WDS & MDT How to implement

Step By Step:

1. Make sure you have infrastructure setup (AD, DNS, DHCP)  Download files; Prepare for deployment Learn more about the MDT 2010
   1. Download the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010
   2. Download WAIK for Windows 7 {large ISO}
   3. Download Windows 7 Deployment Guide
2. Install Windows Deployment Services role [WDS] {Server Manager: Roles – Add Windows Deployment Services [defaults for all except turn on “respond to all clients”]}
3. Install Microsoft Deployment Toolkit [MDT] {Learn more about the MDT 2010}
4. Install Automated Installation Kit [AIK]
5. Create MDT 2010 Deployment Share {deployment workbench: right-click deployment share}
6. Add Operating System Files to the deployment Share {Deployment Workbench: Operating Systems: Action Pane: click Import Operating System}
7. Add Drivers {Deployment Workbench: Out-Of-Box Drivers: Action Pane: click Import Drivers; browse to location of drivers}
8. Note: We did not add applications but you can do that just as easily.  You just need the media and you need to know what the parameter [switch] to do a quiet install.  For office 2007 the switch is “setup”
9. Create Task Sequence {Deployment Workbench: Task Sequence: Action Pane: click New Task Sequence [Turn on sysprep and capture computer]}
10. Update Deployment Share {Deployment Workbench: MDT Deployment Share: Action Pane: click Update Deployment Share}  [This creates your WIM and ISO files based on the configuration from above]
11. Import Boot WIM to WDS: Now we need to import the files create above into our Windows Deployment Services. {Server Manager: Roles: Windows Deployment Services:Servers:FQDNofServer:Boot Images – Right Click – Add Boot Image – Browse to location of \\severname\deplymentshare$\boot\LiteTouchPE_x??}
12. Network Boot the Reference Computer {Boot and press F12 for PXE Boot [note if using Hyper-V virtual guest you have to use a legacy NIC to do PXE boot] Follow on-screen prompts}
13. Add Captured Reference Image to Deployment Workbench {Deployment Workbench: Operating Systems: Action Pane: click Import Operating System – change to “Custom WIM” and select the WIM from the Captures share \\servername\deploymentshare$\captures}
14. Create task Sequence for Target Computer {Deployment Workbench: Task Sequence: Action Pane: click New Task Sequence [leave sysprep and capture computer off]}
15. PXE Boot Target computer to deploy image 🙂

In case this walk through was not enough detail for you… Here is where you can get some more help on these topics:

• Assess your company’s readiness Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit
• Analyze application compatibility Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) Version 5.5
• Prepare infrastructure for deployment
  • Getting Started
  • Preparing the Windows Deployment Services Server
• Install MDT 2010 and required components
  • Preparing the Deployment Environment
  • Microsoft Deployment Preparing for LTI Tools
• Create a deployment share Microsoft Deployment Workbench Imaging Guide
• Build a task sequence that installs Windows 7 Modifying Task Sequences
• Create boot images  Preparing the Deployment Environment
• Copy boot images to a portable storage device Walkthrough: Create a Bootable Windows PE RAM Disk
• Deploy Windows 7 to each computer  Running the Windows Deployment Wizard
• Activate Windows 7  Windows Volume Activation

Even More resources…Thanks to John Baker

See more at: this blog or look at the video at this page.