Microsoft Windows - Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps: Images & PXE Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
To deploy Windows devices and applications images can be created. These images contain the operating system, applications and custom configurations and then deployed to specific devices using various deployment tools. The deployment can be automated using answer files. This course discusses and shows how to create and manage images using DISM and WDS, as well as how PXE and multicast OS deployments work. This course is one in a series of Skillsoft courses to help prepare for the 70-695 Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps certification exam.
Target Audience
IT professionals who deploy, manage, and maintain client computers, devices, and applications in a network infrastructure
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
1.7
Lesson Objectives Microsoft Windows - Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps: Images & PXE
start the course
identify the different types of images that current Windows environments use and their benefits
identify the considerations required for managing operating system images
describe what boot and install images are and when to use each
describe the three primary strategies used for image creation: Thick, thin, hybrid
describe online and offline servicing
describe how drivers can be added and managed in an image
describe installation types for Windows Setup and the Windows setup phases
describe how to control and automate the Windows setup process using answer files and the configuration process
describe Windows PE and its benefits and limitations
add drivers and optional components to a Windows PE image
create an answer file using Windows SIM
describe how sysprep is used to prepare for a Windows installation, including its benefits, scenarios, and its process
install a reference computer using a custom answer file and verify the settings were applied
place a reference computer in audit mode using sysprep, make configuration changes, and capture the settings and preserve the image
determine which partitions to capture and prepare to capture an image using DISM
create an image using DISM
use DISM to mount and modify an image
service an image using DISM, including checking patches and adding packages, enabling features, and adding drivers
service an image using DISM, including enabling features and adding drivers
describe PXE-initiated OS deployments, including the benefits, requirements, and how it works
describe how to use multicast for operating system deployments, including its components and considerations
describe the installation options, images type support, and the considerations
install and configure the WDS environment
install and configure the WDS environment
explain how to deploy VHD using WDS
capture and create images on a reference computer, describe PXE and multicast, and install and configure WDS
Course Number: mw_dwde_a03_it_enus
Expertise Level
Intermediate