Introduction
This guide is part of the Microsoft® Deployment Solution Accelerator, which is the next version of Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007. It takes the Image Engineering feature team through the process of using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 during the Microsoft Deployment imaging process.
Note In this document, Windows applies to the Windows Vista®, Windows® XP Professional, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, Windows Server® 2008, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems unless otherwise noted.
This guide describes how to customize reference images by customizing the task sequence; how to create custom scripts and customize existing scripts; how to configure and customize variables, location, role, and make and model; and how to configure and customize the imaging databases and custom images.
This guidance extends the guidance found in the Microsoft Deployment documents, Image Engineering Feature Team Guide , Workbench Imaging Guide , and Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Imaging Guide.
Table 1 provides additional information on the reference guides that are available to assist the Image Engineering feature team in configuring and setting up Deployment Workbench, Systems Management Server 2003, and System Center Configuration Manager.
Table 1. Related Guidance in Microsoft Deployment
Guide |
This guide offers assistance to help |
|---|---|
Deployment Feature Team Guide |
Organize the teams within the organization. The guide also provides a high-level overview of the Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) and Lite Touch Installation (LTI) deployment processes. |
Preparing for LTI Tools |
Install LTI in the environment. The guide includes information about how LTI works. |
Preparing for Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 |
Install ZTI in the environment and perform deployments using Systems Management Server 2003. The guide includes information about how ZTI and Systems Management Server 2003 work together. |
Preparing for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 |
Create a default installation of Microsoft Deployment for ZTI using System Center Configuration Manager. |
Image Customization Guide |
Guide the Image Engineering feature team through the process of using Microsoft Deployment, Systems Management Server 2003, and System Center Configuration Manager during the imaging process. |
Prerequisites
The sections that follow provide the prerequisites for Deployment Workbench, System Center Configuration Manager, and Systems Management Server 2003.
Deployment Workbench
Using Deployment Workbench to deploy Windows operating systems requires personnel who understand and meet certain prerequisites. Those who execute this deployment process should be familiar with the following concepts and tools:
Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 3.0.1
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007
Windows Deployment Services
Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later
Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) version 2.0
Note There is a known issue with deploying Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 images using Windows PE version 2.0. For available updates and workarounds, see the Microsoft Help and Support articles, “You cannot install Windows XP successfully after you use Windows Vista or Windows PE 2.0 to create partitions on a hard disk,” at https://support.microsoft.com/?id=931760 and “You cannot install Windows Server 2003 successfully after you use Windows Vista or Windows PE 2.0 to create partitions on a hard disk” at https://support.microsoft.com/?id=931761.
Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) version 5.0
Network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and firewalls
Networking services infrastructure, including Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS), and remote access
Active Directory® directory service infrastructure, including logical and physical design of infrastructure
Server capacity planning
Target computer image creation
Automated application installation
Note The Task Sequencer used in Microsoft Deployment deployments requires that the Create Global Object right be assigned to credentials used in running Deployment Workbench and the deployment process. This right is typically available to accounts with Administrator-level permissions (unless explicitly removed). The Specialized Security – Limited Functionality (SSLF) security profile removes the Create Global Object right and should not be applied to computers being migrated using Microsoft Deployment. For additional information, see the Windows Vista Security Guide at https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A3D1BBED-7F35-4E72-BFB5-B84A526C1565&displaylang=en.
System Center Configuration Manager
Using System Center Configuration Manager to deploy Windows operating systems requires personnel who understand and meet certain prerequisites. Those who execute this deployment process should be familiar with the following concepts and tools:
USMT version 3.0.1
System Center Operations Manager
Windows Deployment Services
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or later
Windows PE version 2.0
Note There is a known issue with deploying Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 images using Windows PE version 2.0. For available updates and workarounds, see the Microsoft Help and Support articles, “You cannot install Windows XP successfully after you use Windows Vista or Windows PE 2.0 to create partitions on a hard disk,” at https://support.microsoft.com/?id=931760 and “You cannot install Windows Server 2003 successfully after you use Windows Vista or Windows PE 2.0 to create partitions on a hard disk” at https://support.microsoft.com/?id=931761.
ACT version 5.0
Network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and firewalls
Networking services infrastructure, including DNS, DHCP, WINS, and remote access
Active Directory infrastructure, including logical and physical design of infrastructure
Server capacity planning
Target computer image creation
Automated application installation
Note The Task Sequencer used in Microsoft Deployment deployments requires that the Create Global Object right be assigned to credentials used in running Deployment Workbench and the deployment process. This right is typically available to accounts with Administrator-level permissions (unless explicitly removed). Also, the SSLF security profile removes the Create Global Object right and should not be applied to computers being migrated using Microsoft Deployment.
Systems Management Server 2003
Installing, configuring, and using Systems Management Server 2003 for deploying the Windows Vista or Windows XP operating systems require personnel who understand and meet certain prerequisites. Those who execute this deployment process should be familiar with the following concepts and tools:
USMT version 3.0.1
Systems Management Server 2003 with SP2 or later
SMS 2003 Operating System Deployment (OSD) Feature Pack
System Center Operations Manager
Windows Deployment Services
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 or later
Windows PE version 2.0, supplied with Windows Vista for Windows Vista deployments
Windows PE version 1.5, supplied with the SMS 2003 OSD Feature Pack for Windows XP deployments
ACT version 5.0
CD image creation
Network infrastructure, including routers, switches, and firewalls
Networking services infrastructure, DNS, DHCP, WINS, and remote access
Active Directory infrastructure, including logical and physical design of infrastructure
Server capacity planning
Target computer image creation
Automated application installation
Note The Task Sequencer used in Microsoft Deployment deployments requires that the Create Global Object right be assigned to credentials used in running Deployment Workbench and the deployment process. This right is typically available to accounts with Administrator-level permissions (unless explicitly removed). Also, the SSLF security profile removes the Create Global Object right and should not be applied to computers being migrated using Microsoft Deployment.
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