The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 is already available in beta, but many companies are just getting up to speed using MDT 2008 for their deployment needs, not to mention the numerous companies that are still working with BDD 2007. Microsoft’s deployment solutions are surely fast moving these days.
What I missed in the documentation of MDT 2008 is a way for me as a consultant to set up an MDT environment with sources, settings and images, and being able to deploy these sources, settings and images to a client’s MDT. This because most clients have similar set up environments, with all similar starting sources. It is no use to send the first half day of your consulting job importing sources you have already imported numerous times for other clients and yourself.
Ever run into a problem where you revert a domain member server or Windows XP domain client toa previously taken snapshot, and when trying to log on the domain, the logon fails?
The cause is very simple, and so is the solution: Member servers and clients have, just like users, accounts with passwords. If set up like this, these passwords are reset every set period. If you revert a machine back to an old snapshot, chances are that the password stored in the snapshot is not up to date with the password stored in Active Directory, and hence, Active Directory does not allow the machine to log on again.
It turns out it’s been ten years since I used my bike regulary. I didn’t notice it up until I jumped onto my bike.
On tuesday I said my goodbyes to my old colleagues, returned all the equipment I had on loan and returned the BMW at 59250 km with two fresh front tires. I tracked my way back through the Brussels subway station to the train Central station in Brussel, and got onto one of many trains back to home, finishing off with a 4 km bike ride. Which informed me that my body was not used to be under this quite mild stress a saddle and biking can give.
So, we’re having a go at this public transport thing. Price-wise, I feel you do get more bang for your buck when driving – since I am also offered a parking space – but maybe I might end up making my time in the train useful, not to mention to benefit from this small bit of biking exercise twice a day.
I'm Wouter Hermans, a 30 year old geezer, married to Aimée, freelance IT geek and consultant (MCSE, MCTS, MCITP, VCP, MCDBA), car nut and general food muncher.
