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Background
Student population (18000+) 1 fulltime and 10 student staff Call Volume: 2036+ calls Recommended Standard:
Dell Business Laptop (Latitude series) Apple Laptop
Reality: Any make/model/OS version
Drop off Service via authorization
Environment
Restricted Gigabit network segment Space for 35 laptops 2 TB NAS in Raid 10 (effective 1 TB) Images, user files, drivers and
applications Primary DHCP and DNS PXE Client restricted
Install Scenarios
Hard drive failure (~20%) Under Dell warranty OS refresh / Office if discs
provided Data recovery of old drive
Malware Infection (~5%) Repair efforts unsuccessful Last resort (requires approval)
Needs
Minimal image library Hardware independent Fast Install Consistent
Deployment Drivers installed Applications installed Minimal expense
Solution
technet.microsoft.com appdeploy.com Microsoft WIM deployment USB boot (WinPE 2.0) Gigabit network NAS (TeraStation Pro II) Free Microsoft Imaging tools via
WAIK
Overview
Image Creation Image Maintenance
Image Installation Install Drivers
Install Applications
Validate Installation
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Application Configuration
Gather Drivers
Imaging Resources
WAIK – Windows Automated Installation Kit WSIM – Windows System Image Manager Imagex – offline image manipulation WINPE 2.0 – move CD to USB boot
OEM DVD for each OS version install.wim from sources directory Used to create initial system build
Target System Sysprep – C:\Windows\system32\sysprep\ Future image maintenance
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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Create System Snapshot
Bios (Legacy ATA operation) Driverless as possible Install from OEM DVD source Fix settings applicable to all models Install any necessary applications OS and application patches Turn off OS updates and remove temp
files Capture partition snapshot
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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Create Answer File
Install WAIK Start Windows System Image Manager Copy install.wim from DVD sources
directory Select Windows Image … option Configure Components Save answer file Test … Test … Test
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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WSIM DemoImage Creation Installation Maintenance
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Setup Phases
windowsPE Used with DVD install Product Key determines Vista
version specialize
Computer name Product Key
generalize Remove SID Other hardware specifics
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Setup Phases (cont.)
auditSystem Set DriversPath Install drivers
auditUser Enables Administrator Install applications
oobeSystem Local Accounts and
passwords Reseal system
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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Sysprep Answer File
<settings pass="auditSystem"> <component name="Microsoft-Windows-PnpCustomizationsNonWinPE" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <DriverPaths> <PathAndCredentials wcm:action="add" wcm:keyValue="1"> <Path>c:\sysdeploy</Path> </PathAndCredentials> </DriverPaths> </component></settings>
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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Image Prep
Boot snapshot image Place the sysprep answer
file CMD (Run As
Administrator) Invoke sysprep
/audit /generalize /shutdown /unattend:sysprep.xml
Lots of testing
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Image Capture
Boot WinPE Map to the NAS Imagex
/capture (Vista Ultimate image first )
/append (other Vista versions) C: vista32.wim “Ultimate 32bit”
Archive previous images Move vista32.wim into place on
NAS
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Image File Layout
Three images Volume 1 – Vista Ultimate (largest)
Single File Instance Storage Maximum compression Offline file based maintenance Non-destructive installation
Vista Ultimate BusinessHome
Premium
vista32.wim image file
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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Application Deployment
AppAdmin.exe Saves Application Installation
settings Creates AppDeploy.ini
AppDeploy.exe Reads in selected application to
deploy Installation Order
Sysprep file entries (alternate) RunSynchronously RunAsynchronously
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AppAdmin GUI
Configure application install settings
Silent installation switches Not included in base image Order of installation Global and model specific appdeploy.com
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AppDeploy.ini
[Firefox]description=Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10executable=Firefox Setup 3.0.10.exeswitches=-mssource=c:\sysdeploy\app\firefoxinstallOrder=d10ainstallAlways=Yes
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Drivers
NAS Structure \osinstall\vista32bit\drivers
\Dell \Latitude
D630
Model directory app – model specific applications audio , storage, security, network,
modem … drivers are in uncompressed form
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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VistaInstaller GUI
Configure user account Select OS version Provide product key Select applications Media Direct (future)
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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Vista Installer Process
Prepares internal drive Archives user files (if drive not
formatted) Removes previous Windows footprint Applies selected image Modifies the unattend.xml Moves apps and drivers into c:\sysdeploy Logs activity
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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Image Deployment
Boot target system from USB WinPE 2.0, execute VistaInstaller WMI Libraries (System information) Diskpart – internal disk configuration Imagex /apply vista32.wim 1 c: Copy apps and model specific drivers Reboot
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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Installation Phases
WindowsPE DVD install only cdinstall sysprep file
Specialize phase Product key Computer name Time zone
Audit phase Administrator active (no UAC) Driver path and driver installation AppDeploy.exe Application deployment (silent installs) OOBE initialized
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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OOBE Phase
Administrator disabled (default)
User account created User password set System ready for inspection Quality Control Drivers via app install
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WMI Queries
Install PowerShell from Windows Update Download WMIExplorer.ps1 Run PowerShell Execute WMIExplorer.ps1 Example
Select * from Win32_DiskPartition Iterate through the result set
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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Licensing
Slmgr.vbs upk ipk <Product Key> ato
Product Keys (scope) Factory install (one to
many) DVD install (one to multiple) COA (one only)
Image Creation Installation Maintenance
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Image Maintenance
Done as needed OS updates Application updates (part of
image) Process (each OS version):
Update System Snapshot Sysprep image Capture WIM Test … Test … Test … Replace previous vista32.wim
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Image Maintenance
External Applications AppAdmin AppDeploy.ini Move apps to the NAS
New system models Drivers copied to the NAS AppAdmin (model specific)
Test some more
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Image Maintenance
64bit architecture Separate image file Same Deployment
method WMI Query
Windows 7 Same processes WinPE 3.0 Unknown issues
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Questions?
Resource Links: WAIK source technet.microsoft.com WMI Explorer
http://thepowershellguy.com WinPE 2.0
Part of WAIK or … Use Winbuilder - http://winbuilder.net
AutoIt v3 http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3
Application Deployment http://appdeploy.com
EVAL: resnetsymposium.org/rspm/evaluation/