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Leveraging the SMA for Deployment with Windows 10 Provisioning Packages -
Description
What are Windows Provisioning Packages?
Windows provisioning packages allow a user to configure a Windows machine - installing applications, for example. They can be used as part of a traditional deployment – as a Systems Deployment Appliance (SDA) post install task as part of a scripted installation or wim or K-Image deployment.
Windows 10 (1703) released in July 2017 improves provisioning packages and now they can do everything a traditional deployment can do. This allows KACE customers to leverage the Systems Management Appliance (SMA) to effectively deploy Windows operating system configuration as an alternative to bare metal deployments, images, etc. used in the past.
Advantages of Windows Provisioning Packages
- No need for Windows PE booting.
- No need for finding PE drivers for every combination of machine.
- No lengthy trial and error period with complicated deployments.
- No need for large images to be stored.
- If something goes wrong, the user can boot into Windows recovery mode, reinstall or repair Windows and then re run the provisioning package.
- Potentially much faster compared to traditional deployments - certainly in setup and design.
- Potentially more secure - no samba shares are required and no network boots required either, plus provisioning packages can be encrypted and/or signed.
Disadvantages of Windows Provisioning Packages
As a deployment replacement, Windows 10 1703 is a requirement. This was released in July 2017.
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