2. GelCap Inc. is an asset management company based in London. The company provides consultancy to enterprises in managing cash reserves. Recently, the company has signed an asset management contract with three companies in Asia. To concentrate on this new opportunity and deliver valuable services to its customers, the company has decided to setup a new office in Singapore. Alex, the Desktop Administrator, has received the document, as shown in the following figure, from the System Administrator in London. The Document How would Alex perform the task? Experiment To meet the preceding requirements, Alex needs to perform the following tasks: Identify the tasks involved in the image-based installation process. Identify the tool and tasks for building an answer file. Identify the tool and tasks for building a reference computer. Identify the tools for deploying the installation image.

The tasks involved in the image-based installation process.

1. Windows setup (setup.exe)
2. Answer file
3. Catalog

4. Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit
  . Windows System Image Manager
  . Windows Preinstallation Environment
  . ImageX
  . User State Migration Tool
  . Deployment Image Servicing and Management

5. Sysprep
6. Diskpart
7. Windows Deployment Services
8. Virtual Hard Disk

The tool and tasks for building an answer file.

You use an answer file to configure Windows setting during installation. for  Example,
you can configure the default internet Explorer setting , networking configuration, and
other customization. Additionally, the answer file contains all of the setting required
for an unattended installation. During installation, you will not can use Windows SIM to
assist in creating an answer file, although in principle you can use any text editor to
create an answer file

1. Build an Answer File
2. Build a reference installation
3. Create a bootable Windows PE Medie
4. Capture the installation image
5. Deploy the installation image

The tool and tasks for building a reference computer.

A reference computer has a customized installation of Windows that you plan to duplicate onto ane or
more destination computer. You can create a reference installation by using the Windows product DVD
and an answer file.

The tools for deploying the installation image.

After you have an image of your reference installation, you can deploy the image to the destination
computer. You can use the Diskpart tool to format the hard drive and copy the image from the network
share. Use ImageX to apply the image to the destination computer. For high-Volume deployments, you
can store image of the new installation to youe distribution share and deploy the image to destination
computers by using deployment tools, such as WDS or MDT.