Windows® 7 Resource Kit

Planning Low-Volume Deployment

In low-volume deployment projects, such as in a small or medium-sized business, the planning guidance in MOF 4.0 can be overwhelming. Regardless, the MDT 2010 technology framework is well suited to low-volume deployment projects. In fact, a small business can prepare MDT 2010 to deploy Windows 7 in as little as a few hours, and a medium-sized business can accomplish it in a few days. This section describes some of the planning steps you should take in this scaled-down scenario. (Even though you can use the MDT 2010 technology framework without using the planning guidance available in MOF 4.0, you should still put some effort into planning your deployment, along the lines of what is outlined here.)

The first step in ...