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Pop Quiz: High-Volume Deployment in Windows 7

Applies to the "Designing a Windows 7 Client Deployment" objective of Exam 70-686: Windows 7, Enterprise Desktop Administrator.

• By Andy Barkl
• 12/18/2012

Q: A company's Windows 7 deployment team needs to make a list of required server roles for an upcoming mass deployment of Windows 7. The team has reviewed all the possible paths and decided to use a lite-touch, high-volume strategy. Which server roles are required for a lite-touch, high-volume deployment of Windows 7? (Choose all that apply.)

1. Database/File
2. SCCM
3. WDS
4. Active Directory

Answer is A, B, D: A lite-touch, high-volume deployment of Windows 7 requires the server roles, database, file, Windows Deployment Services (WDS), and Active Directory. A zero-touch deployment could be used if System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) was available, but it is not required for a lite-touch method.

Quick Tip: Lite-touch, high-volume deployment uses the tools included with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) for image design, user migration, script sequencing, and customized WinPE files. WDS is used as the network delivery method of the deployment.

References:

• TechNet: Lite-Touch, High-Volume Deployment
• Exam 70-686 Objectives Guide

Bonus Question: Which tools does Microsoft provide that allow administrators to customize application deployment packages? (Tweet your answer with #pop686d and get a chance to win a rare MCPmag.com baseball cap! Deadline for entries is Wednesday, Jan. 3.)

Answer to bonus question from last time: Microsoft provides these tools that allow administrators to migrate user profiles; Windows Easy Transfer (WET) and User State Migration Tool (USMT).