Mastering the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
Mastering the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

Author: Jeff Stokes

Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd

Published: 2016-05-31

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1782172505

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Take a deep dive into the world of Windows desktop deployment using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit About This Book Learn Microsoft Deployment Toolkit best practices and how to adopt them into your deployment project Troubleshoot task sequence errors and quickly resolve deployment blockers An easy-to-follow, in-depth guide to image creation, customization, and deployment of Windows Who This Book Is For This book is ideal for those deploying or planning to deploy Windows, in need of a top-to-bottom guide on project deployment. It is also an invaluable resource for consultants who need a top-to-bottom guide (or just a refresher) on project deployment. What You Will Learn Build a production-ready MDT environment Administer the environment for multiple users Customize your reference image with an MDT Task Sequence Create standalone media for offline deployments Customize the default user profile according to the version of Windows Get to grips with some troubleshooting steps and processes to reduce the time for recovery of a failed image Customize and create Windows images for deployment Discover useful tips and tricks to help save time in your deployment projects In Detail The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) provides a comprehensive collection of tools, processes, and guidance for automating desktop and server deployments. It considerably reduces deployment time and standardizes desktop and server images. Moreover, MDT offers improved security and ongoing configuration management. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit is the official supported method of creating and customizing Windows images for deployment. Starting from scratch, this book walks you through the MDT setup, task sequence creation, and image deployment steps in detail. Breaking down the various MDT concepts, this book will give you a thorough understanding of the deployment process. Beginning with imaging concepts and theory, you will go on to build a Microsoft Deployment Toolkit environment. You will understand the intricacies of customizing the default user profile in different versions of Windows. Driver handling can be a challenge for larger organizations; we'll cover various driver concepts including mandatory driver profiles. ]Other important topics like the User State Migration Tool (USMT), configuration of XML files, and how to troubleshoot the USMT are also discussed in the book. We will cover the verifier and Windows Performance Toolkit for image validation scenarios. Furthermore, you will learn about MDT web frontend implementation as well as how to utilize the database capabilities of MDT for deeper deployment options. We'll wrap it all up with some links to resources for more information, blogs to watch, and useful Twitter handles. Style and approach This is a comprehensive guide written using a step-by-step approach. It begins with the basics and gradually moves on to the advanced topics MDT.

The Deployment Toolkit
The Deployment Toolkit

Author: Janelle B. Moore

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-07-08

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1442254297

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Deployment comes in many forms and serves many purposes. Any separation from loved ones is an emotionally difficult time for all concerned, especially when children are involved – but separation is now a modern day military reality. Those unfamiliar with the military may not understand the nuances of short term versus long-term deployments. Those that do rarely gain exposure to successful strategies for handling deployments when family, such as young children, disabled or other special circumstances, are also involved. As a result, military families must learn to adapt to long-distance relationships, as well as how to adjust and positively cope with separations for various training deployments and real-life exercises. The Deployment Toolkit: Military Families and Solutions for a Successful Long-Distance Relationship covers the basic challenges military families may face before, during, and after deployment. At times the added stresses of military life often make things seem overwhelming. Luckily, the military is a huge family with scores of support groups, both official and unofficial, to help families prepare for separation and the stresses associated with the long absences. Janelle Moore and Don Philpott provide an easily accessible self-help guide to dealing with and understanding deployment. The authors identify the different types of separations and deployments, emotional adjustments involved, and resources available to families in the military. The Deployment Toolkit is essential reading for those families who need a guide through the modern day reality of military deployment and separation.

Deployment Fundamentals, Vol. 6
Deployment Fundamentals, Vol. 6

Author: Johan Arwidmark

Publisher:

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9789187445217

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If your job is deploying Windows 10, this book is for you. In this book, you will find practical guidance based on our many years of real-world experience deploying Windows around the world. Deployment Fundamentals, Volume 6, provides you with detailed step-by-step instructions, as well as decision-making guidance and explanations that provide answers on the Whys and Hows around Windows 10 OS deployment using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2013 Update 2. The book also include many real-word notes and troubleshooting tips and tricks. To get you going as quickly possible, the book sample scripts contains a fully automated build of the entire environment, the hydration kit. That includes a fully configured Active Directory environment, including DNS, DHCP, WSUS, PXE, DFS-R Replication, SQL Express, and more. With this book, you will learn how to: Install and configure MDT 2013 Update 2 for production deployments - Build the supporting infrastructure - Use the script repository included with this book in your own environment - Create production-ready reference images for Windows 10 - Build a real-world deployment solution for Windows 10 - Add and deploy applications - Perform real-world driver management - Apply advanced configurations for CustomSettings.ini and deployment automation - Extend MDT using application wrappers, userexit scripts, and PowerShell - Prestage deployment settings using the MDT databases - Perform advanced configuration using web services - Deploy Office 2016, including the Click-to-Run Office 365 version

Mastering Windows 7 Deployment
Mastering Windows 7 Deployment

Author: Aidan Finn

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-03-08

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 0470600314

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Get professional-level instruction on Windows 7 deployment tools Enterprise-level operating system deployment is challenging and requires knowledge of specific tools. It is expected that Windows 7 will be extensively deployed in businesses worldwide. This comprehensive Sybex guide provides thorough coverage of the Microsoft deployment tools that were specifically created for Windows 7, preparing system administrators, MIS professionals, and corporate programmers to tackle the task effectively. Companies worldwide are expected to deploy Windows 7 as their enterprise operating system; system administrators and IT professionals need comprehensive instruction on Microsoft’s deployment tools This complete guide provides clear, step-by-step instruction on planning, installing, configuring, deploying, and troubleshooting deployment methods for each tool Covers the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit, Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT), Windows PE, Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), Windows System Image Manager (WSIM), Easy Transfer, User State Migration Toolkit (USMT), Windows Deployment Services, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010, System Center Configuration Manager, Key Management Service, and Volume Activation Management Tool (VAMT) Illustrated with plenty of real-world scenarios, Mastering Windows Deployment provides the hands-on instruction you need to fully understand and use each deployment technology.

Deploying Windows 10
Deploying Windows 10

Author: Andre Della Monica

Publisher: Microsoft Press

Published: 2016-02-15

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1509301879

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Get a head start deploying Windows 10--with tips and best practices from experts in the field. This guide shows you how to deploy Windows 10 in an automated way without impacting end users by leveraging System Center Configuration Manager, which is the most used product to deploy Microsoft operating systems in the industry today.

The DevOps 2. 0 Toolkit
The DevOps 2. 0 Toolkit

Author: Viktor Farcic

Publisher:

Published: 2016-08-31

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 9781785289194

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Automating the Continuous Deployment Pipeline with Containerized MicroservicesAbout This Book* First principles of devops, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, microservices* Architect your software in a better and more efficient way with microservices packed as immutable containers* Practical guide describing an extremely modern and advanced devops toolchain that can be improved continuouslyWho This Book Is ForIf you are an intermediate-level developer who wants to master the whole microservices development and deployment lifecycle using some of the latest and greatest practices and tools, this is the book for you. Familiarity with the basics of Devops and Continuous Deployment will be useful.What You Will Learn * Get to grips with the fundamentals of Devops* Architect efficient software in a better and more efficient way with the help of microservices* Use Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Ubuntu, Docker Swarm and more* Implement fast, reliable and continuous deployments with zero-downtime and ability to roll-back* Learn about centralized logging and monitoring of your cluster* Design self-healing systems capable of recovery from both hardware and software failuresIn DetailBuilding a complete modern devops toolchain requires not only the whole microservices development and a complete deployment lifecycle, but also the latest and greatest practices and tools. Victor Farcic argues from first principles how to build a devops toolchain. This book shows you how to chain together Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Ubuntu, and other tools to build the complete devops toolkit.Style and approach This book follows a unique, hands-on approach familiarizing you to the Devops 2.0 toolkit in a very practical manner. Although there will be a lot of theory, you won't be able to complete this book by reading it in a metro on a way to work. You'll need to be in front of your computer and get your hands dirty.

Deployment Fundamentals, Vol. 4
Deployment Fundamentals, Vol. 4

Author: Johan Arwidmark

Publisher:

Published: 2012-12

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9789197939089

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If your job is deploying Windows 8 (or Windows 7), this book is for you. In this book, you will find practical guidance based on our many years of real-world experience deploying Windows around the world. Deployment Fundamentals, Volume 4 provides you with detailed step-by-step instructions for all aspects of deploying Windows using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Update 1. Detailed explanations and real-world notes help you make the right decisions and understand the hows and whys of Windows OS deployment. Samples and scripts give you the tools you need for the best results.

Learn System Center Configuration Manager in a Month of Lunches
Learn System Center Configuration Manager in a Month of Lunches

Author: James Bannan

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-06-26

Total Pages: 487

ISBN-13: 1638353174

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Summary Learn System Center Configuration Manager in a Month of Lunches is a super-practical guide to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. In this book, you'll cut to the chase and learn the administrative procedures and techniques that will keep your systems humming smoothly. Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. About the Technology Businesses rely on a complex patchwork of client computers, physical and virtual servers, middleware, mobile devices, and cloud services. Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) sits in the middle of this mix, providing a single administrative control center to deploy and manage Windows servers and applications across your entire infrastructure, including cross-platform management of Mac OS X, Linux, and UNIX. To get up to speed with the day-to-day tasks of managing a system with ConfigMgr, all you need is this book—and a quiet place to eat your lunch. About the Book Learn System Center Configuration Manager in a Month of Lunches is a super-practical guide to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. In this book, you’ll cut to the chase and learn the administrative procedures and techniques that will keep your systems humming smoothly. Whether you’re a new sysadmin or you already understand the inner workings of Active Directory and Windows Server, you’ll be productive immediately as you work through the 22 self-contained lessons in this handy tutorial. What's Inside Covers the latest build of Configuration Manager How to simplify updates, operating system deployment, and reporting Cross-platform and mobile management including Linux, OS X, and Windows Smart application delivery About the Reader No prior experience with System Center Configuration Manager needed. About the Author James Bannan is a Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP based in Australia. Table of Contents Before you begin Setting up your lab environment Making ConfigMgr aware of your environment Managing ConfigMgr devices and users Organizing devices and users Configuring ConfigMgr clients Creating and configuring applications with the AppModel Deploying applications and packages to ConfigMgr clients Ensuring that ConfigMgr clients can access content Keeping ConfigMgr clients patched Preparing to deploy Windows Deploying Windows Advanced deployment of Windows with ConfigMgr and MDT Managing Linux clients Deploying to Linux and Mac clients Managing anti-malware with ConfigMgr Making sure clients are healthy Reporting in ConfigMgr Keeping an eye on your clients What to do when things go wrong Securing ConfigMgr All engines full steam ahead