Exam Ref 70-695 Deploying Windows Devices and Enterprise Apps (MCSE)

Brian Svidergol specializes in Microsoft infrastructure and cloud-based solutions for Windows, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, System Center, virtualization, and the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack.

Introduction   xi
Microsoft certifications   xii
Acknowledgments   xii
Free ebooks from Microsoft Press   xiii
Microsoft Virtual Academy   xiii
Errata, updates, & book support   xiii
We want to hear from you   xiv
Stay in touch   xiv
Preparing for the exam   xv
Chapter 1: Implement an operating system deployment infrastructure   1
Objective 1.1: Assess the computing environment   1
Using the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit    2
Assessing Configuration Manager reports   14
Integrating MAP with Configuration Manager   15
Determining network load capacity   16
Objective summary   19
Objective review    19
Objective 1.2: Plan and implement user state migration   20
Designing a user migration strategy   21
Estimating migration store size   29
Securing migrated data   31
Creating a USMT package   31
Objective summary   32
Objective review   33
Objective 1.3: Configure the deployment infrastructure   34
Configuring Windows Deployment Services   35
Installing and configuring MDT   41
Identifying network services that support deployments   43
Selecting Configuration Manager distribution points   44
Supporting BitLocker   47
Objective summary   49
Objective review    49
Objective 1.4: Configure and manage activation   51
Identifying the appropriate activation tool   51
Configuring KMS   52
Configuring Active Directory‚⊗ìbased activation   53
Configuring MAK   54
Objective summary   55
Objective review    55
Answers   57
Objective 1.1   57
Objective 1.2   58
Objective 1.3   60
Objective 1.4   61
Chapter 2: Implement a Lite-Touch deployment   65
Objective 2.1: Install and configure WDS   65
Configuring unicast and multicast deployment methods   66
Adding images to WDS   71
Configuring scheduling   79
Restricting who can receive images   80
Objective summary   83
Objective review   84
Objective 2.2: Configure MDT   85
Configuring deployment shares   85
Managing the driver pool   92
Configuring task sequences   94
Configuring customsettings.ini   97
Objective summary   99
Objective review   100
Objective 2.3: Create and manage answer files   101
Identifying the appropriate location for answer files   101
Identifying the required number of answer files   102
Identifying the appropriate setup phase for answer files   103
Configuring answer file settings   107
Creating Autounattend.xml answer files   108
Objective summary   112
Objective review   113
Answers   114
Objective 2.1   114
Objective 2.2    115
Objective 2.3   117
Chapter 3: Implement a Zero-Touch deployment   121
Objective 3.1: Configure Configuration Manager for OSD   121
Configuring deployment packages and applications   122
Configuring task sequences   140
Managing the driver pool   148
Managing boot and deployment images   156
Objective summary   161
Objective review    162
Objective 3.2: Configure distribution points   162
Configuring unicast and multicast   163
Configuring PXE   166
Configuring deployments to distribution points and distribution point groups   168
Objective summary   180
Objective review   181
Objective 3.3: Configure MDT and Configuration Manager integration   182
Using MDT-specific task sequences   183
Creating MDT boot images   184
Creating custom task sequences by using MDT components   190
Objective summary   195
Objective review   196
Answers   197
Objective 3.1   197
Objective 3.2   198
Objective 3.3   200
Chapter 4: Create and maintain desktop images   203
Objective 4.1: Plan images   203
Considering design implications of thin, thick, and hybrid images   204
Considering design implications of WDS image types   207
Considering design implications of image format (VHD or WIM)   210
Considering design implications of creating and maintaining multiple images based on operating system or hardware platform, drivers, and operating features   211
Objective summary   213
Objective review    214
Objective 4.2: Create images   215
Preparing the operating system for capture   215
Creating capture images by using WDS   217
Capturing an image to an existing or new WIM file   218
Capturing an operating system image by using Configuration Manager   224
Objective summary   237
Objective review   237
Objective 4.3: Maintain images   238
Updating images by using DISM   239
Applying updates, drivers, settings, and files to online and offline images   241
Applying service packs to images   254
Managing embedded applications   256
Objective summary   260
Objective review   261
Answers   262
Objective 4.1   262
Objective 4.2   264
Objective 4.3   265
Chapter 5: Prepare and deploy the VDIapplication environment   267
Objective 5.1: Plan for and implement application compatibility and remediation   267
Planning for Remote Desktop Services (RDS)   268
Planning for Client Hyper-V   278
Planning for 32-bit versus 64-bit   280
Planning for application version coexistence   280
Using the Application Compatibility Toolkit    281
Deploying compatibility fixes   286
Objective summary   287
Objective review   288
Objective 5.2: Deploy Office 2013 by using MSI   289
Capabilities of MSI deployments   289
Supported deployment methods   289
Customizing deployments   291
Managing Office 2013 activation   300
Integrating Lite-Touch deployment   309
Re-arming Office 2013   319
Providing slipstream updates   320
Objective summary   322
Objective review   323
Objective 5.3: Deploy Office 2013 by using
Click-to-Run   323
Configuring licensing   324
Customizing deployment   325
Configuring updates   326
Monitoring usage by using Office Telemetry Dashboard   328
Objective summary   332
Objective review   333
Answers   334
Objective 5.1   334
Objective 5.2   335
Objective 5.3   336
Index   339