Transition from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013 Step by Step

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Raihan Al-Beruni



Exchange Server 2013 Step by Step 

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Assumptions:

You have the following infrastructure operational and functioning as desired.

  1. Domain Controller
  2. Certificate Authority
  3. Exchange Server 2010 SP2 DAG
  4. FF TMG 2010 SP2

Current Exchange Version:

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Prerequisites:

  1. Windows Server 2012 installed on computers which will house Exchange Server 2013.
  2. Windows Media Foundation. Use Add Roles and features Wizard to install Media Foundation on Windows Serer 2012.
  6. Download Exchange 2010 SP3
  7. Cumulative Update 1 for Exchange Server 2013

Step1: Perform a Server Switch Over for a Exchange 2010 SP2 DAG Member

Before you upgrade Exchange Server 2010 SP2 to Exchange 2010 SP3, you must perform a server switch over if you have Exchange DAG. You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. use Exchange Management Shell and Run the following Command.

Move-ActiveMailboxDatabase -Server EXCHMBXSRV01 -ActivateOnServer EXCHMBXSRV02

Step2: Install Service Pack 3 on Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Download and Extract Exchange Server 2010 SP3 on the DAG member where you want run the Exchange 2010 Sp3 installer. Now follow the screen shot and upgrade Exchange Server 2010 SP2 to Exchange Server 2010 SP3.

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you will be prompted for an warning which is A transient communication failure causes a Windows Server 2008 R2 failover cluster to stop working. Ignore the warning and continue. Once SP3 installed. Check the version which is as follows.

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Repeat the step 2 in all Exchange Server in your Exchange Organization.

Step3: Prepare Windows Server 2012

Download Windows Server 2012 and install the following prerequisites on Windows Server 2012.

Windows Media Foundation. Use Add Roles and features Wizard to install Media Foundation on Windows Serer 2012.

Microsoft Unified Communications Managed API 4.0, Core Runtime 64-bit

Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack 64 bit

Microsoft Office 2010 Filter Pack SP1 64 bit

Exchange 2013 setup automatically install features required by Exchange. Alternatively you can use the following PowerShell Command to install all the features at that same time. A reboot is required after installing features.

Step4: Prepare Active Directory and Active Directory Schema

Run the following command to prepare AD Schema and Active Directory.

setup /PrepareSchema /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

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setup /PrepareAD /OrganizationName:<organization name> /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

since we already have an Exchange Organization, we don’t need to type Organization again. the following command is enough to prepare Active Directory.  setup /PrepareAD /IAcceptExchangeServerLicenseTerms

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Step5: Install CU1 for Exchange Server 2013

Log on to the computer on which you want to install Exchange 2013. After you have downloaded Exchange 2013 CU1, Copy Exchange-X64.exe file into Windows Server 2012 where you want to install Exchange Server 2013 . Extract the installer by double clicking the Exchange-x64.exe installer.

  1. On the Check for Updates page, Select Don’t check for updates right now, you can download and install updates manually later. We recommend that you download and install updates now. Click Next to continue. at this stage setup will copy the content and initialize installer.
  2. The Introduction page begins the process of installing Exchange into your organization. Click Next to continue.
  3. On the License Agreement page, Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, and then click Next.
  4. On the Recommended settings page, select whether you want to use the recommended settings. If you select Use recommended settings, click Next.
  5. On the Server Role Selection page, select both Mailbox role and Client Access role. Select Automatically install Windows Server roles and features that are required to install Exchange Server to have the Setup wizard install required Windows prerequisites. You may need to reboot the computer to complete the installation of some Windows features.  Click Next to continue.
  6. On the Installation Space and Location page, either accept the default installation location or click Browse to choose a new location. Make sure that you have enough disk space available in the location where you want to install Exchange. Click Next to continue.
  7. On the Malware Protection Settings page, choose keep it enabled. Click Next to continue.
  8. On the Readiness Checks page, view the status to determine if the organization and server role prerequisite checks completed successfully. Reboot the server from Server Manager>All Servers>Right Click on Server>Click Shutdown Local Server, Select Reboot, Click Ok.
  9. Be sure to also review any warnings that are reported. If all readiness checks have completed successfully, click Install to install Exchange 2013.
  10. On the Completion page, click Finish.
  11. Restart the computer after Exchange 2013 has completed.

On a co-existence scenario if you type https://FQDN of Client Access Server/ecp you will see only Mailboxes.image

If you type https://FQDN of Client Access Server/ecp?ExchClientVer=15  on internet explorer you will see detailed Exchange Administration Center. 

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Step6: Install Certificates on Exchange Server 2013 CAS Server(s)

Step7: Configure Outlook Web Access in Exchange 2013

Step8: Configure Send/Receive Connector

Open Exchange Administration Center using https://FQDN of Client Access Server/ecp?ExchClientVer=15 url. Create new Send Connector using this procedure.

  1. In the EAC, navigate to Mail flow > Send connectors, and then click Add Add Icon.
  2. In the New send connector wizard, specify a name for the send connector and then select Internet for the Type. Click Next.
  3. Verify that MX record associated with recipient domain is selected, which specifies that the connector uses the domain name system (DNS) to route mail. Click Next.
  4. Under Address space, click Add Add Icon. In the Add domain window, make sure SMTP is listed as the Type. For Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), enter *, which indicates that this send connector applies to messages addressed to any domain. Click Save.
  5. Make sure Scoped send connector is not selected and then click Next.
  6. For Source server, click Add Add Icon. In the Select a server window, select a Mailbox server that will be used to send mail to the Internet via the Client Access server and click Add Add Icon. After you’ve selected the server, click Add Add Icon. Click OK.
  7. Click Finish.

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New-SendConnector –Internet –Name MysendConnector –AddressSpace Superplaneteers.com

Similarly you can use New-ReceiveConnector Cmdlet to create receive connector.

Step9: Test Internal/External Mail Flow using new Send Connector

Open internet explorer and type Https://FQDN of CAS Server/OWA  Log on to OWA using domain name\username and password and check email

Step10: Migrate Mailboxes, DL, Public Folder from Exchange 2010 to Exchange 2013

Before you start migrating Exchange mailboxes, se the Exchange Management Console to enable circular logging otherwise a large log will be generated when migrating mailboxes.  you can enable circular logging in all mailbox database using the following power shell command

Get-MailboxDatabase | Set-MailboxDatabase –circularloggingenabled $true

Set-StorageGroup -Identity “First Storage Group” -CircularLoggingEnabled $true

Open Exchange Administration Center using https://FQDN of Client Access Server/ecp?ExchClientVer=15 url, In the EAC, navigate to Recipients > Migration, and then click Add Add Icon.

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In the New local mailbox move wizard, select the user you want to move click OK and then click Next.

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On the Move configuration page, specify a name for the new batch. Select which options you want for the archive mailbox, and mailbox database location and click New. follow the screen to complete migration.

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To migrate entire mailboxes from an existing Exchange 2010 DAG to new Exchange 2013 DAG using Exchange Management Shell in Exchange Server 2013 and run the following cmdlets.

Get-Mailbox -Database Manager-DB01 | New-MoveRequest -TargetDatabase Manager-DB02 -BatchName “DB01toDB02″

To find out more about New-MoveRequest cmdlet type Get-Help New-MoveRequest –Example or visit Move and Migration Cmdlets 

Step11: Publish Exchange OWA to External Clients

Step12: Migrate Public Folder.

Step13: Migrate Exchange UM

Step14: Retire Exchange Server 2010

A detailed migration steps are available in this book.

Exchange Server 2013 Step by Step 

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Lync Server 2013 Step by Step

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Raihan Al-Beruni



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CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Lync Server 2013
CHAPTER 2 Designing Lync Server 2013
CHAPTER 3 Installing Lync 2013 Front End Server
CHAPTER 4 Installing Lync Directory Server
CHAPTER 5 Installing Lync Edge Server
CHAPTER 6 Deploying Mediation Server and Enterprise Voice
CHAPTER 7 Configuring Lync 2013 Features
CHAPTER 8 Administering Lync Server 2013
CHAPTER 9 Migrating from OCS 2007 R2/Lync 2010 to Lync 2013

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First Cumulative Update for Exchange 2013

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Raihan Al-Beruni




Cumulative update 1 for Exchange Server 2013 (KB2816900)

Update Rollup 10 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2788321)

Details can be found here

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Is VMware’s fate heading towards Novell?

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Raihan Al-Beruni



Previously I wrote a blog on comparing price and features of Hyper-v and VMware. I got lot of feedback and questions why I believe Microsoft will win the battle. Here is a short answer for this question.

Living in mining city of Australia, its truth that most mining, oil and gas company isn’t adopting Microsoft Hyper-v yet excluding Fortescue Metals (FMG). FMG took a smart decision to go for Microsoft cloud than any other cloud technology. But wind is shifting quickly. Not just mining, oil and gas companies. Here are other examples: ING Direct case study and Suncorp Bank case study. There is nothing to hide that Microsoft came late to Hypervisor game. Slowly but surely Microsoft is gaining momentum.

I worked in almost 15 years now. I have seen in many occasions that Microsoft crashes its opponent and gain market in their own business. This is what happening in Hypervisor battle. Let’s be honest VMware is THE leader in virtualization. I am sure there are skeptics who believe, beating VMware isn’t possible. Those skeptics betted their money on Novell Netware, IBM Lotus Notes and Corel Word Perfect in those days. If I had told you in year 2000 that Active Directory would beat Novell e-directory, you would have burst out of laugh. But now there’s nothing to comment on this. By now you rarely see and work e-directory, word perfect or lotus notes. These examples says it all. VMware’s fate is written when Microsoft released Windows Server 2012, Hyper-v Server 2012 and System Center 2012. By the next Windows, Hyper-v and System Center release VMware may extinct.

If you need more evidence then you can find Microsoft’s Oil and Gas customer’s success stories on Microsoft View Point.

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Exchange 2007/2010 SP3 Released

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Raihan Al-Beruni



 

Exchange 2007/2010 SP3 released.

Download Exchange 2007 SP3

Download Exchange 2010 SP3

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Performing a Staged RODC Installation using the GUI

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Raihan Al-Beruni




 

Staging an RODC allows an administrator to perform installation without travelling to the site. You can stage a RODC installation in four steps. Step1, Step2 and Step3 are performed in Head office by a member of domain admin where authoritative domain controller is located. Fourth step is performed in site office where site admin and RODC is located.

Assumption:

· RODC NetBIOS Name: DC4

· RODC Security Group: RODCAdmins

· Forest: Superplaneteers.com

Step1: Prepare Environment

· Install Operating System on RODC Server

· Activate Windows Server 2012

· Configure TCP/IP Properties of the Server

· Rename RODC Server to desired NetBIOS name (Example-DC4)

Step2: Add Site Admin into RODCAdmins Security Groups in AD

Open Active Directory Users and Computers, Right Click on desired OU, Click new, Click Group, Create a Security group named as RODCAdmins.

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Add Site Admins into RODCAdmins group.

Step3: Create an RODC Computer Account

Open Active Directory users and Computers, Select Domain Controllers OU, Click on Action, Click Pre-create Read-only Domain Controller account

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Click Next, On the Welcome to the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard page, if you want to modify the default the Password Replication Policy (PRP), select Use advanced mode installation, and then click Next.

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On the Network Credentials page, under Specify the account credentials to use to perform the installation, click My current logged on credentials, Click Next

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On the Specify the Computer Name page, type the computer name of the server that will be the RODC.

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On the Select a Site page, select a site from the list or select the option to install the domain controller in the site that corresponds to the IP address of the computer on which you are running the wizard, and then click Next.

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On the Additional Domain Controller Options page, make the following select Domain Naming System (DNS), Global Catalog (GC), Read-only Domain Controller (RODC) and then click Next:

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On the Delegation of RODC Installation and Administration page, type the name of the user or the group who will attach the server to the RODC account that you are creating. To search the directory for a specific user or group, click Set. In Select Users, Computers, or Groups, type the name of the user or group. When you are finished, click Next.

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On the Summary page, review your selections. Click Back to change any selections, if necessary.

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When you are sure that your selections are accurate, click Next to create the RODC account.

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On the Completing the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard page, click Finish.

Step4: Attach a server to an RODC account using Server Manager

This step is performed in the site office where the RODC is located. The server where you perform this procedure must not be domain member. In Windows Server 2012, you use the Add Roles Wizard in Server Manager to attach a server to an RODC account. Follow the procedure to promote a RODC at the branch office.

1. Log on to Server DC4 as local Administrator. In Server Manager, click Add roles and features. On the Before you begin page, click Next.

2. On the Select installation type page, click Role-based or feature-based installation and then click Next.

3. On the Select destination server page, click Select the local server from the server pool, click Next.

4. On the Select server roles page, click Active Directory Domain Services, click Add Features and then click Next.

5. On the Select features page, select any additional features that you want to install and click Next.

6. On the Active Directory Domain Services page, review the information and then click Next.

7. On the Confirm installation selections page, click Install.

8. On the Results page, verify Installation succeeded, and click Promote this server to a domain controller to start the Active Directory Domain Services Configuration Wizard.

9. On the Deployment Configuration page, click Add a domain controller to an existing domain, type the name of the domain superplaneteers.com and specify an account who is a member of RODCAdmins group that is delegated to manage and install the RODC, and then click Next.

10. On the Domain Controller Options page, click Use existing RODC account in this case DC4, type and confirm the Directory Services Restore Mode password, and then click Next.

11. On the Additional Options page, select the head office domain controller that you want to replicate the AD DS installation data from or if you have correct sites configured then allow the wizard to select any domain controller and then click Next.

12. On the Paths page, type the locations for the Active Directory database, log files, and SYSVOL folder, or accept default locations, and then click Next.

13. On the Review Options page, confirm your selections, click Next.

14. Once Prerequisites Check is successful then click Install.

15. To complete the AD DS installation, the server will restart automatically.

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Pasting text to Hyper-V guests sometimes results in garbled characters- An Work Around

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Raihan Al-Beruni



To work around this issue:

  • RDP to virtual machine using the mstsc.exe
  • Increase the keyboard class buffer size in the virtual machine
  • Disable the synthetic keyboard in the virtual machine to force using the emulated keyboard

To Increase the keyboard class buffer size in the virtual machine

1. Logon to a running virtual machine as an Administrator.

2. Hover mouse on the right hand side top corner, Click Search, Type regedit, and Right Click on Registry Editor, Click Run As Administrator.

3. Locate and then click the following registry entry:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\kbdclass\Parameters

4. In the details page, double click: KeyboardDataQueueSize

5. Select Decimal and type a value data of: 1024

6. Click Ok. Close the Registry Editor. you can modify the same registry for a group of Hyper-v virtual machines using GPO. GPO location is Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Registry. Right Click and add new registry. 

To disable the synthetic keyboard for a virtual machine

1. Logon to a running virtual machine as a member of the Administrators group.

2. Hover mouse on the right hand side top corner, Click Search, Type devmgmt.msc, and then Right Click on device manager, Click Run As Administrator. 

3. Click Keyboards, right click Microsoft Hyper-V Virtual Keyboard and click Disable.

4. Close the Device Manager snap-in. Restart Virtual Machine.

5. On Windows Server 2012 Core, download DevCon.exe from the Windows Driver Kit to disable this driver using the command-line.

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Nokia announces new phones, apps, partnerships

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Raihan Al-Beruni



See details on Windows Phone Blog

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Toyota Racing Team Adopt Windows 8 App

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Raihan Al-Beruni



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Deploy Windows 8 Enterprise using Lite Touch Deployment Method

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Raihan Al-Beruni



System Requirements:

Prepare Environment:

The following systems are already available in your organization.

Purpose NetBIOS Name Operating Systems
Domain Controller DC Windows Server 2012
WDS Server PrototypeSRV1 Windows Server 2012
Volume Activation Server PrototypeSRV2 Windows Server 2012
Client Client1 Windows 8

Download and copy desired applications such as Office 2013, Adobe Reader into a folder named “Staging Folder” in E:\ drive of WDS Server. Download Office 2013 Administrative Template and copy the content into x86 and x64 folders of office 2013.

Step1 : Install Volume Licensing Server PrototypeSRV2 and configure Active Directory Activation

Log on PrototypeSRV2 as an Administrator. Open Server Manager, Click Manage, Click Add Roles and Features, Click Next, Click Next, Select Server PrototypeSRV2, Click Next

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Select Volume Activation Services, Click Next, Follow the Screen. From the Server Manager, Click All Servers, Right Click on PrototypeSRV2,  Click Volume Activation Tools

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On the Introduction Page, Click Next, Click Active Directory Based Activation, Provide Credentials, Click Next

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On the Product Key Management Page, Type the KMS Product Key. KMS Key is available in Microsoft volume licensing web site. Log on the volume licensing site or contact Microsoft reseller/partner to obtain KMS Key.

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Click Next to continue. Follow the screen to finish volume activation of Windows 8.

Step2: Download and install MDT 2012 and Windows 7 AIK on WDS Server

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Step3: Configure Deployment Share in MDT for Windows 8 Enterprise

Hover mouse on right hand side top corner, Click Search, Type Deployment, Click Deployment Assistance,  Right Click MDT Deployment Share, Click New Deployment Share, Type the Location of Deployment Share where you want to store application, drivers and OS. Click Next, Click Next, Click Next

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Check all the boxes as shown below, Click Next, Click Next, Click Finish.

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Step4: Import Applications into Deployment Share

Right Click on Applications, Click Import new Applications. Check Application with source files, Click Next

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Type application details shown below, Click Next

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Browse and Point the location of source files, Click Next, Click Next

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Type setup.exe, Click Next, Click Next, Click Finish.

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Now expand Applications, Right Click on Office 2013, Click Property, Click Office Products Tab, Click Office Customization Tool, From Office Customization Tools, Provide Office CD Key, Suppress display, configure outlook profile. Click File, Click Save, Save the file into E:\DeploymentShare\Applications\Microsoft Office 2013\Update\custom.msp locations. Close Office Customization tools, Click Apply, Click Ok.

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Follow the above steps, import Adobe Acrobat Reader, on the command details type msiexec /i AcroPro.msi /qn if you would like install Acrobat Pro otherwise AdbeRdr1000_en_US.msi

Step5: Import Windows 8 Enterprise Operating Systems into MDT

Right Click on Operating Systems, Click Import Operating System, Select Full set of Source Files, Click Next

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On the Source Page, Select the Source Directory of Windows 8 Enterprise, Click Next, Click Next, Click Finish.

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Step6: Import Out of Box Drivers into MDT 2012

Right Click Out-of_box Drivers, Click Import Drivers, Select the source of drivers, Click Next, Click Finish.

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Step7: Create Standard Deployment Tasks

Right Click Task Sequence, Click New Task Sequence, Type the Name of the task sequence, Click Next

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On the Select Template Page, Select Standard Client Task Sequence, Click Next

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Select Windows 8 Enterprise Version, Click Next

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On the Specify Product Key Page, Check Do not specify product key at this time, Click Next

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On the OS Settings, Type Full Name, Organization, IE Home Page, Click Next

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Type Local Admin Password Click Next

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Click Finish.

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Step8: Update Deployment Share

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Right Click on MDT Deployment Share, Click Update Deployment Share, Click Next, Click Finish.

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Step9: Import Lite Touch Boot Image into WDS Server

Click Server Manager, Click WDS, Right Click on WDS Server, Click Windows Deployment Services Management Console

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Right Click on Boot Images, Click Add Boot Images,

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Select Lite TouchPE_X64.wim image from E:\DeploymentShare\Boot, Click Next, Click Finish.

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Step10: Create a Reference Computer

Boot a reference computer using F12 network boot. Select Lite Touch Windows PE boot image, press enter

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Click Run the Deployment Wizard.

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On the Deployment Share Page, Type \\prototypesrv1\deploymentshare$, Click Next

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Provide Domain Credentials, Click Ok

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Select the Task, Click Next

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Select Join a Workgroup, Click Next, Follow the screen

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Select the Apps you want to install, Click Next

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Provide Local Admin Password, Click Next

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Click Capture an image of this reference computer, Click Next

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Click Begin.

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Step11: Create an Answer File for Win8 Image for future

Deployment Share, Click Operating Systems, Right Click on Windows 8 Enterprise Image, Click Property, Click OS Info Tab, Click Edit Unattend.xml

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Once the process complete, unattended.xml will be opened using Windows AIK, Now modify the Edit Unattend.xml file, provide domain details, Click File, Click Save as, Save the file as Win8EntUnattend.xml into E:\RemoteInstall\WdsClientUnattend folder.

Step12: Import Captured Image into WDS Server

Open WDS Server Console, Right Install Image, Click Install new Image, Select the image you captured using lite touch from E:\DeploymentShare\Captures\Win8Ent.wim file. Click Next, Click Finish.

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Right Click on Win8Ent Image, Click Property, Check Allow image to install unattend mode, browse and select the file win8entunattend.xml from E:\RemoteInstall\WdsClientUnattend folder. Click Apply, Click Ok.

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Step13: Deploy the Image to Target Computer.

Open WDS Server, Click Boot Image, Click Add Boot Image, Browse Windows 8 Ent DVD, Select Boot.wim file from Sources folder, Click Next, Type the name of the image as Deploy Image (x64), Click Next, Click Finish.

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Boot a target computer using F12, Select Deploy Image X64, Press Enter, Select Windows 8 Ent Image, Follow the screen.

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Now Lite Touch Deployment is completed successfully.

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