Announcing Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008 – now Windows Vista SP1-Ready!
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 was Released to Web via Windows Update and Download Center this Tuesday and we know there are a lot of companies waiting to deploy it into production. You may be familiar with the Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) tools from the past and the latest version, dubbed Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) which was released in November. We changed the name from BDD because you can now build p_w_picpaths and deploy desktops and servers (including Windows Server 2008) with the same toolkit and we thought MDT better reflected that functionality. Today we’re excited to announce the release of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2008!  MDT makes imaging and deployment much easier with its new checklist and wizard-driven user interface. At the same time it continues to provide lots of great in-depth guidance for managing your deployment projects end-to-end, as well as quickstart guides if you want to quickly dive into the tools. If you are among the more than 350,000 people still using BDD 2007, we didn’t forget about you. An update for BDD 2007 to support SP1 imaging and deployment is also available today.
Both these tools can save you lots of time in planning and building out a standard desktop experience all the way to rolling OS p_w_picpaths out into production. Download MDT 2008 or the updated BDD 2007 today. For more information, go to [url]http://www.microsoft.com/deployment[/url] or contact a Desktop Deployment Planning Services specialist.
In addition to Service Pack 1 support for Windows Vista, MDT 2008 also has the following  new features:
  • Full support for Windows Server 2008
  • Additional Actions including Configure DHCP, Authorize DHCP, Configure DNS, and Configure ADDS
  • New scripts that will automate the installation of Mass Storage Drivers for Windows XP and Windows 2003 Systems
  • Ability to use a WSUS server for the Windows Update script
  • Improved performance for the PXE Filter for System Center Configuration Manager unknown computer support
  • Improved documentation including a new Quick Start Guide for System Center Configuration Manager and a guide for implementing the Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager
 
    关于MDT,很多朋友或许不太清楚,如果说起BDD,或者OSD,WDS,这些概念,大家马上就会明白它是干吗用的.随着vista sp1 的发布,MDT2008也相对应的支持...还有以下特性:
1.完全支持server 2008.
2.增加动作配置DHCP DNS AD等等
3.自动安装储存设备驱动
4.使用wsus安装更新
5.在SCCM里面对高性能的Pxe支持.
6,简单的快速开始向导.