winpe, imagex and adk
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WinPE, ImageX and ADK
Windows 2012 Server, Roles, FeaturesInstall Rules, Best Practices How did the install go? Issues, weird things…
what happened?
Review
I will learn how to create a WinPE bootdisk and operate ImageX to create baselines and images of servers and workstations
Learning Goal
Imaging in GeneralMicrosoft AIK Windows PE ImageX
Agenda
Process of moving one workstations files and settings to another ◦Forensic backup ◦Workstation Deployment
Workstation Imaging
Backwards in Time
Norton Ghost was the Standard for imaging for many years
Systems Integration and Management Services
Administrator Controlled Desktops around the enterprise
Application management, Inventory and Software Licence control
Naturally admins wanted one tool to rule them all
Systems Integration
Microsoft System Center / SMS ◦In the past: difficult to understand, clunky, hard to
use, needed other tools to work with it ◦Today: Easier to deploy, functional, clean interface◦Eating into the systems management market
The Poor Cousin
Flexible, easy to use command line tool to image machines for fast deployment
Small and PowerfulThe netcat of the imaging world CLI
IMAGEX
Automated Deployment Kit Automated Install Kit A collection of free tools for administrators to
manage desktop and server deploymentsMarketing – sold users on getting Microsoft
tools to pave the way for SCCM sales.
Microsoft ADK / AIK
Hardware independent imaging Driver injection Completely silent operation Lightweight image format (wim)
ImageX Capabilities
Windows Workstation Separate from the Server (admin station)
Microsoft Windows ADK for Windows 8 A high volume USB stick – or second hard
driveA burnable CD-R or DVD-R
Necessary Tools
www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=30652
Internet download
Installing
Creating a PE BootdiskUsing ImageX
Steps outline
Windows Preinstall Environment ◦Self contained imaging platform ◦Easy to manage ◦Flexible (Drivers, Network) ◦Small◦USB / ROM Media
Windows PE
Windows Environmental Variables- Click the Deployment and Imaging Tools Icon from Windows Kits > Windows ADK
Creating the WinPE Image
Copy all files needed
Copype.cmd amd64 C:\winpe
Copy Batch File
Processor ArchDestination
Win PE Boot Files
Creating an ISO
MakeWinPEMedia /ISO C:\winpe C:\winpe.iso
Make Batch File
Run ModeDestinationSource Files
Folder Structure
• Open the ISO and Drag Imagex.exe into it• C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\
Assessment and Deployment Kit\Deployment Tools\amd64\DSIM\
• Save the ISO
Self Contained Windows Environment
Make sure it’s formatted WinPE With USB
MakeWinPEMedia /UFD C:\winpe_amd64 F:
Command Tyoe
Source
Destination
Capturing with Windows PE
imagex.exe /capture C: path\filename.wim "Comment" /verify
Calling command Mode Flag
What to imageWhere to save
Verify after save?
Image Comment
Generally, PC’s will arrive from the factory with an OS – crapware, or not your image installed on C:
An important component is to wipe the drive before starting
WinPE Tool called diskpart is used for this
Deploying PC’s
Command Explication Diskpart.exe Launches diskpart
Select disk 0 Selects the hard drive
Clean Erases all partitions from the drive
Create partition primary Creates a primary partition
Format fs=ntfs Quick Formats NTFS File system
Select partition 1 Select the first partition
Active Make it bootable
Assign letter = C Assign the drive letter
Exit
Diskpart Structured Command Example
imagex.exe /capture C: path\filename.wim "Comment" /verify
Deploying with Windows PE
imagex.exe /apply *path\file.wim* 1 C:
Calling command
Mode FlagPath to WIM file
HDD to deployDrive
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