In theory, BDD is not for what MS calls small business customers - i.e. less than 25 PCs, but for some the tools are amazing. The BDD is described as:
"A tool that provides the depth of guidance and tooling to make the Windows Vista and 2007 Office system deployment process predictable and scalable. Many of the tools and guides within BDD 2007 can even be used throughout the desktop management life cycle to provision new users, maintain images, and centrally manage drivers and applications.
BDD 2007 also introduces the new Deployment Workbench, which enables users to build and manage multiple OS configurations, define network deployment points and network shares, inject drivers, attach language packs, and chain applications. It even helps generate ISO and WIM images using Windows PE that can be deployed in a networked environment or using DVDs offline. BDD 2007 also alleviates much of the scripting requirements of previous BDD versions by incorporating a stand-alone task sequencer derived from System Center Configuration Manager 2007. BDD continues to offer the flexibility for Zero Touch Installation with Systems Management Server 2003 and Lite Touch Installation with minimal infrastructure requirements."
The Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) is best-practice guidance for desktop deployment. BDD is targeted at companies that want to reduce deployment time, effort, and cost by increasing the level of automation. It allows administrators to deploy desktops with Zero Touch and Lite Touch interaction at the target PCs. This solution also helps organizations move to a managed environment with standardized desktop images.
BDD 2007 is offered in two versions to support Solution Accelerator component installation on x64 or x86 hosts. Select the version that corresponds with your host hardware type. Both versions of BDD 2007 support deployment of x86 and x64 client operating systems.
To view this solution online at TechNet, click here.
System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows XP; Windows XP 64-bit; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Client: Windows Vista Business, Professional, Ultimate, or Windows XP Professional
- Server: Windows Server 2003 with Windows Deployment services (Windows DS) and Active Directory
- Microsoft Word or a Word reader is required to view the documentation.
- MMC 3.0 is required to run the Workbench and view the documentation on Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. Note: MMC 3.0 is included in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 and in Windows Vista.
- Windows Script Host (WSH) 5.6.
- The tools portion of BDD relies on several Windows Vista deployment tools. After installation of the BDD.msi and start-up of the BDD Workbench, the Workbench will enable the user to choose to automatically download and install the following major tools:
- Windows Automated Installation Kit
- Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0
- User State Migration Tool 3.0
- MSXML 6.0
Source: Download details: Business Desktop Deployment 2007
Posted
Thu, Jan 18 2007 10:51 AM
by
David Overton