Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 is the newest version of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, a Solution Accelerator for operating system and application deployment. MDT 2012 supports deployment of Windows 7, Office 2010 and 365, and Windows Server 2008 R2 in addition to deployment of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP.
MDT will provide new benefits such as:
· Unified tools and processes, including a set of guidance, for deploying desktops and servers in a common deployment console.
· Reduced deployment time and standardized desktop and server images, along with improved security and ongoing configuration management.
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Here are some key features of "Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012":
MDT is the recommended process and toolset for automating desktop and server deployments. MDT provides you with the following benefits:
· Unified tools and processes required for desktop and server deployment in a common deployment console and collection of guidance.
· Reduced deployment time and standardized desktop and server images, along with improved security and ongoing configuration management.
· Fully automated zero touch installation deployments by utilizing System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 and Windows deployment tools. For those without a System Center Configuration Manager 2007 infrastructure, MDT uses Windows deployment tools for Lite Touch Installation deployments.
Requirements:
· Microsoft Management Console version 3.0
· Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
· Windows PowerShell version 2.0
· Windows ADK or Windows AIK for Windows 7 (with or without the Windows AIK for Windows 7 SP1 supplement)
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Added support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
· Support for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 CTP: Added support in MDT for deploying Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 with Configuration Manager 2012 SP1 CTP, while supporting all new Configuration Manager functionality (offline BitLocker, UEFI, and Assessment and Deployment Kit).
· Support for DaRT 8 Beta: Updated MDT to support DaRT 8 for Windows 8 deployments, while continuing to support DaRT 7 for Windows 7 deployments. Added DaRT support for Configuration Manager scenarios.
· New “Build Your Own Pages” User-Driven Installation (UDI) feature: Enhanced the UDI wizard and designer to enable IT pros to design their own wizard pages with little effort.
· New System Center 2012 - Orchestrator support: Provided the ability to add steps into an OS deployment task sequence to execute Orchestrator runbooks as part of the deployment process.
· Other improvements: Added support for Windows PowerShell 3.0, reworked Roles and Fea...
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