Course Overview
This three-day instructor-led course will teach students how to quickly deploy Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Office 2003 Editions, as well as other business and third-party applications, to computers across an organization by using the guidelines provided by the Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Standard Edition.
Audience
This course is intended for consultants who focus on medium-sized to large-sized businesses (250 to 5,000 PCs). The audience consists of IT Professionals who plan, build, and deploy desktops.
Skills Gained
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Describe the content and purpose of the Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Standard Edition and describe the tasks needed to deploy a business desktop solution.
- Test and mitigate compatibility issues in high-priority applications by using the Application Compatibility Toolkit.
- Customize and use the User State Migration Tool (USMT) to preserve user documents and settings when deploying a disk image to a desktop computer.
- Configure security on a BDD disk image.
- Prepare and customize core applications, including Office 2003, for deployment as part of a BDD disk image.
- Package supplemental applications for installation after disk-image deployment.
- Perform basic tasks by using the Computer Imaging System.
- Customize a disk image by using the Computer Imaging system.
- Deploy disk images by using the Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Standard Edition Deployment Wizard.
Prerequisites
Before attending this course, students must have:
At least six months' experience supporting a Microsoft Windows network.
- Knowledge of and experience with the following:
- Hardware device drivers (how they are typically distributed and packaged).
- Creating and modifying Unattended answer files.
- Modifying the Windows registry.
- Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy Objects, and the TCP/IP protocol suite.
Course Outline
Module 1: Business Desktop Deployment
In this module, students will learn about the usage and purpose of the Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Standard Edition, the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) model and how it relates to BDD, and the components of BDD Standard Edition.
Lessons
Introduction to the Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment
- Overview of MSF and Business Desktop Deployment
- Exploring Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment Standard Edition
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the usage and purpose of the Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Standard Edition
- Describe the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) model and how it relates to the Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment
- Describe the components of Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Standard Edition Standard Edition
Module 2: Identifying and Resolving Application Compatibility Issues
In this module, students will learn how to identify and prioritize the applications in use throughout an organization, plan an application compatibility testing strategy, identify and resolve application compatibility issues, develop and test solutions, and package them for deployment.
Lessons
Overview of Application Compatibility
- Planning Application Compatibility
- Practice: Planning Application Compatibility
- Generating an Application Inventory
- Practice: Collecting an Application Inventory
- Testing Applications
- Practice: Testing an Application by Using Application Verifier
- Packaging Application Compatibility Fixes
- Practice: Packaging Application Compatibility Fixes
- Additional Compatibility Tools
Lab: Building Application Compatibility Fixes
Collecting an Inventory
- Testing Applications
- Packaging Fixes
- Testing Compatibility Fixes
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Identify application compatibility tasks and checkpoints
- Identify the planning tasks that must be completed for application compatibility
- Collect an inventory of applications on a network
- Describe the process of testing applications for compatibility
- Package application compatibility fixes by using the Compatibility Administrator tool
- Identify additional tools that are available for handling application compatibility issues
Module 3: Migrating User Documents and Settings
In this module, students will learn about the user state migration process, how to plan user state migration, how to migrate user documents and settings by using the User State Migration Tool (USMT), and how to customize USMT control files and integrate those control files into a BDD disk image.
Lessons
User State Migration Overview
- Planning User State Migration
- Saving and Restoring User Data
- Practice: Saving and Restoring User Data
- USMT Best Practices
Lab: Building and Testing USMT and .INF Files
Creating a Migration .INF File
- Testing Migration .INF Files
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the user state migration process
- Identify the decisions that must be made when planning user state migration
- Save user data by using the Scanstate component of the USMT and restore user data by using the Loadstate component of the USMT
- Apply best practices for using USMT to migrate user state data
Module 4: Configuring Security
In this module, students will learn how to configure security on a BDD disk image. This module does not treat security comprehensively, as it only addresses issues specific to the disk image. However, this module briefly describes other tools and technologies that Microsoft provides for securing the desktop.
Lessons
Introduction to Business Desktop Deployment Security
- Planning Security
- Practice: Planning Security
- Developing a Security Configuration
- Practice: Examining the Configuration Files
- Customizing Security Templates
- Practice: Using the Security Configuration Template Editor
- Configuring Windows Firewall
- Practice: Configuring Windows Firewall by Using Group Policy
Lab: Customizing Template Files for a Disk Image
Copying an Existing Security Template
- Customizing the Security Templates
- Customizing the Batch Scripts
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the process and tasks for implementing security for BDD
- Plan how to implement security for the disk image
- Develop a security configuration for BDD disk images
- Customize security templates
- Customize Windows Firewall
Module 5: Packaging Core Applications and Office 2003
In this module, students will learn how to prepare and customize core applications, including Office 2003, for deployment as part of a BDD disk image.
Lessons
Introduction to Core Applications and Office 2003 Deployment
- Planning Core Applications
- Practice: Planning Core Applications
- Creating a Distribution Point
- Practice: Creating a Distribution Point
- Building Transform Files
- Practice: Building Transform Files
- Customizing Setup.ini
- Practice: Customizing Setup.ini
- Installing and Testing Office 2003
Lab: Building a Customized Distribution Point for Office 2003
Creating a Local Installation Source
- Creating a Transform
- Customizing Setup.ini
- Testing the Customized Package
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the process and tasks for core applications and Office 2003 deployment
- Plan the packaging of core applications in a disk image
- Build an Office 2003 distribution point
- Create a transform file for customizing the installation of Office 2003 Editions
- Customize Setup.ini to link Office 2003 to the transform
- Install a customized Office 2003 package
Module 6: Packaging Supplemental Applications
In this module, students will learn how to package supplemental applications for installation after disk-image deployment. Methods include scripting and repackaging.
Lessons
Introduction to Supplemental Applications
- Planning Supplemental Applications
- Practice: Planning Supplemental Applications
- Overview of Installation Technologies
- Automating Windows Installer Applications
- Practice: Automating Windows Installer Applications
- Automating InstallShield Packages
- Automating Installations by Using ScriptIt
- Practice: Automating Installations by Using ScriptIt
- Repackaging Applications
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the process and tasks for supplemental applications deployment
- Plan the packaging of supplemental applications for installation
- Identify installation technologies and capabilities for automating installations
- Automate applications that use Windows Installer
- Record and apply InstallShield response files
- Use ScriptIt to automate an installation
- Use VBScript to automate installations
- Describe the limitations, tools, and process for repackaging applications into Windows Installer packages
Module 7: Computer Imaging System Basics
In this module, students will learn how to plan a basic disk image, install and configure the Computer Imaging System, create a basic disk image, and capture a basic disk image to an image file.
Lessons
Introduction to Computer Imaging
- Planning a Basic Disk Image
- Practice: Planning a Basic Disk Image
- Installing a Build Server
- Practice: Creating a Build Server
- Configuring the Build Server
- Practice: Configuring the Build Server
- Creating a Basic Disk Image
- Practice: Creating a Basic Disk Image
Lab: Developing a Basic Disk Image
Installing the Computer Imaging System
- Installing the Windows XP Media
- Installing the Windows Preinstallation Environment (PE) Media
- Creating a Basic Build
- Creating a Windows PE Compact Disc
- Installing the Build
- Copying the Disk Image
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the process and tasks for deploying computer images
- Identify the types of decisions that must be made when planning a basic disk image
- Install and configure the Computer Imaging System
- Configure the Build Server by using the Computer Imaging System wizard
- Create and capture a basic disk image
Module 8: Customizing a Disk Image
In this module, students will learn how to plan a custom disk image, customize Windows PE, add custom actions to a build, brand a disk image, and add deliverables from other teams to the image.
Lessons
Introduction to Disk Image Customization
- Planning a Custom Disk Image
- Practice: Planning a Custom Disk Image
- Customizing Windows PE
- Customizing Actions
- Practice: Customizing Actions
- Branding a Disk Image
- Practice: Branding a Disk Image
- Integrating Other Team Deliverables
- Practice: Integrating Other Team Deliverables
Lab: Developing a Customized Disk Image
Customizing the Build
- Installing the Build
- Copying the Disk Image
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the process and tasks for customizing a disk image
- Plan a custom disk image
- Customize Windows PE
- Add custom actions to a build
- Add branding information to a disk image
- Add deliverables from other teams to the image
Module 9: Deploying Disk Images
In this module, students will learn how to plan disk image deployment, install and configure the deployment servers, and run the Deployment wizard at each desktop computer to deploy a disk image.
Lessons
Introduction to Disk Image Deployment
- Planning Disk Image Deployment
- Practice: Planning Disk Image Deployment
- Installing the Servers
- Practice: Installing the Deployment Server
- Deploying Images by Using the Deployment Wizard
- Practice: Deploying Images by Using the Deployment Wizard
- Transitioning to Operations
Lab: Deploying a Customized Disk Image
Creating Deployment Server Files and Folders
- Creating Application Server Files and Folders
- Creating Data Server Files and Folders
- Installing and Configuring Remote Installation Services (RIS) for Windows PE
- Installing the Disk Image
- Completing the Installation
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the process and tasks for deploying a disk image
- Plan disk image deployment
- Install and configure the servers that are required for desktop deployment
- Deploy a disk image by running the Deployment wizard at each desktop
- Describe the process of transitioning to Operations
