Operating System Deployment

Operating system deployment (OSD) is a key feature of ConfigMgr, and has been updated significantly since the original release of ConfigMgr 2012. Most OSD administrators are familiar with the normal ConfigMgr hot fix required when a new operating system version becomes supported. (This hot fix adds the new platform to the GUI, so that you can choose to include or exclude programs and application deployment types for the new platform.) Following is a brief list of other significant updates for OSD. Chapter 6, “What’s New in Operating System Deployment,” provides full detail:

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