BDD 2007 vs Deployment 4

Gilbert_Voyer_Montréal

I've just received email regarding Microsoft code name Deployment 4.

It looks like BDD 2007 but with support for Windows Server 2008.

Does anyone know exactly what that is and how it compares to BDD 2007?

Should i invest in Deployment 4 instead of BDD 2007?

Tim Mintner \(MS\)

Hi,

See below for the list of new features that we released with this beta.
We've also modified all of the workbench wizards to use managed code instead
of HTA applications to improve performance.

It really depends on your timing on whether you should invest in Deployment
4 over BDD 2007. We plan on releasing Deployment 4 around November.

New features in Deployment 4 Beta 3

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 support, with the
following features:

Full support for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
deployments with Deployment 4 and Configuration Manager 2007.

Complete integration into the Configuration Manager 2007 admin console and
task sequencing capabilities.

Quick start Configuration Manager 2007 operating system deployments using
one wizard to create needed task sequences and packages.

Extends the Configuration Manager 2007 task sequencing capabilities with new
actions.

Feature parity with BDD 2007 and SMS 2003, including dynamic package
installation, automatic determination of state store location, computer
backup, database settings.

Lite Touch Installation (LTI) support for Windows Server 2008:

Support for deploying Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 and potentially RC0 (to be
verified after RC0 release), including support for Server Core installation
options. (Windows Server 2008 TAP customers only.) Lite Touch Installation
(LTI) enhancements:



Enhanced disk and network interface cards (NICs) configuration options,
including support for static TCP/IP configuration.

Design changes to ease the migration from LTI to Configuration Manager 2007.

Support for multiple task sequence templates. New sample templates include:



Client template: Windows Vista, Windows XP Server template: Windows Server
2003, Windows Server 2008 Replace scenario template Ability to invoke web
service calls Support for web service calls from rules



Web services can be invoked as part of the rules processing performed by
Deployment 4, using new rules that can be defined in CustomSettings.ini.

Support for side-by-side installation with Deployment 4 and BDD 2007
installed on the same machine.

Lite Touch Installation (LTI) multicast support:



Deployment Workbench supports multicast transmission of operating system
images when performing LTI deployments from Windows Server 2008 servers that
are running Windows Deployment Services.


"Gilbert_Voyer_Montréal" <GilbertVoyerMontral@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message news:44405EC8-A289-4552-BE24-80FF271EC2B4@microsoft.com...
> I've just received email regarding Microsoft code name Deployment 4.
>
> It looks like BDD 2007 but with support for Windows Server 2008.
>
> Does anyone know exactly what that is and how it compares to BDD 2007?
>
> Should i invest in Deployment 4 instead of BDD 2007?
>

Jacob

Hi Tim,
Thanks for the info!! I have a question:

I see you have support for webservice calls listed as a feature. What
exactly does this mean?

--
**********************
Jacob



"Tim Mintner (MS)" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> See below for the list of new features that we released with this beta.
> We've also modified all of the workbench wizards to use managed code instead
> of HTA applications to improve performance.
>
> It really depends on your timing on whether you should invest in Deployment
> 4 over BDD 2007. We plan on releasing Deployment 4 around November.
>
> New features in Deployment 4 Beta 3
>
> Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 support, with the
> following features:
>
> Full support for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
> deployments with Deployment 4 and Configuration Manager 2007.
>
> Complete integration into the Configuration Manager 2007 admin console and
> task sequencing capabilities.
>
> Quick start Configuration Manager 2007 operating system deployments using
> one wizard to create needed task sequences and packages.
>
> Extends the Configuration Manager 2007 task sequencing capabilities with new
> actions.
>
> Feature parity with BDD 2007 and SMS 2003, including dynamic package
> installation, automatic determination of state store location, computer
> backup, database settings.
>
> Lite Touch Installation (LTI) support for Windows Server 2008:
>
> Support for deploying Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 and potentially RC0 (to be
> verified after RC0 release), including support for Server Core installation
> options. (Windows Server 2008 TAP customers only.) Lite Touch Installation
> (LTI) enhancements:
>
>
>
> Enhanced disk and network interface cards (NICs) configuration options,
> including support for static TCP/IP configuration.
>
> Design changes to ease the migration from LTI to Configuration Manager 2007.
>
> Support for multiple task sequence templates. New sample templates include:
>
>
>
> Client template: Windows Vista, Windows XP Server template: Windows Server
> 2003, Windows Server 2008 Replace scenario template Ability to invoke web
> service calls Support for web service calls from rules
>
>
>
> Web services can be invoked as part of the rules processing performed by
> Deployment 4, using new rules that can be defined in CustomSettings.ini.
>
> Support for side-by-side installation with Deployment 4 and BDD 2007
> installed on the same machine.
>
> Lite Touch Installation (LTI) multicast support:
>
>
>
> Deployment Workbench supports multicast transmission of operating system
> images when performing LTI deployments from Windows Server 2008 servers that
> are running Windows Deployment Services.
>
>
> "Gilbert_Voyer_Montréal" <GilbertVoyerMontral@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote in message news:44405EC8-A289-4552-BE24-80FF271EC2B4@microsoft.com...
> > I've just received email regarding Microsoft code name Deployment 4.
> >
> > It looks like BDD 2007 but with support for Windows Server 2008.
> >
> > Does anyone know exactly what that is and how it compares to BDD 2007?
> >
> > Should i invest in Deployment 4 instead of BDD 2007?
> >
>

Tim Mintner \(MS\)

Check out Michael's blog entry that describes this:

http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/ar...-services.aspx

"Jacob" <junk@hfws.net.nospam> wrote in message
news:4FFC318B-B125-484E-B519-11CD955A41FE@microsoft.com...
> Hi Tim,
> Thanks for the info!! I have a question:
>
> I see you have support for webservice calls listed as a feature. What
> exactly does this mean?
>
> --
> **********************
> Jacob
>
>
>
> "Tim Mintner (MS)" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> See below for the list of new features that we released with this beta.
>> We've also modified all of the workbench wizards to use managed code
>> instead
>> of HTA applications to improve performance.
>>
>> It really depends on your timing on whether you should invest in
>> Deployment
>> 4 over BDD 2007. We plan on releasing Deployment 4 around November.
>>
>> New features in Deployment 4 Beta 3
>>
>> Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 support, with the
>> following features:
>>
>> Full support for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
>> deployments with Deployment 4 and Configuration Manager 2007.
>>
>> Complete integration into the Configuration Manager 2007 admin console
>> and
>> task sequencing capabilities.
>>
>> Quick start Configuration Manager 2007 operating system deployments using
>> one wizard to create needed task sequences and packages.
>>
>> Extends the Configuration Manager 2007 task sequencing capabilities with
>> new
>> actions.
>>
>> Feature parity with BDD 2007 and SMS 2003, including dynamic package
>> installation, automatic determination of state store location, computer
>> backup, database settings.
>>
>> Lite Touch Installation (LTI) support for Windows Server 2008:
>>
>> Support for deploying Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 and potentially RC0 (to
>> be
>> verified after RC0 release), including support for Server Core
>> installation
>> options. (Windows Server 2008 TAP customers only.) Lite Touch
>> Installation
>> (LTI) enhancements:
>>
>>
>>
>> Enhanced disk and network interface cards (NICs) configuration options,
>> including support for static TCP/IP configuration.
>>
>> Design changes to ease the migration from LTI to Configuration Manager
>> 2007.
>>
>> Support for multiple task sequence templates. New sample templates
>> include:
>>
>>
>>
>> Client template: Windows Vista, Windows XP Server template: Windows
>> Server
>> 2003, Windows Server 2008 Replace scenario template Ability to invoke web
>> service calls Support for web service calls from rules
>>
>>
>>
>> Web services can be invoked as part of the rules processing performed by
>> Deployment 4, using new rules that can be defined in CustomSettings.ini.
>>
>> Support for side-by-side installation with Deployment 4 and BDD 2007
>> installed on the same machine.
>>
>> Lite Touch Installation (LTI) multicast support:
>>
>>
>>
>> Deployment Workbench supports multicast transmission of operating system
>> images when performing LTI deployments from Windows Server 2008 servers
>> that
>> are running Windows Deployment Services.
>>
>>
>> "Gilbert_Voyer_Montréal" <GilbertVoyerMontral@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote in message
>> news:44405EC8-A289-4552-BE24-80FF271EC2B4@microsoft.com...
>> > I've just received email regarding Microsoft code name Deployment 4.
>> >
>> > It looks like BDD 2007 but with support for Windows Server 2008.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know exactly what that is and how it compares to BDD 2007?
>> >
>> > Should i invest in Deployment 4 instead of BDD 2007?
>> >
>>