Deploying Microsoft Windows Vista Business Desktops
Course Outline
Duration:
3 Days
Introduction: This three-day instructor-led
course provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully deploy
Windows Vista business desktops throughout their organization. Students are
introduced to the deployment life cycle, which consists of planning for the
deployment, building and customizing the deployment method, and then
implementing the actual deployment. Students are introduced to the tools and
guidance to be used throughout various stages of the deployment life cycle.
Objectives:
After
completing this course, students will be able to:
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Describe
the guidelines, processes that take place, and the tools used throughout the
Microsoft Windows Vista desktop deployment life-cycle.
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Inventory,
analyze, and mitigate application compatibility when planning a Windows Vista
desktop deployment.
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Capture
and restore user state information during a workstation deployment task.
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Use
automated installation technologies to create, customize and deploy a
computer image based upon a Windows Vista desktop.
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Deploy
Windows Vista using Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007.
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Deploy
Windows Vista using Zero Touch Installation.
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Secure
a Windows Vista desktop.
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Course Content:
Module 1: Preparing to
Deploy Windows Vista Business Desktops
In
this module, students are provided guidelines for an effective desktop
deployment. Students are also introduced to tools and technologies used in the
desktop deployment life cycle and the process and team guidance provided by the
Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) 2007.
Finally, students will learn how to plan Windows Vista deployments, and will
learn about volume activation options and troubleshooting methods.
Lessons
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Overview of the Windows
Vista Desktop Deployment Process
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Tools and Technologies
Used in the Desktop Deployment Life Cycle
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Planning Windows Vista
Deployments
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Understanding Volume
Activation
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Provide guidelines and
considerations for an effective and efficient Windows Vista business desktop
deployment.
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Describe the tools and
technologies used throughout the desktop deployment life cycle.
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Describe the process for
effectively deploying a Windows Vista desktop.
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Describe how volume
activation affects Windows Vista deployment.
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Module 2: Application
Compatibility Remediation
In
this module, students will learn the process for addressing common application
compatibility issues experienced during a typical operating system deployment.
Students will also learn how to use the Microsoft Application Compatibility
Toolkit (ACT) to help inventory, analyze, and mitigate application
compatibility issues.
Lessons
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Resolving Application
Compatibility Issues
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Introduction to the
Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0
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Lab: Evaluating
Application Compatibility Using the Microsoft Application Compatibility
Toolkit
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the process
used to resolve common application compatibility issues during an operating
system deployment.
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Inventory and analyze
application compatibility information using the Application Compatibility
Toolkit.
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Module 3: User State Migration
In
this module, students will learn about user state migration and how tools such
as Windows Easy Transfer and the Microsoft Windows User State Migration Tool
(USMT) can be used for various migration scenarios.
Lessons
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Overview of the User
State Migration Task
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Introduction to the User
State Migration Tool 3.0
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Lab: Migrating User
State Using the User State Migration Tool
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the tools and
configuration process for performing a user state migration task.
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Migrate
user and computer settings using the User State Migration Tool.
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Module 4: Automated
Installation Technologies for Windows Vista
In
this module, students will learn about the underlying architecture of the
computer imaging system that is used to create and deploy a custom image of a
Windows Vista desktop.
Lessons
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Overview of the Windows
Vista Installation Architecture
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Implementing a Windows
Vista Imaging System
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Deploying Windows Vista
using Windows Deployment Services
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Lab: How to Deploy a
Windows Vista Image Using Windows Deployment Services
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe the Windows
Vista installation and setup architecture.
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Describe the procedures
and tools used to deploy a custom Windows Vista desktop.
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Configure Windows
Deployment Services to help deploy Windows Vista desktop computers.
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Module 5: Deploying
Windows Vista Using BDD 2007
In
this module, students will be introduced to the concepts related to Lite Touch and Zero Touch deployment. Students will also
learn how to use the Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment 2007
to deploy a Windows Vista image using a Lite Touch
methodology.
Lessons
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Overview of BDD 2007
Deployment Methods
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Deploying a Lite Touch Scenario Using BDD 2007
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Lab: Performing a Lite Touch Installation Using BDD 2007
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Select an appropriate
deployment method based upon an organizations infrastructure management process.
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Deploy the Windows Vista
operating system using the Lite Touch methodology.
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Module 6: Deploying Vista
Using BDD 2007 Zero Touch Installation
In
this module, students will be introduced to the requirements to support Zero
Touch installations and the SMS 2003 Operating System Deployment (OSD) Feature
Pack.
Students
will also learn about the phases of the OSD Feature Pack and how to deploy
Windows Vista using BDD 2007 Zero Touch Installation.
Lessons
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Preparing the Deployment
Environment for Zero Touch
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Deploying a Zero Touch
Scenario Using BDD 2007 and the OSD Feature Pack
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Lab: Deploying Windows
Vista Using BDD 2007 Zero Touch
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Prepare the network
environment for a Zero Touch installation.
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Deploy the Windows Vista
operating system by using the Zero Touch methodology.
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Module 7: Securing a
Windows Vista Desktop
In this module, students
will learn about the new security features incorporated into Windows Vista.
Lessons
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Overview of Desktop
Security
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Security Enhancements in
Windows Vista
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Lab: Securing a Windows
Vista Desktop
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After completing this
module, students will be able to:
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Describe considerations
and technologies used to secure desktops that run Windows Vista.
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Secure a desktop running
Windows Vista.
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