Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2012 Update 1 Released.

[Prajwal Desai]

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) 2012 Update 1 is the newest version of MDT, a Solution Accelerator for operating system and application deployment. MDT 2012 Update 1 supports deployment of Windows 8, Windows 7, Office 2010 and 365, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2008 R2 in addition to deployment of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP. The latest version of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit-version 2012 Update 1 is now available for download.

 

This release expands your deployment capabilities with support for the latest software releases, including Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and System Center 2012 Configuration Manager SP1 Community Technology Preview. MDT is available for x86 and x64 platforms.Both versions of MDT 2012 support deployment of x86 and x64 Windows operating systems.

 

The new features include:

 

1) Support for using the DaRT 8 Beta with the Windows 8 version of the Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK).

 

2) New “Build Your Own Pages” support for User-Driven Installation (UDI), enabling IT pros to create new wizard panes using simple drag-and-drop operations – no coding required.

 

3) Integration with System Center Orchestrator, enabling task sequences to invoke Orchestrator runbooks at any point in the deployment process.

 

4) Completely reworked “Roles and Features” logic, supporting both installation and removal, as well as providing a new Lite Touch wizard pane for selecting roles and features to install at deploy time.

 

5) Support for PowerShell 3.0 to make it easier to run PowerShell scripts inside task sequences on Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows PE 4.0.

 

6) Simple monitoring functionality for Configuration Manager task sequences, leveraging the monitoring capabilities provided initially in MDT 2012 for Lite Touch deployments.

 

7) Improved “boot from VHD” deployment capabilities, supporting both bare metal and refresh deployments.

 

MDT 2012 Update 1 can be downloaded at : http://www.microsoft...en&=tm&id=25175

 

 

System Requirements:

 

Supported operating systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86), Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Thin PC, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3

 

Supported operating systems the MDT can deploy: Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Embedded PoSReady 7, Windows Thin PC

 

Note :

 

MDT 2012 can be installed on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012, used with the Windows 8 Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK). ADK usage is required for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 deployments.

 

Microsoft Management Console (MMC) 3.0 is required to run the Workbench and MMC 3.0 is included in Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows 8, Windows 7, and Windows Vista.

 

-via Technet > http://technet.micro...s/dd407791.aspx