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Documentation

MDT 2010 includes three types of documentation. The technical guides provide detailed information about specific technical areas, such as application packaging or image engineering. The reference guides contain content formatted as lists and tables so readers can find information quickly and easily. For example, MDT 2010 provides a reference for the properties that it supports. Finally, the quick-start guides provide end-to-end instructions for scenarios such as LTI and ZTI deployment. The following sections describe these guides.

Technical Guides

The following list describes the technical guides in MDT 2010:

  • Application Packaging Guide Provides guidance for repackaging applications.
  • Deployment Customization Guide Describes how to customize LTI and ZTI deployments.
  • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Samples Guide Identifies deployment scenarios and corresponding configuration settings when deploying target computers using LTI and ZTI deployment. You can use the sample configuration files in this guide as a starting point for your own project.
  • Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Management Pack Describes the installation and configuration of the management pack. The MDT 2010 Management Pack can provide detailed information about the MDT 2010 deployment process to IT professionals involved in the deployment and operations processes.
  • Image Customization Guide Describes how to customize reference images by setting the task sequence, developing custom scripts, revising existing MDT 2010 scripts, and so on. It includes information about customizing actions, such as disk, network, and role configuration.
  • Preparing for LTI Tools Describes how to create a default installation of MDT 2010 for LTI deployment.
  • Preparing for Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 Describes how to create a default installation of MDT 2010 for ZTI deployment by using Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager.
  • Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Imaging Guide Describes how to use the Configuration Manager to prepare for image creation and deployment. n User State Migration Guide Describes key concepts and decisions regarding the use of the User State Migration Tool (USMT) to migrate user state data from the previous configuration to the new configuration.
  • Workbench Imaging Guide Describes how to use Deployment Workbench to prepare for image creation and deployment.

Reference Guides

The following list describes the reference guides in MDT 2010:

  • Toolkit Reference Describes all customizable task sequence steps; properties that you can configure, use in scripts, or use in the Task Sequencer; each script contained in the task sequence; and customization points.
  • Troubleshooting Reference Describes common error codes and failures. Where available, it provides resolutions for certain issues.

Quick Start Guides

The following list describes the quick-start guides in MDT 2010:

  • Quick-Start Guide for Lite Touch Installation Helps you evaluate MDT 2010 quickly by providing condensed, step-by-step instructions for using MDT 2010 to install Windows operating systems by using LTI
  • Quick-Start Guide for Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007 Helps you evaluate MDT 2010 quickly by providing condensed, step-by-step instructions for using MDT 2010 to install Windows operating systems by using Configuration Manager
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In this tutorial:

  1. Planning Deployment
  2. Using the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
  3. Documentation
  4. Solution Framework
  5. Planning High-Volume Deployment
  6. Envision
  7. Project Planning
  8. Build
  9. Planning Low-Volume Deployment
  10. Scope and Objectives
  11. Configuration Plan
  12. Windows 7 Requirements
  13. Preparing for Development
  14. Image Engineering
  15. Infrastructure Remediation
  16. Installing the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit
  17. Starting Deployment Workbench
  18. Updating Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Components