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BDD Scenarios: Automating Application Deployment

Executive Summary

Published: March 8, 2005

This document describes scenarios that could be implemented using the Microsoft Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment Enterprise Edition. These scenarios are provided as samples that can be implemented as described below or with customer-specific modifications.

This document assumes that you are familiar with the Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment Enterprise Edition, and more specifically the Zero Touch Installation Deployment Feature Team Guide documentation. Please review this documentation before using this document.

For more information about the Solution Accelerator for Business Desktop Deployment Enterprise Edition or related deployment technologies, please visit the Desktop Deployment Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/desktopdeployment/.


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In This Article
•Executive Summary
•Introduction
•Scenarios
•Scenario 1: Role-Based Application Installation
•Scenario 1: Using Role Values Directly in CustomSettings.ini
•Scenario 1: Using Role Values to Query a Database
•Scenario 1: Retrieving the Role Value from the Database
•Scenario 2: Location-Based Application Installation
•Scenario 2: Using Default Gateway Values Directly in CustomSettings.ini
•Scenario 2: Using Default Gateway Values to Query a Database
•Scenario 2: Using Default Gateway Values to Query a Database by Site
•Scenario 3: Hardware-Specific Application Installation
•Scenario 3: Using Make and Model Values Directly in CustomSettings.ini
•Scenario 3: Using Make and Model Values to Query a Database
•Scenario 4: Computer-Specific Application Installation
•Scenario 4: Using MAC Address Values Directly in CustomSettings.ini
•Scenario 4: Using MAC Address Values to Query a Database
•Scenario 5: Dynamic Computer-Specific Application Installation
•Scenario 6: User Self-Provisioned Computer-Specific Application Installation
•Scenario 7: User-Customized Dynamic Computer-Specific Application Installation
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