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Windows Vista Deployment & Servicing Overview

Windows Vista Deployment & Servicing Overview. Anders Björling Microsoft Services. Agenda. Introduction: Vista Goals, Vista Overview Vista Deployment Technologies Windows Imaging Format & Tools Windows PE Image Based Setup (IBS) Unattended Setup Windows Deployment Services (WDS)

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Windows Vista Deployment & Servicing Overview

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  1. Windows Vista Deployment & Servicing Overview Anders Björling Microsoft Services

  2. Agenda Introduction: Vista Goals, Vista Overview Vista Deployment Technologies Windows Imaging Format & Tools Windows PE Image Based Setup (IBS) Unattended Setup Windows Deployment Services (WDS) Vista Servicing

  3. Windows Vista Manufacturing Goals Deliver Windows features for image creation, modification and deployment Reduce the number of OS images required Improve PC imaging process through scripting and deployment automation tools Enable both online and offline servicing of the OS components and or images Single set of tools for Desktop and Server Improve documentation throughout the OS beta cycle and through post RTM of the Vista OS

  4. Windows ImagingWIM Image Format WIM is a file based image format Non-destructive application of an OS image Partial volume captures Single instance storage of file resources Multiple images / volumes in a single WIM container Application to variable size target drives Archive quality images – disk or file system structures are not stored

  5. Windows ImagingWIM Image Format (Con’t) Highly compressed format Single instance of duplicate files Spanned media support WIMs can be split and applied from parts (.swm) Bootable Image format Support for booting WinPE from a WIM

  6. Windows ImagingVista Image Sizes

  7. Windows Imaging (ImageX) ImageX Command line tool (no GUI tool available) Basic operations include: APPEND, APPLY, CAPTURE, DELETE, DIR, EXPORT, INFO, SPLIT, MOUNT(RW), UNMOUNT Imaging APIs (WIMGAPI) Exposes all imaging functionality Enables custom imaging applications and solutions Documented within the Deployment tool kit Enabling Technology (Filters) WIM File System Filter: Allows images to be mounted and modified

  8. Demo WIM Mount Vista WIM file Unmount

  9. Unattended Setup: Answer File A single universal answer file for the Vista OS (Components, Servicing, and Applications installs) Standard XML file created in many ways: Script that calls the new Component Platform Interface API Output of new Image Manager application Customizes images during setup OR offline passed to SETUP.EXE during Vista installation passed to PKGMGR.EXE during Vista offline image maintenance All XP functionality will be supported. Some XP Unattend.txt settings are the same Some settings names have changed in Unattend.xml file

  10. Answer Files In Windows XP Windows XP Install Multiple text files defined custom setup changes Archaic Required Knowledge of multiple processes and tools ANSWER FILESUnattend.txtSysprep.infWinBom.iniooBeinfo.ini WINDOWS SETUP Windows XPInstallation

  11. Answer Files In Vista Windows Vista Install Multiple Files replaced a single XML answer file Simplifies customization process Only one toll needed All passes adressed in a single location ANSWER FILESUnattend.xml WINDOWS SETUPConfiguration Passeswindows PE Generalize Specialize auditSystem auditUser oobeSystem Windows VistaInstallation

  12. Demo Image Manager Windows System Image Manager

  13. Windows Vista Modularization Vista OS components are installed and serviced independently Components describe their resources and dependencies in XML Registry items Configurable Properties Files Dependencies SKU XML Manifests define components of a product Vista Components Shell File System Net- working Media Player Audio

  14. Modularization Vista is built from a set of components A Component consists of A self describing manifest with a unique versioned identity Resources to install the component Files, Registry Keys, Settings, Install Actions List of other component dependencies Vista comprises of 3000+ unique components Installation and maintenance is declarative, not procedural

  15. Vista Servicing Overview Setup, Optional Components, Language Packs, Hot-fixes, Out of Band releases use the same infrastructure and tools Vista servicing is More robust (Transactional) Order independent (install/uninstall) Supports Image Servicing

  16. Demo pkgmgr WIM PKGMGR

  17. Windows PE WinPE is… An operating environment built from Vista components an integrated part of the setup environment for Vista a platform enabling IT Pros to build deployment, recovery, imaging, and diagnostics applications a replacement for DOS boot disk scenarios WinPE is not… a embedded operating system a replacement client or server operating system

  18. Demo WinPE Mount WinPE Install drivers offline

  19. Image-Based Setup (IBS) All Vista release will ship as a Sysprep’d image Setup.EXE applies images Setup applies Images, using Unattend answer files for custom installation Setup customizes the image under WinPE before applying the image to the PC Windows “Vista” Setup supports upgrading FAT/FAT32 to NTFS, with the default format type NTFS Two ways to “Install” Vista: Apply the RTM image and use Unattend.xml to customize setup.EXE Install Vista, configure, capture, and deploy using Vista Imaging tools (XImage)

  20. Image-Based Setup Phases Offline WinPE On Line Configuration First Boot OOBE • Make device “unique” • SysPrep specialization • Unattend.xml • AuditSystem • Audituser • OOBEsystem pass • Machine OOBE options and settings: • EULA accept • Registration • Machine name • Users • Connectivity • Regional Settings • Component Configuration: • Boot to “basic” OS • Apply license files • Configuration • Unattend.xml • Generalize • Specialize • Offline Pass • Adding packages • Security bulletins • Drivers • WinPE Pass • Data Entry • Setup Selections • Disk Prep • Apply Image • Prepare boot data

  21. Demo WIM Different Phases

  22. Windows Deployment Services (WDS) Replaces Remote Installation Services (RIS) RIS cannot deploy Vista Will be available for WS2003 when Vista client RTMs Can install Vista, XP, WS2K3, and W2K images Uses WinPE as the boot environment on target PC WinPE can be customized WinPE is deployed as a compressed WIM image with RAMDISK boot support WinPE-based WDS Client provides image selection Native support for WIM images

  23. WDS Operation Modes Legacy RIS Boot environment = OSChooser Image Types: RISETUP and RIPREP Administration experience = RIS toolset WDS Mixed Boot environment = OSChooser & WinPE Image Types: WIM, RISETUP, and RIPREP Administration experience = RIS toolset and WDS MGMT WDS Native Boot environment = WinPE Image Types: WIM Administration experience = WDS MGMT This is one-and-only mode in Longhorn Server

  24. WDS Image Store Folder Structure RIS EXECs for Imaging PXE Boot Bin Boot.WIMs Image Groups Install.WIMs Database for WDS RIS Image Selection Possibilities RIS Images WinPE UNATTEND.XMLs

  25. Demo WDS WDS

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