and troubleshoot offline operating systems. Windows PE 10 is built with the Windows 10 code base and is included with the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK).

Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE)

Most of the time, an installation can be done by performing a ___________________________ boot, where the computer loads the operating system directly from a boot image over the network.

Zero-Touch Installation (ZTI)

Requires System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) for image storage and deployment. No interaction is required or allowed at the client.

User-Driven Installation (UDI)

Requires System Center Configuration Manager for image storage and deployment. A variable amount of interaction is required from a user at the client computer.

Lite-Touch Installation (LTI)

Stores images on an MDT deployment share and typically requires some interaction from a user at the client computer during the deployment.

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013

The _____________________________ Build 8443 or higher provides end‐to‐end guidance for the planning, building, and deploying of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. It allows you to deploy Windows by using a Lite‐Touch Installation (LTI) or Zero‐ Touch Installation (ZTI). MDT allows you to create a deployment share, which contains additional scripts and task sequences to customize the Windows installation process.

Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit

The _____________________________ is a free, comprehensive agentless tool that can inventory, assess, and report on an organization's environment. You can install it on any system running Windows Vista and higher or Windows Server 2008 and higher.

Windows Deployment Services Capture Utility Windows Imaging Format (WIM)

The _____________________________________ will create an image file and write it to the computer's drive, which will eventually be copied to the WDS server. You can then use it to be deployed to other computers.

virtual hard disk (VHD)

The virtual hard disk (VHD) format, traditionally used with virtual machines, represents a virtual hard disk drive. It can be found with Microsoft Virtual PC and Hyper‐V.

capture image

To capture a reference computer, you restart the reference computer and boot the computer using a mobile device (such as an optical disc or USB device) or a _________________.

virtual machines (VMs)

When you use virtualization for a server environment, you use a few very powerful host systems onto which you install guest systems, known as __________________.

DISM cmdlets

Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 include _________________ in the DISM PowerShell module that can be used to manage and maintain images. The _________________ are similar to using the dism.exe command, which can be used to manage .wim or VHD files.

features

____________ are a set of Windows programs that can be enabled or disabled by an administrator and are included with Windows. Examples of features include FreeCell, Hearts, Solitaire, FTP Server, World Wide Web Service, and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5. To add or remove ____________ in Windows Server 2016, you use Server Manager. To add or remove features in Windows 10, you use Control Panel > Programs and Features. Similarly, you can use dism.exe to add to or remove features from an offline image.

thin images

_____________, as you can surmise, are the opposite of thick images. They contain the operating system and software updates. Typically, they contain no or few core applications but no language packs. When a new computer is deployed, the _____________ is deployed first. Then, after the _________ is successfully deployed, the system and software installation is customized, usually over the network.

thick images

_______________ are monolithic images that contain the operating system, all core applications, language packs, and other files. In this case, monolithic indicates massive or huge.

hybrid images

__________________ mix thin and thick image strategies, which include applications that everyone uses or needs (such as the operating system, VPN software, antivirus software, and Microsoft Office). Therefore, as a ______________ is deployed, users can quickly have the necessary applications to perform their jobs. _______________ still require a longer install time than a thick image, but not as long as a thin image. Using ______________ takes advantage of the single instancing in a Windows image by combining multiple hybrid images into a single WIM file.

Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK)

___________________________________________ (ADK) is a collection of tools and documentation designed to help IT professionals deploy Windows operating systems. Windows ADK is ideal for use with highly customized environments because the tools in Windows ADK can be used to configure many deployment options. Depending on your business needs, you can choose to use all or part of the resources available in Windows ADK.

Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE)

____________________________________________: A minimal operating system designed to prepare a computer for installation and servicing of Windows. You can use the ADK to create a customized Windows PE.

Deployment Server

___________________provides full functionality of WDS, including providing an image repository (such as boot images, install images, and other files necessary for remote installation over a network), a PXE server for remote computers to start, and a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server to transfer files over the network. Deployment Server also includes tools to create and customize images.