Planning for MBAM 1.0

The goal of deployment planning is to successfully and efficiently deploy Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) so that it does not disrupt your users or the network.

There are a number of different deployment configurations and prerequisites that you should consider before you try to deploy the MBAM. This section includes information that can help you gather the information that you need to formulate a deployment plan that best meets your business requirements. It can assist you in preparing your network and computing environment, and it provides the information necessary for you to properly plan to deploy MBAM features.

Planning information

  • Preparing your Environment for MBAM 1.0

    This section describes the computing environment requirements and installation prerequisites that you should plan for before you begin the MBAM Setup.

  • Planning to Deploy MBAM 1.0

    This section describes the minimum hardware and software requirements necessary for the MBAM Client and Server feature installation. It also provides information about the MBAM deployment topology that you can use, and other MBAM Server and Client planning considerations.

  • MBAM 1.0 Planning Checklist

    This section provides a planning checklist that you can use throughout the MBAM deployment.

Other resources for MBAM planning