From 1aea04cbec182e260bf97864d51dab92abf23e95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Baard Hermansen Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 02:54:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update build-a-distributed-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md Updated Notes markup. Added a few line shifts for increased readability. --- ...d-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md | 27 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/build-a-distributed-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md b/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/build-a-distributed-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md index 944c8ac8aa..992ecb138f 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/build-a-distributed-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md +++ b/windows/deployment/deploy-windows-mdt/build-a-distributed-environment-for-windows-10-deployment.md @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ Figure 1. The machines used in this topic. Replicating the content between MDT01 (New York) and MDT02 (Stockholm) can be done in a number of different ways. The most common content replication solutions with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) use either the Linked Deployment Shares (LDS) feature or Distributed File System Replication (DFS-R). Some organizations have used a simple robocopy script for replication of the content. -**Note**   -Robocopy has options that allow for synchronization between folders. It has a simple reporting function; it supports transmission retry; and, by default, it will only copy/remove files from the source that are newer than files on the target. +> [!NOTE] +> Robocopy has options that allow for synchronization between folders. It has a simple reporting function; it supports transmission retry; and, by default, it will only copy/remove files from the source that are newer than files on the target. ### Linked deployment shares in MDT @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ DFS-R is not only very fast and reliable, but it also offers central monitoring, Setting up DFS-R for replication is a quick and straightforward process. You prepare the deployment servers and then create a replication group. To complete the setup, you configure some replication settings. ### Prepare MDT01 for replication + 1. On MDT01, using Server Manager, click **Add roles and features**. 2. On the **Select installation type** page, select **Role-based or feature-based installation**. 3. On the **Select destination server** page, select **MDT01.contoso.com** and click **Next**. @@ -88,23 +89,30 @@ Setting up DFS-R for replication is a quick and straightforward process. You pre When you have multiple deployment servers sharing the same content, you need to configure the Bootstrap.ini file with information about which server to connect to based on where the client is located. In MDT, that can be done by using the DefaultGateway property. 1. On MDT01, using Notepad, navigate to the **E:\\MDTProduction\\Control** folder and modify the Boostrap.ini file to look like this: - ``` + ``` [Settings] Priority=DefaultGateway, Default + [DefaultGateway] 192.168.1.1=NewYork 192.168.2.1=Stockholm + [NewYork] DeployRoot=\\MDT01\MDTProduction$ + [Stockholm] DeployRoot=\\MDT02\MDTProduction$ + [Default] UserDomain=CONTOSO UserID=MDT_BA SkipBDDWelcome=YES ``` - **Note** - The DeployRoot value needs to go into the Bootstrap.ini file, but you can use the same logic in the CustomSettings.ini file. For example, you can redirect the logs to the local deployment server (SLSHARE), or have the User State Migration Tool (USMT) migration store (UDDIR) local. To learn more about USMT, see [Refresh a Windows 7 computer with Windows 10](refresh-a-windows-7-computer-with-windows-10.md) and [Replace a Windows 7 computer with a Windows 10 computer](replace-a-windows-7-computer-with-a-windows-10-computer.md). + + > [!NOTE] + > The DeployRoot value needs to go into the Bootstrap.ini file, but you can use the same logic in the CustomSettings.ini file. For example, you can redirect the logs to the local deployment server (SLSHARE), or have the User State Migration Tool (USMT) migration store (UDDIR) local. + > + > To learn more about USMT, see [Refresh a Windows 7 computer with Windows 10](refresh-a-windows-7-computer-with-windows-10.md) and [Replace a Windows 7 computer with a Windows 10 computer](replace-a-windows-7-computer-with-a-windows-10-computer.md). 2. Save the Bootstrap.ini file. 3. Using the Deployment Workbench, right-click the **MDT Production** deployment share and select **Update Deployment Share**. @@ -121,9 +129,12 @@ When you have multiple deployment servers sharing the same content, you need to Figure 5. Replacing the updated boot image in WDS. 6. Browse and select the **E:\\MDTProduction\\Boot\\LiteTouchPE\_x64.wim** boot image, and then complete Replace Boot Image Wizard using the default settings. + ## Replicate the content Once the MDT01 and MDT02 servers are prepared, you are ready to configure the actual replication. + ### Create the replication group + 7. On MDT01, using DFS Management, right-click **Replication**, and select **New Replication Group**. 8. On the **Replication Group Type** page, select **Multipurpose replication group**, and click **Next**. 9. On the **Name and Domain** page, assign the **MDTProduction** name, and click **Next**. @@ -146,7 +157,9 @@ When you have multiple deployment servers sharing the same content, you need to 17. On the **Review Settings and Create Replication Group** page, click **Create**. 18. On the **Confirmation** page, click **Close**. + ### Configure replicated folders + 19. On MDT01, using DFS Management, expand **Replication** and then select **MDTProduction**. 20. In the middle pane, right-click the **MDT01** member and select **Properties**. 21. On the **MDT01 (MDTProduction) Properties** page, configure the following and then click **OK**: @@ -167,8 +180,8 @@ When you have multiple deployment servers sharing the same content, you need to 1. In the **Staging** tab, set the quota to **20480 MB**. 2. In the **Advanced** tab, set the quota to **8192 MB**. -**Note**   -It will take some time for the replication configuration to be picked up by the replication members (MDT01 and MDT02). The time for the initial sync will depend on the WAN link speed between the sites. After that, delta changes are replicated quickly. + > [!NOTE] + > It will take some time for the replication configuration to be picked up by the replication members (MDT01 and MDT02). The time for the initial sync will depend on the WAN link speed between the sites. After that, delta changes are replicated quickly. ### Verify replication 1. On MDT02, wait until you start to see content appear in the **E:\\MDTProduction** folder.