Deploying Captured Images to Target Computers Using Configuration Manager 2007 R3

The deployment of the captured images to the target computers is slightly different for each MDT deployment scenario using ZTI. Deploy the captured image of the reference computer to target computers for each respective deployment scenario in your organization.

To deploy the capture image of the reference computer to the target computers

1. Add the target computer to the Configuration Manager 2007 R3 site database:

· Manually, as described in Manually Adding Computers to the Site Database in Configuration Manager 2007 R3

· Automatically as described in the section, “How to Deploy Operating Systems Using Unknown Computer Support,” in the Configuration Manager 2007 Documentation Library, which is installed with Configuration Manager 2007 R3

2. Create a collection that contains the target computers as described in Managing Computer Collections in Configuration Manager 2007 R3.

Note Create a collection for each MDT deployment scenario to be performed, and ensure that the collection includes the target computers requiring the corresponding deployment scenario.

3. Create an advertisement for the target computer task sequences as described in Managing Advertisements in Configuration Manager 2007 R3.

4. Provide a method for starting the target computers by doing any combination of the following:

· Create a task sequence bootable media disk using the Task Sequence Media Wizard as described in Creating Task Sequence Bootable Media in Configuration Manager 2007 R3.

· Prepare Windows Deployment Services to start the appropriate Windows PE images that will in turn start the ZTI deployment process to the target computers as described in Preparing Windows Deployment Services for ZTI Deployments Using Configuration Manager 2007 R3.

5. Deploy the captured reference computer image to the target computers for each deployment scenario as described in:

· Deploy Captured Images to Target Computers in the New Computer Deployment Scenario Using Configuration Manager 2007 R3

· Deploy Captured Images to Target Computers in the Refresh Computer Deployment Scenario Using Configuration Manager 2007 R3

· Deploy Captured Images to Target Computers in the Replace Computer Deployment Scenario Using Configuration Manager 2007 R3

Depending on the target computers in your organization, any combination of deployments scenarios might be necessary. For more information about the MDT deployment scenarios, see Identifying Deployment Scenarios.