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28 Choosing a Microsoft Windows PE-Based Deployment Method
Using a Third-Party Deployment Solution Framework
You can use DTK with any existing third-party deployment solution
framework that provides an
Automated Deployment Services (ADS) booting
infrastructure for Windows Deployment Services (WDS) on Windows PE 2.0
that can be used as the transport mechanism for DTK utilities. Because each
third-party deployment framework is unique, however, these solutions fall
outside the scope of this document. If you plan to utilize a third-party
deployment solution framework, keep in mind that DTK is a Windows PE-
based set of tools and scripts, so the deployment solution framework must
also support embedded Windows PE as a pre-operating system environment.
Deployment Matrix (Windows PE)
Depending on the scope, current business needs, network setup, and process,
you can select any of the suggested methods of deployment. Table 2-1
outlines three typical methods of deployment and the environment most
suitable for each.
Table 2-1. Deployment Method Matrix
Deployment
Methods
Complexity Advantages Disadvantages
Local deployment
(bootable media)
Relatively
simple
• Necessary if a network
connection is not
available or is too slow.
• Can install supported
Windows operating
systems.
•Any change
requires the
creation of a new
bootable media.
• Limited space on
media for some
operating system
installation files.
• Deployment tasks
must be
performed at the
individual target
system.
• Installation time
is high.