Prerequisites

For Lite Touch Installation (LTI) deployments, MDT requires the following components:

To install MDT on:

• Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 install or enable the following components on the computer on which you install MDT:
• Microsoft Management Console version 3.0
• Microsoft .NET Framework  3.5 with Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Windows PowerShell™ version 2.0
• Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) for Windows 8.1 Preview (Deployment Tools, Windows PE, and User State Migration Tool components)
• Windows 8.1 Preview, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview, or Windows Server 2012, install or enable the following components on the computer on which you install MDT:
• Windows ADK for Windows 8.1 Preview (Deployment Tools, Windows PE, and User State Migration Tool components)
• Microsoft .NET Framework  4.0 (which is included in the operating system)
• Windows PowerShell version 3.0 (which is included in the operating system)

For Zero Touch Installation (ZTI) deployments, MDT requires the following components:

• Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Preview Configuration Manager

Note   See the Configuration Manager product documentation for additional requirements.

For User-Driven Installation (UDI) deployments, MDT requires the following components:

• Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Preview Configuration Manager
• Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
• Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R3

Note   See the Configuration Manager product documentation for additional requirements.

To initiate Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator runbooks using MDT, install the ADO.NET Data Services Update for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.