Step 3-1: Create an MDT Deployment Share

Before deployment can begin, create an MDT deployment share in the Deployment Workbench. This deployment share is the repository for the operating system images, language packs, applications, device drivers, and other software deployed to the target computers.

To create a deployment share in the Deployment Workbench

1. Click Start, and then point to All Programs. Point to Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and then click Deployment Workbench.

2. In the Deployment Workbench console tree, go to Deployment Workbench/Deployment Shares.

3. In the Actions pane, click New Deployment Shares.

The New Deployment Share Wizard starts.

4. Complete the New Deployment Share Wizard using the information in Table 4.

Table 4. Information for Completing the New Deployment Share Wizard

On this wizard page	Do this
Path	In Deployment share path, type C:\DeploymentShare$, and then click Next.
Share	Click Next.
Descriptive Name	Click Next.
Options	Click Next.
Summary	Click Next.
Progress	The progress for creating the deployment share is displayed.
Confirmation	Click Finish.

The New Deployment Share Wizard finishes, and the new deployment share—MDT Deployment Share (C:\DeploymentShare$)—appears in the details pane.