Summary Not a lot of guides out there on how to Lift and Shift ConfigMgr (move ConfigMgr to a fresh OS and SQL, optional new hardware if you still use physical). Therefore i created an updated guide based on Jasons from 2017 (link in bottom) But some new functions and tools has arrived in ConfigMgr since then that i discovered needed special attention especially when using Azure cloud integration. Also tried to collect data from other sites to get it all in one place. Lift and Shift comparing with Migration and inplace Upgrade Migration In-place OS Upgrade Lift&Shift Fully Supported Yes Yes Yes Preserves all configurations No Yes Yes Re-installation of site roles All Some Some Redeployment or reconfiguration of clients Yes No No Downtime required No Yes Yes Easy fallback Yes No Yes Requires new hardware or virtual machine Yes No Depends* Shared DPs or content re-distribution across WAN Yes No No Involves “risky” OS in-place upgrade No Yes No * A ...
My top 3 favorite tools to create and maintain Windows 10 Images depending on various scenarios like company policies and features like languagepacks. Number 1 invoke-WindowsImageOfflineServicicing.ps1 from Nickolaj My favorite because it's not a lot of moving parts as OSDBuilder from David Segura https://github.com/SCConfigMgr/ConfigMgr/tree/master/Operating%20System%20Deployment/Windows%20Servicing Number 2 OSDBuilder from David Segura I use this one if i need to create images with multiple language packs or modify the image in other way with anything below: WinPE (WinPE.wim, WinRE.wim, Setup.wim) Add ADK Packages Add MS DaRT Add Drivers Add ExtraFiles Execute custom PowerShell scripts os Enable NetFX3 Remove Appx Provisioned Packages Remove Windows Packages Remove Windows Capabilities Enable Windows Optional Features Disable Windows Optional Features Apply Features on Demand Apply Lan...