+100, I used MDT2010 at %prevjob% for XP deployments, 1 image for all the Dell models we had, very customizable. It can take a bit of playing about to get the deployment sequences working the way you want but its still quick and easy out of the box.
The biggest benefit over BDD2007 was the linking to different sites to keep everything in sync. There is a very good forum/list on MyITForum, can't remember the name at the the minute but think it had [mdt-osd] in the email subjects. T On Thursday, 31 March 2011, Cameron Cooper <[email protected]> wrote: > +1MDT 2010 worked great as a migration tool. One thing we ran into an issue > with was several computers having a recovery partition (from Dell) that would > ask which volume to install on. Of course this can be fixed within MDT.Thank > you, _____________________________Cameron CooperSystem Administrator | > CompTIA A+ Certified AuricoPhone: 847-890-4021 | Fax: > [email protected] | www.aurico.com From: Michael B. Smith > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 7:58 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Windows 7 Imaging I’m a little biased (because I developed > courseware for the product), but the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Update > 1 is easy to use, light-touch – and free.If you need zero touch, System > Center Configuration Manager does the job very well and is infinitely > configurable. It isn’t, however, free. And it has a learning curve for that > “infinitely configurable” part.The imaging process for Win7 is based on one > of two options: VHD or WIM (Windows IMaging - and the VHD option is built > on-top-of the WIM option, more-or-less). The preferred tool for creating > images is ImageX, which is a Microsoft product (part of both MDT and > SCCM).Regards, Michael B. SmithConsultant and Exchange > MVPhttp://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Tom Miller > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 8:50 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Windows 7 Imaging Folks, We are working towards deploying Windows 7 > (along with Office 2010) on current and future shipments of new laptops/PCs. > We use syprep and Ghost for our XP image, and it works well. I'm looking for > your suggestions/warnings/gotchas as to imaging for Windows 7. Favorite > imaging tools, methods, etc? I don't do the imaging here, but my PC guy who > does the images seems to be having a bit of a struggle with it compared to XP > images, so I thought I'd as you experts. We already have a Dell Kace system > management system here, and I'll be viewing a demo today for the imaging > component (additional purchase). I'm open to anything that makes the process > as painless as possible. If it matters we use Lenovo ThinkPads for our > laptops and Dell Optiplex business PCs. Your comments are > appreciated. Tom Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including > attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain > confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, > disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies > of the original message. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
