Module 11: Creating and managing deployment images

capture image

A _ is a boot image that you can use to start a reference computer, capture its system drive, and store it in a .wim file.

reference computer

A _ is a computer that creates an image that you will later use to deploy an operating system to multiple computers.

1. Create the Windows PE media. 2. Create and modify answer files. 3. Use the answer file that you created to install a Windows operating system on your reference computer 4. Capture the image 5. Use the DISM tool to copy the Windows partition to a network location or external hard drive. 6.Deploy the image to a test computer

A basic deployment process might include the following steps, which you can perform without using Windows ADK:

Answer file (Unattend.xml)

A simple _ includes basic Windows Setup configuration data and minimum Windows Welcome customizations, which start after the Windows Setup program runs.

proof of concept (POC)

A successful virtualization project is a well-documented project. Often, when adopting a new virtualization technology, a _ can be of great help in determining the final infrastructure. A _ can also help bring staff up to speed on the deployment and management technologies that will be used in the final solution.

1. Determine the virtualization scope. 2. Determine the workloads 3. Determine the backup and fault-tolerance requirements for each workload. 4. Use MAP to aid in the design of the virtualization hosts. 5. Map workloads to hosts. 6. Design host backup and fault tolerance 7. Determine storage requirements 8. Determine network requirements

As a general guideline, each virtualization project should include the following steps:

SQL Server database

By default, the variables that you use with your task sequences are stored in the CustomSettings.ini file. As your deployments grow more complex, the conditions that you define in the CustomSettings.ini file might become too numerous to manage effectively. To address this challenge, you can create an _ to store the conditions that you want to define.

1.Restart the reference image by using PXE boot. 2.Connect to a session in the server that is running Windows DS to download the captured image. 3. Follow the Capture Image wizard and specify the name of the .wim file that you want to create with the image from the reference computer.

Capture the reference image After generalizing the image, you must execute the following steps to capture the image:

•Enable and configure required Windows roles and features. •Install any required applications. •Configure all required Windows operating system settings.

Customize the reference computer After installing the operating system on a reference computer, configure the reference computer by doing one or more of the following:

sector-based

Depending on what your image includes, the image can take up a large amount of storage space. Typically, the images that _ imaging products create include the blank space on a hard drive, because it simply copies everything on the hard drive.

an image that contains all COMMON applications specific applications for an individual user are deployed once image is deployed.

Describe Hybrid images

contains the operating system and EVERY application required by the end user. user can work on the computer without having to install anything else. have to service the image more often due to it having multiple applications.

Describe Thick images.

contains only the operating system and the necessary settings do not contain any installed applications appropriate baseline for all computers that will use the same operating system

Describe Thin images.

sysprep /generalize

Generalize the reference computer To GENERALIZE an image using SYSPREP, execute the following steps: 1. Open a command prompt with elevated privileges. 2. In the command prompt, type the following command, and then press Enter:

zero-touch installation (ZTI).

In a _ installation, a designated server can use the Wake On LAN protocol to start computers by using PXE, and then join a session managed by Windows DS. That way, no interaction with the target computers is necessary.

Right-click the node and select Refresh.

In the lab, you used the Monitoring node to observe the deployment task sequence status. What should you do if there are no values in the Monitoring node's detail pane?

Hardware Library Wizard

MAP Hardware Configuration When you run the _, you can enter the resources such as the number and type of processors, amount of RAM, and storage capacity. After configuring these hardware parameters, you can determine the number of host servers required.

Performance Metrics

MAP Performance Metrics After you have an inventory of discovered hardware, you can collect performance metrics for your assessment. To gather performance metrics, you must run the _ Wizard.

hardware configuration

MAP _ provides you with details for the proposed hardware that you should use for your virtualization host servers.

-AD DS -Windows networking protocols -Configuration Manager -IP Address Range -NetBIOS names

MAP can use the following discovery methods and requirements for creating an inventory:

Monitoring

MDT has a monitoring feature that the Deployment Workbench and MDT scripts support. You can use the _ node in the Deployment Workbench to view the deployment process.

Ten

MDT includes task sequence templates for the most common deployment scenarios. When creating task sequences for your deployments, you start by choosing one of the available templates. _ predefined task sequence templates and one custom task sequence template are available

False

Monitoring MDT deployments TorF? Monitoring is configured by default.

reference image

One of the common purposes for using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 2 in an LTI or ZTI scenario is to create a _.

Priority Properties

The Bootstrap.ini file and the CustomSettings.ini file are organized into sections. The first section is the SETTINGS section, which defines the file's contents, including: _. Specifies the sections to process during deployment and the order in which to process them. This property is in both the Bootstrap.ini file and the CustomSettings.ini file _. Specifies the variables that you are defining for use in the file. This property is only in the CustomSettings.ini file.

Default

The Bootstrap.ini file and the CustomSettings.ini file are organized into sections. The second section is _ section, which stores the default properties when you create a deployment share.

Server Virtualization and Consolidation

The MAP _ Wizard can help provide planning guidance for the following versions of Hyper-V: •Window Server 2012 Hyper-V •Window Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Hyper-V •Window Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V •Window Server 2008 Hyper-V

Private Cloud Fast Track

The MAP _ Wizard provides guidance based upon a program that is a joint effort between Microsoft and its hardware partners. The goal of the program is to help organizations decrease the time, complexity, and risk of implementing private clouds.

Windows Server Virtualization

The _ guide focuses on an earlier version of Hyper-V. However, it still provides guidance on how to plan and implement server virtualization on Hyper-V.

Infrastructure Planning and Design

The _ guides are free guides that describe architectural considerations and streamline the design processes for planning Microsoft infrastructure technologies. Each guide addresses a unique infrastructure technology or scenario, including server virtualization, application virtualization, and Remote Desktop Services implementations.

install

The _ image contains the operating systems that you plan to deploy to client computers. The default one is in the sources folder in the Windows installation media.

Deployment Workbench

The _ includes an ADVANCED CONFIGURATION node that contains several items that you can use to extend LTI deployment features. This includes linking deployment shares, support for standalone media, and configuring an MDT database.

scope

The first step in planning a virtualization solution is to define the project's _.

Windows image file structure

The following are resources of what? o Header o File resources o Lookup table o XML data. o Integrity table.

1. Start the reference computer from the network and perform a standard Windows operating system installation. 2. Customize the reference computer as required. 3. Generalize the reference computer. 4. Capture the reference computer's Windows operating system image, and upload it back to the Windows Deployment Services server.

The process for creating an install image can be summarized in the following high-level steps:

New-VHD cmdlet DiskPart command-line tool Disk Management console Microsoft Hyper-V Manager

There are multiple ways to create .vhd files, such as

Using Windows Setup Offline servicing Online servicing

There are three basic strategies for image maintenance, including:

Online servicing

There are three basic strategies for image maintenance. This strategy involves deploying the image back to a reference computer, making all of the necessary changes, and then reimaging the reference computer.

Offline servicing

There are three basic strategies for image maintenance. This strategy involves using DISM to mount a .wim file and service the image. typically does not include installing applications.

Using Windows Setup

There are three basic strategies for image maintenance. This strategy involves using an answer file when deploying the image. You can create or modify ANSWER FILE by using the Windows SIM tool.

thin, thick, and hybrid

There are three types of images:

sector-based images

They deploy faster, They typically include all the necessary drivers, and they work well when all client systems are identical. These are advantages of what type of imaging?

Catalog

This imaging tool contains all available components and packages that can be used as a part of the Unattend.xml answer file, and can be modified through Windows System Image Manager (SIM).

Windows Setup command-line options (Setup.exe).

This imaging tool performs Windows installations by using interactive or unattended installation methods.

Windows ADK.

This is a new upgraded version of Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK) that contains Windows PE images, which are necessary for customized deployment of Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10.

Deployment Share

To configure monitoring for LTI deployments, you need to enable it in the _ Properties dialog box, on the Monitoring tab. Select the Enable monitoring for this deployment share option to make changes to your management computer.

lite-touch installation (LTI).

To create a Windows DS session, start the target computers by using PXE, and then join the session. After the session starts, the deployment requires no further user interaction. This type of deployment is a _.

Import-Module DISM Get-Command -Module DISM

To list all the cmdlets, including those added for this version of DISM in Windows Server 2016 and the Windows PowerShell command prompt, enter the following cmdlets, pressing Enter after each line:

False NOT Mac

TorF? MAP can discover Windows, Mac, Linux, UNIX, and VMware servers, computers, and virtual machines.

True

TorF? Operating system images do not have to include only the operating systems. You can install most software on your reference computer before imaging it.

True

TorF? Windows ADK for Windows 10 must be installed prior to installing the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 2 files.

makeWinPEMedia /ufd

Use the _ command to create bootable USB device.

MAP Server Virtualization and Consolidation

Use the hardware configurations and the _ Wizard to assist in the design of the host server infrastructure. As a best practice, to simplify host server management, you should consider creating a standard design for all virtualization hosts.

-MAP -Non-Microsoft tools (import maps output) -Infrastructure Planning and Design guides -Windows Server Virtualization guide

Virtualization solution accelerators include:

You could edit the Bootstrap.ini file to specify the path to the deployment share, and to provide the proper credentials.

What could you do to bypass having to enter credentials to connect to the deployment share?

MDT 2013 Update 2

What does the following describe? -Creates the Deployment Share. -Uses task sequences to capture and deploy images. -Needs Windows ADK as a prerequisite before using.

Windows DS

What does the following describe? -Start computers from the network using PXE -Has both a deployment and transport server role service -Is a Windows Server 2016 Server role.

Windows ADK for Windows 10

What does the following describe? -Use the MakeWinPEMedia /ufd command to create the bootable USB device -Contains Windows SIM, which can be used to make answer files -Allows you to create provisioning packages to customize images without having to re-image them.

.wim files

What file type contains all of the files and information for one or more disk images?

DISM

What includes the same functionality that ImageX includes, such as the ability to mount, service, capture, and create .wim files? You also can use this to prepare Windows PE images and to deploy .vhd and .vhdx files.

Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit

What is Windows ADK?

WIMBoot files

What type of file allow a computer to run directly from a .wim file and reduce the space requirements for Windows installations?

server virtualization

When evaluating _, consider the following: -Project Scope -Resource and performance -Compatibility -Applications and services -Supportability -Licensing -Availability requirements

A .wim file can contain multiple images. In the case of Windows Server 2016, you will have a Standard and Datacenter version, with each version having a full GUI and a Core image.

When you added the Install.win source files, four separate wim files appeared. Why?

Sysprep

When you create a reference image, if you apply that image to multiple computers on the same network, they will all have the same unique identifiers, and therefore will NOT be able to communicate with one another. To solve this issue, you can use a tool called _

file-based

When you use _ imaging, you can use the same image for deployment to most systems.

Data Protection Manager (DPM)

When you want to plan for capacity and growth, you can use _ to review data trends by running capacity reports.

Flashing tools

Which NEW Windows ADK for Windows 10 deployment tool are tools to flash Full Flash Update (FFU) images to Windows mobile devices?

Windows Performance Toolkit

Which NEW Windows ADK for Windows 10 deployment tool contains two tools, the Windows Performance Recorder and the Windows Performance Analyzer? These tools can collect detailed performance profiles of Windows operating systems.

Windows Assessment Toolkit

Which NEW Windows ADK for Windows 10 deployment tool helps you assess a running operating system, determine its status, review results in a report, diagnose problems or issues, and helps you correct the problems or issues?

Windows Imaging and Configuration Designer (Windows ICD).

Which NEW Windows ADK for Windows 10 deployment tool lets you create provisioning packages to customize images without having to reimage them? You can also create customized Windows images for specific markets.

Windows SIM

Which Windows ADK deployment tool can be used to create unattended Windows Setup answer files?

DISM

Which Windows ADK deployment tool can be used to perform offline image servicing? This is a crucial process for maintaining images that an operating system deployment uses.

makewinpemedia

Which Windows ADK deployment tool creates Windows PE bootable USB media. (command-line)

oscdimg

Which Windows ADK deployment tool creates bootable Windows PE .iso image files (command-line)

Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT).

Which Windows ADK deployment tool enables software developers, independent software vendors, and IT professionals who work in an enterprise environment to determine whether their applications are compatible with a new version of the Windows operating system?

User State Migration Tool (USMT).

Which Windows ADK deployment tool is a collection of executable files that you can use to copy user state data from a computer. You can then restore that data onto a new installation of the Windows operating system.

Windows PE

Which Windows ADK deployment tool is the initial operating system that you use during a Windows operating system deployment. It prepares a computer by running tasks such as partitioning a hard drive, creating and formatting volumes, copying disk image files to a system, and initiating setup.

Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT).

Which Windows ADK deployment tool provides a centralized tool for managing volume-licensed Microsoft products, including Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office products?

Windows 7 Windows 10 Windows Server 2012 R2

Which one of the following operating systems can MDT 2013 Update 2 deploy? Choose all that apply. Windows 7 Windows Server Vista Windows 10 Windows 2008 Windows Server 2012 R2

file-based imaging solution

Which type of imaging has the LEAST Storage space requirements? file-based imaging solution sector-based imaging solution

Windows To Go

Windows 8 Enterprise operating system introduced _, which enables you to start a physical computer from a removable storage device, such as a USB drive. It uses a .vhd file to store an operating system partition on a removable device.

Windows DS snap-in.

Windows DS consists of two role services and three management tools: This is the Windows DS graphical user interface (GUI). You can complete most Windows DS tasks in this, which you can install only if you install the Deployment Server role service.

Deployment Server

Windows DS consists of two role services and three management tools: •_. This role service manages end-to-end Windows operating system deployment solutions, including a PXE component.

Transport Server

Windows DS consists of two role services and three management tools: •_. This role service provides basic network services and a PXE listener. This listener forwards the requests to a PXE provider, which the Transport Server does not include, but is part of the Windows DS service. If you install this role service as a standalone component, you must use an additional management tool, such as Configuration Manager, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (Virtual Machine Manager), or custom deployment services.

WDSUTIL

Windows DS consists of two role services and three management tools: The command-line management tool for Windows DS. You also can use to script Windows DS management.

Windows PowerShell cmdlets

Windows DS consists of two role services and three management tools: _ that were introduced in Windows Server 2012 R2.

Add-WindowsDriver -Driver PathToDriverFile -Path PathToRootDirectoryOfImage

Windows PowerShell cmdlets: Add a driver to a mounted image

Expand-WindowsImage

Windows PowerShell cmdlets: Apply an image to a specified drive

New-WindowsImage

Windows PowerShell cmdlets: Capture an image of a drive into a new .wim file

Save-WindowsImage

Windows PowerShell cmdlets: Commit changes made to a mounted .wim file

Dismount-WindowsImage

Windows PowerShell cmdlets: Dismount a .wim file

Get-WindowsImage

Windows PowerShell cmdlets: Get information about a Windows image in a .wim file

Mount-WindowsImage

Windows PowerShell cmdlets: Mount a .wim file for servicing

post-image

You can include device DRIVERS in captured images, provide a custom driver store that supports Plug and Play functionality for your hardware, or you can install them with _ deployment.

Manual install Windows DS-based install other methods: DISM ImageX Configuration Manager

You can install a Windows operating system on the reference computer by using any of the following methods:

AD DS acts as a data store, and you can prestage a computer in AD DS. AD DS allows Windows DS to register as a system services control point.

You can install and integrate Windows DS with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), or install it as a standalone service. Installing Windows DS as an AD DS-integrated service provides the following benefits:

ImageX

You can run _ from within the Windows operating system when servicing an image or from the Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) when deploying an image. It is being DEPRECATED and replaced with DISM.

linked

You can use _ deployment shares to connect two deployment shares logically. One deployment share acts as the source and the other deployment share is the target.

boot

You can use _ images to start a computer in an environment where you can capture or install an operating system image. When you start a computer from this image, you load the Windows PE image into random access memory (RAM) and the system creates a RAM disk to which it assigns the drive letter X.

MAP

You can use _ to conduct network-wide deployment readiness assessments and to determine whether you can migrate Microsoft technologies such as servers, desktops, and applications to a virtual environment.

Configuration Manager or Virtual Machine Manager.

You can use the Deployment Server and Transport Server roles together, or you can use the Transport Server role alone by using _ or _.

Media

You can use the _ item to create LTI media for standalone deployment media, which enables you to perform an LTI deployment without contacting the server.

CustomSettings.ini

You can use two files to control the behavior of installations that you deploy from a deployment share. The rules shown in the Deployment Shares Properties are stored in the _ file, which is in the deployment share in the Control folder. This file is the primary configuration file for the deployment share. All installations from the deployment share process this file's settings.

BootStrap.ini

You can use two files to control the behavior of installations that you deploy from a deployment share. Which file processes first, The BootStrap.ini file or the CustomSettings.ini file?

Bootstrap.ini

You can use two files to control the behavior of installations that you deploy from a deployment share. You can use the _ file on the RULES tab, which is stored in the deployment share in the Control folder.

Selection profiles

_ allow you to create groups of folders in the Deployment Workbench. You can use any folder that contains at least one item, including Applications, Operating Systems, Out-of-Box Drivers, Packages, and Task Sequences.

DISM.exe

_ is a command-line tool that you can use to service and deploy .wim files. Microsoft developed it to replace several image management tools, including ImageX.

File-based imaging

hardware independence, storing multiple images in a single file, single instancing, offline servicing, and nondestructive deployment are advantages to using what type of imaging?

sector-based

if you have several different hardware vendors, you might need to have _ images for each different hardware abstraction layer (HAL). This can require substantial disk space for storage.

Windows Deployment Services

what is the server role that is responsible for allowing you to perform network-based operating system installations?