Starting Deployment Workbench

Deployment Workbench is the MDT 2010 tool that you use to stock deployment shares, create task sequences, and so on. To start Deployment Workbench, click Start, point to All Programs, select Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, and then click Deployment Workbench. The console tree shows the following items:

• Information Center This item provides access to the documentation, breaking news about MDT 2010, and the components required for using Deployment Workbench. The Documentation item helps you quickly navigate the solution's guidance. Click a link to open that guide as a compiled help (.chm) file.
• Deployment Shares Under Deployment Shares, you see an item for each deployment share that you create. Each deployment share contains applications, operating systems, out-of-box device drivers, packages, and task sequences. Additionally, you can create boot media, link deployment shares, and connect the deployment share to a deployment database.

Note For the Deployment Workbench MMC, the default view includes the Action pane. To remove the Action pane, open the management console in author mode. To open the console in author mode, run C:\Program Files\Microsoft Deployment Toolkit\Bin \DeploymentWorkbench.msc /a. Click View, click Customize, clear the Action Pane check box, and then click OK. To save changes, from the File menu, select Save. When prompted to choose whether to display a single window interface, click Yes.