Customizing WinPE 2.0.ppt

							Windows Vista Deployment &
Servicing Overview
Agenda
 Introduction: Vista Goals, Vista
  Overview
 Vista Deployment Technologies
    Windows Imaging Format & Tools
    Windows PE
    Image Based Setup (IBS)
    Unattended Setup
    Windows Deployment Services (WDS)
 Vista Servicing
Windows Vista Manufacturing
Goals
 Deliver Windows features for image creation,
  modification and deployment
 Reduce the number of OS images required
 Improve PC imaging process through scripting
  and deployment automation tools
 Enable both online and offline servicing of the
  OS components and or images
 Single set of tools for Desktop and Server
 Improve documentation throughout the OS beta
  cycle and through post RTM of the Vista OS
Windows Imaging
WIM Image Format
 WIM is a file based image format
    Non-destructive application of an OS image
    Partial volume captures
    Single instance storage of file resources
    Multiple images / volumes in a single WIM
     container
    Application to variable size target drives
    Archive quality images – disk or file system
     structures are not stored
Windows Imaging
WIM Image Format (Con’t)
 Highly compressed format
      Single instance of duplicate files
 Spanned media support
      WIMs can be split and applied from parts
      (.swm)
 Bootable Image format
     Support for booting WinPE from a WIM
Windows Imaging
Vista Image Sizes

Image                    Beta 2 (build   RTM Goal
                         5287)
Client OS Installation   1.7 GB          1.7 GB
(x86fre)
    install.wim
WinPE Image (x86fre)     123 MB          100-120 MB
    boot.wim
Client OS Installation   2.0 GB          2.0 GB
(x64fre)
    install.wim
WinPE Image (x64fre)     200 MB          175 – 200 MB
    boot.wim
Windows Imaging (ImageX)
  ImageX
      Command line tool (no GUI tool available)
      Basic operations include: APPEND, APPLY, CAPTURE,
      DELETE, DIR, EXPORT, INFO, SPLIT, MOUNT(RW),
      UNMOUNT
  Imaging APIs (WIMGAPI)
      Exposes all imaging functionality
      Enables custom imaging applications and solutions
      Documented within the Deployment tool kit
  Enabling Technology (Filters)
     WIM File System Filter: Allows images to be mounted and
      modified
Demo WIM
 Mount Vista WIM file
 Unmount
Unattended Setup: Answer File
 A single universal answer file for the Vista OS
  (Components, Servicing, and Applications installs)
 Standard XML file created in many ways:
       Script that calls the new Component Platform Interface API
       Output of new Image Manager application
 Customizes images during setup OR offline
       passed to SETUP.EXE during Vista installation
       passed to PKGMGR.EXE during Vista offline image
        maintenance
 All XP functionality will be supported.
       Some XP Unattend.txt settings are the same
       Some settings names have changed in Unattend.xml file
Answer Files In Windows XP
 Windows XP Install
   ANSWER FILES     WINDOWS SETUP   Windows XP
     Unattend.txt                   Installation
     Sysprep.inf
     WinBom.ini
     ooBeinfo.ini



 Multiple text files defined custom setup
 changes
 Archaic
 Required Knowledge of multiple processes
 and tools
Answer Files In Vista
 Windows Vista Install
                    WINDOWS SETUP
   ANSWER FILES      Configuration Passes   Windows Vista
     Unattend.xml         windows PE
                          Generalize         Installation
                           Specialize
                         auditSystem
                           auditUser
                         oobeSystem




 Multiple Files replaced a single XML
 answer file
 Simplifies customization process
 Only one toll needed
 All passes adressed in a single location
Demo Image Manager
 Windows System Image Manager
Windows Vista Modularization
 Vista OS components are           Vista Components
  installed and serviced
  independently
 Components describe their
  resources and
                                                   Shell
  dependencies in XML
      Registry items
                                  File                          Net-
      Configurable Properties   System                        working

      Files
      Dependencies                       Media
                                                           Audio
                                          Player
 SKU XML Manifests define
  components of a product
Modularization
 Vista is built from a set of components
 A Component consists of
      A self describing manifest
          with a unique versioned identity
      Resources to install the component
          Files, Registry Keys, Settings, Install Actions
      List of other component dependencies
 Vista comprises of 3000+ unique components
 Installation and maintenance is declarative, not
  procedural
Vista Servicing Overview
 Setup, Optional Components, Language
  Packs, Hot-fixes, Out of Band releases use
  the same infrastructure and tools
 Vista servicing is
      More robust (Transactional)
      Order independent (install/uninstall)
      Supports Image Servicing
Demo pkgmgr
 WIM
 PKGMGR
Windows PE
 WinPE is…
     An operating environment built from Vista
     components
     an integrated part of the setup environment
     for Vista
     a platform enabling IT Pros to build
     deployment, recovery, imaging, and
     diagnostics applications
     a replacement for DOS boot disk scenarios
 WinPE is not…
    a embedded operating system
    a replacement client or server operating
     system
Demo WinPE
 Mount WinPE
 Install drivers offline
Image-Based Setup (IBS)
 All Vista release will ship as a Sysprep’d image
      Setup.EXE applies images
 Setup applies Images, using Unattend answer
  files for custom installation
      Setup customizes the image under WinPE before
       applying the image to the PC
 Windows “Vista” Setup supports upgrading
  FAT/FAT32 to NTFS, with the default format type
  NTFS
 Two ways to “Install” Vista:
      Apply the RTM image and use Unattend.xml to
       customize setup.EXE
      Install Vista, configure, capture, and deploy using
       Vista Imaging tools (XImage)
Image-Based Setup Phases

                                     On Line
    Offline          WinPE                                 First Boot           OOBE
                                   Configuration


 •Offline Pass     •WinPE Pass     • Component             •Make device     OOBEsystem pass
                                     Configuration:        “unique”
 •Adding           •Data Entry                                              Machine OOBE
 packages                          • Boot to “basic”       • SysPrep        options and
                   •Setup
                                     OS                    specialization   settings:
       •Security   Selections
       bulletins                   • Apply license files   •Unattend.xml    • EULA accept
                   •Disk Prep
       •Drivers                    • Configuration           •AuditSystem   • Registration
                   •Apply Image
                                   • Unattend.xml            •Audituser     • Machine name
                   •Prepare boot
                   data               • Generalize                          • Users
                                      • Specialize                          • Connectivity
                                                                            • Regional Settings
Demo WIM
 Different Phases
Windows Deployment Services
(WDS)
 Replaces Remote Installation Services (RIS)
      RIS cannot deploy Vista
 Will be available for WS2003 when Vista client
  RTMs
 Can install Vista, XP, WS2K3, and W2K images
 Uses WinPE as the boot environment on target
  PC
      WinPE can be customized
      WinPE is deployed as a compressed WIM image with
       RAMDISK boot support
 WinPE-based WDS Client provides image
  selection
 Native support for WIM images
WDS Operation Modes
 Legacy RIS
   Boot environment = OSChooser
   Image Types: RISETUP and RIPREP
   Administration experience = RIS toolset
 WDS Mixed
   Boot environment = OSChooser & WinPE
   Image Types: WIM, RISETUP, and RIPREP
   Administration experience = RIS toolset and WDS
   MGMT
 WDS Native
   Boot environment = WinPE
   Image Types: WIM
   Administration experience = WDS MGMT
   This is one-and-only mode in Longhorn Server
WDS Image Store Folder Structure
                RIS EXECs for Imaging

                PXE Boot Bin
                Boot.WIMs
                Image Groups
                Install.WIMs

                Database for WDS

                RIS Image Selection Possibilities


                RIS Images

                WinPE UNATTEND.XMLs
Demo WDS
 WDS