Windows 7 / Getting Started

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Replicating a Deployment Share

For LTI, you need to replicate the deployment share in the production environment or copy it to removable media. This process enables you to develop in a controlled environment and then easily move the deployment share into the production environment when you're ready to deploy Windows 7. MDT 2010 provides both capabilities.

When you replicate a deployment share, you can replicate everything or you can choose which folders in the deployment share to replicate. You choose folders to replicate by creating selection profiles. A selection profile simply selects folders across applications, operating systems, out-of-box drivers, packages, and task sequences. You create a selection profile in advance, and then you choose that selection profile when you set up replication.

During replication, Deployment Workbench updates the boot media. The updated boot media contains an updated Bootstrap.ini file that is configured to connect to the replicated deployment share. In other words, each deployment share has its own boot media associated with it, and that boot media is configured to connect a specific share.

To create a selection profile, perform the following steps:

1. In the Deployment Workbench console tree under the Advanced Configuration folder of your deployment share, right-click Selection Profiles and click New Selection Profile.
2. In the Selection Profile Name box, type a descriptive name for the selection profile and then click Next. For example, a selection profile that selects files for deployment in a particular department might use the department name for its title.
3. On the Folder page, select the folders that you want to include in the selection profile and then click Next.
4. On the Summary page, review the details and click Next.
5. Click Finish to close the New Selection Profile Wizard.

To link deployment shares for replication, perform the following steps:

1. In the production environment, create a share in which to replicate the deployment share. Make sure that your account has full control of the product sharing.
2. In the Deployment Workbench console tree under the Advanced Configuration folder of your deployment share, right-click Linked Deployment Shares and then click New Linked Deployment Share.
3. On the General Settings page, shown on the following page, do the following and then click Next:
   • In the Linked Deployment Share UNC Path box, type the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path of the deployment share in the production environment.
   • From the Selection Profile list, click the profile that contains the folders that you want to replicate to the production environment.
   • Click the Merge The Selected Contents Into The Target Deployment Share option to merge this deployment share with the production share; alternatively, click the Replace The Contents Of The Target Deployment Share Folder With Those Selected option to replace the contents of the production share with this share.
4. On the Summary page, review the details and then click Next.
5. On the Confirmation page, click Finish to close the New Linked Deployment Share Wizard.

To replicate the lab deployment share to production, perform the following steps:

1. In the Deployment Workbench console tree under the Advanced Configuration folder of your deployment share, click Linked Deployment Shares.
2. In the Details pane, right-click the replication partnership you created previously and then click Replicate Content.
3. On the Confirmation page, click Finish to close the Replicate To Linked Deployment Share dialog box.

To link removable media to the deployment share, perform the following steps:

1. In the Deployment Workbench console tree under the Advanced Configuration folder of your deployment share, right-click Media and click New Media.
2. On the General Settings page, do the following and then click Next:
   • In the Media Path box, type the path of the removable media to which you want to copy the deployment share.
   • From the Selection Profile list, click the profile that contains the folders you want to replicate to the production environment.
3. On the Summary page, review the details and click Next.
4. On the Confirmation page, click Finish to close the New Media Wizard.

To replicate the lab deployment share to removable media, perform the following steps:

1. In the Deployment Workbench console tree under the Advanced Configuration folder of your deployment share, click Media.
2. In the details pane, right-click the media link you created previously and then click Update Media Content.
3. On the Confirmation page, click Finish to close the Updated Media Content dialog box.