What's going on guys, it is Bernardo from the BTNHD and today is all about smartdeploy
and installing it and configuring it.
So if you dealt with MDT and SCCM, you know that MDT and SCCM, you have to do a lot to
get those two services up and running to work successfully within your environment.
Now, smartdeploy is basically a dumbed down version of MDT and SCCM; combined, so the
way it works, the smartdeploy, and the MDT, and then SCCM and then SCCM with MDT.
I think that's the way that the hierarchy will work out for me.
smartdeploy is one of those things that you will implement inside a client site if they
do not have a in house technician to manage a deployment server, this is what you will
use.
Okay, so let's get into it.
Alright, so today is all about installing and configuring smartdeploy within Windows
Server 2019.
I'm going to build this nice little mini-series with you guys.
So this is the first part.
Alright, so first things first, I'm going to right click on my Start Menu going to go
to run, type in WINVER hit OK.
And my primary environment right now is Windows Server 2019, version 1809, build 17763.
I'm going to open up my favorite web browser, which is Google Chrome.
And I'm going to type in Windows ADK.
And I'm going to click on the link to download, install the windows ADK.
Make sure that you install those three particular files, your windows ADK, as well as your Windows
PE, and also your Windows system image manager update when you're installing smartdeploy
into your workstation, right, I'm doing it within a server environment where you can
actually install it within a Windows 10 environment.
It actually installs windows ADK for you automatically so you don't have to drive yourself crazy
doing this.
I like doing it this way because I'm so used to my old habits dealing with MDT and SCCM.
You have to install Windows ADK before you install MDT, so that's the reason why I'm
doing but you don't really need to do this because smartdeploy will install it for you.
I'm going to click on Start type in control panel within control panel, I'm going to go
in Programs and Features and I already have my windows ADK already up and running.
That's the reason why I'm not showing you guys how to click next, next next and install.
now to get started, how to install and configure smartdeploy, really easy your going to open
up your favorite browser, type in smartdeploy dot com forward slash sign in, sign in with
your business email and a password click that big button that says download now.
And it's going to start processing and downloading now the file is about 1.3 gigs, which is a
pretty big EXE file.
Once it's done, I'm going to hit that little arrow show in folder and there goes the SDEsetup
file.
So I'm gonna right click on it and run it as an administrator because I'm using Windows
Server 2019 is going to say Windows protect your PC.
So I'm going to click on More info and it gives me a breakdown, you know, particular
app that is trying to run behind the scenes And the publisher, I trust it.
So I'm going to hit run anyway, a couple of things that this guy needs to work properly
within your environment installed SQL Server Express as well as SQL Server compact 4.0
Service Pack one onto your machine.
So when you click on install, it's going to start installing the local DB for you.
Again, it is going to be SQL Server 2014 Express.
you are going to click next here, accept the license terms.
Next, again, install, it's going to start doing its thing.
Once it's done, hit finish.
Once you're done with that, it's going to start installing the SQL Server compact files,
just let it happen.
It's going to do its thing.
It's going to start processing the compact files.
Once it's done, it's going to start preparing to install the smartdeploy for you.
You're going to get a Windows Installer, you're going to get this, you are going to click
Next.
Accept the license terms.
click Next again, install it's going to start installing is going to start the services
for you and voila, you're done.
Automatically, you're going to have the checkmark of launch smartdeploy, all you got to do just
hit finish, and it's going to launch up.
Now your username and password is not a Active Directory username and password is the email
and password that you use to log into smartdeploy dot com, okay, because that email address
that business email address is locked down to the license that you have.
So enter that information it's going to launch up and log you into the console.
When you log into the console, you're going to get this nice little warning about that
Windows Defender might affect the performance of capturing your image.
You want to hit yes on this part because you want it to create a rule within Windows Defender
so it won't affect the performance.
So say do not show this again and hit yes.
And then you're good to go.
Now this is an interface, super self explanatory.
Again, this is just showing you guys how to install and configure it later on.
We're going to break this down even further because it was super simple to get everything
running.
One of the cool things about the console is if you check advanced mode gives you a bird's
eye view.
One of the things that caught my eye is upload cloud package.
i did my research with smartdeploy is that you're able to deploy your image to outside
workstations off your network.
That is awesome.
This definitely works out for consultants, you have a consultant with a laptop that has
an old image and you want to deploy your new image to that consultant laptop that's not
part of your network, you're actually able to push it out using the cloud services within
smartdeploy.
And that's it guys hopefully you guys enjoyed this video.
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on the next part, dealing with smartdeploy, peace out.