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Chapter 3 – Manual Deployment with MDT
This chapter shows you how to perform a basic deployment, which includes no customization. It simply shows you how
to install and configure all required deployment tools, then deploy a preconfigured image, install.wim, to a Surface Pro
3 device from a deployment computer, known throughout this chapter as a manual deployment. In a manual
deployment, the user is prompted to input many fields, such as administrator password, domain, etc. However, because
the answers to the prompted questions are not preconfigured in this deployment scenario, it is the simplest type of
deployment. Subsequent chapters show increasing levels of automation, but also increase the complexity of configuring
the deployments.
The manual deployment scenario is not intended to be a best practice for a large enterprise, but may be appropriate for
a small business where customization will take place after installation or serve as a framework for additional
deployment configurations. In either case, if you have never performed a deployment, it is a good idea to follow the
procedures in this chapter to serve as an introduction to how the tools work.
Caution: Following the instructions in this chapter will overwrite the operating system and data on your Surface Pro 3
device.
The manual deployment scenario discussed in this chapter is comprised of two physical computers: A computer running
the deployment tools (referred to as the deployment server) and a Surface Pro 3 device, known as the deployment
target. The computer running the deployment tools in this scenario requires Windows Deployment Services (WDS), so it
must run any supported version of Windows Server.
Note: The deployment server can be either physical or virtual, but must have connectivity to the same network as the
Surface Pro 3.
The environment for the manual deployment scenario, as shown in Figure 3.1, is configured as follows:
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Deployment Server – Windows Server with deployment tools installed
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Target Computer – Surface Pro 3 device
Note: Windows Server 2012 or newer is recommended to ensure compatibility between the included Windows
Deployment Services and the UEFI platform used by Surface Pro 3.