Zero Touch Installation Deployment Feature Team Guide

With the Deploying and Stabilizing Phases complete, the servers are ready to process workstation deployments. Figure 13 provides the detailed task breakdown for the Deploying Phase.

Figure 13. Activities during the Deploying Phase
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	Roles and Responsibilities
	Milestones in the Deploying Phase
	Running the Deployment Wizard

Roles and Responsibilities

In addition to the tasks defined in the following process description, take note of the responsibilities that are allocated to the role clusters. Table 42 defines these focus areas for the different role clusters during this phase.

Table 42. Team Roles and Their Responsibilities During the Deploying Phase

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Milestones in the Deploying Phase

Table 43 lists the project milestones and deliverables that you need to complete during the Deploying Phase. The project plan you create needs to include these milestones, the resources required for each milestone, and the length of time to complete each milestone.

Table 43. Deploying Phase Project Milestones and Deliverable Description

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Running the Deployment Wizard

To initiate the deployment of Windows XP to targeted workstations, run the Deployment Wizard in the SMS Administrator Console. The high-level steps for completing the Deployment Wizard include:

For more information about how to run the Deployment Wizard, see the Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 Operating System Deployment Feature Pack Users Guide in the Additional Resources section of this guide.

Note   The images that you distribute to the distribution points are very large. For instances in which low-speed links connect sites, the images might not be available on the distribution points within the site for long periods of time (such as 24 hours or longer).

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