Advanced Deployment Scenarios using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010: (Part 6 of 7) Using Linked Deployment Points

In our demonstration we have a Test deployment share that has been populated with some deployment assets such as application, operating systems, out-of-box drivers and packages. So how do I easily get the deployment assets I’ve tested into a production environment?

For that we’ll use Linked DeploymentShares. We’ll create folders for the “tested” assets and then create a Selection Profile that will only contain those “tested” assets. We’ll then create a LinkedDeployment Share to replicate those assets to our production deployment share.

Learn more about key deployment tools and essentials for Windows 7 and Office 2010 by clicking on any of the free resources, blogs, videos or virtual labs below:

Resources:

• Download the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update 1
  
• Download the Windows Automated Installation Kit for Windows 7
  

Blogs:

• Michael Niehaus' Windows and Office Deployment Blog
  
• Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Team Blog
  
• The Deployment Guys
  
• John Baker's Blog
  

 Videos:

• How Microsoft Does IT: Deploying Windows 7
  
• Bytes by TechNet: Stephen Rose and Keith Combs discuss the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
  
• How Do I: Configure the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Database to Automate Windows Deployment?
  
• How Do I: Configure Task Sequences in the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit?
  

 Virtual Labs:

• Windows 7: Getting Started with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010