I just received a Surface Pro for the enterprise, and will be building an enterprise imaging solution. I’m starting with the Microsoft Surface Deployment Accelerator and seeing where that takes me. I will be adding screenshots and new posts as I build the imaging server.
From Microsoft…
Microsoft Surface Deployment Accelerator (SDA) provides a quick and simple deployment mechanism for organizations to reimage Surface devices.
SDA includes a wizard that automates the creation and configuration of a Microsoft recommended deployment experience by using free Microsoft deployment tools. The resulting deployment solution is complete with everything you need to immediately begin the deployment of Windows to a Surface device. You can also use SDA to create and capture a Windows reference image and then deploy it with the latest Windows updates.
SDA is built on the powerful suite of deployment tools available from Microsoft including the Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK), the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), and Windows Deployment Services (WDS). The resulting deployment share encompasses the recommended best practices for managing drivers during deployment and automating image creation and can serve as a starting point upon which you build your own customized deployment solution.
You can find more information about how to deploy to Surface devices, including step-by-step walkthroughs of customized deployment solution implementation, on the Deploy page of the Surface TechCenter.
Download Microsoft Surface Deployment Accelerator
You can download the installation files for SDA from the Microsoft Download Center. To download the installation files:
- Go to the Surface Tools for IT page on the Microsoft Download Center.
- Click the Download button, select the Surface_Deployment_Accelerator_xxxx.msi file, and then clickNext.
References
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/itpro/surface/microsoft-surface-deployment-accelerator
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46703