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Category Archives: SCCM
Windows 10: Deployment and management lab kit
I’m currently updating my Microsoft certifications with the exam 70-697 Configuring Windows Devices and have done a lot of hands on lab training recently. I’ve downloaded the whopping 30Gb Windows 10 deployment and management lab kit for my testlab and felt … Continue reading
Posted in Certified Training, Deployment, MDT 2013, SCCM, Testlab, Windows 10
Tagged MDT, SCCM, Testlab, Training, Windows 10
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LTI/ZTI Scripting: Add computer to an AD Group
I’m currently doing some intense SCCM 2012 training so I’ve not been posting or in the forums recently. I’ve still been responding to emails though. I received an email from a reader earlier this week. He wanted to add the … Continue reading
Posted in MDT 2010, MDT 2012, SCCM, Scripting
Tagged ConfigMgr, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, SCCM, VBScript, ZTIUtility
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LTI/ZTI Deployments: Injecting drivers during deployment
One of the best reasons implementing MDT 2012 is the way it manages your drivers. I had a customer who was using WDS only for deploying their Windows 7 images. They told me that the deployment would halt for around … Continue reading
LTI/ZTI Scripting: MDT Scripting Template
It’s back to VBScript today. I received an email from a reader last week. He had an issue with a deployment script. We thought it would be a good idea to share the solution. For me, a chance to review … Continue reading
Posted in MDT 2010, MDT 2012, SCCM, Scripting
Tagged ConfigMgr, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, SCCM, VBScript, ZTIUtility
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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Outputting Transcript from PowerShell Console
While testing a Lite-Touch deployment, I had an issue with a PowerShell script running in an application package. The error flashed by on the console screen so fast that I could not read it. To top that off, the log file … Continue reading
Posted in MDT 2010, MDT 2012, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
Tagged ConfigMgr, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, PowerShell, Scripting
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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Exit codes
When you run a script in your deployments, it’s good practice to let MDT/SCCM know how the script has ended. This will determine how your task sequence proceeds. You do this by exiting the script with a return code. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in MDT 2010, MDT 2012, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
Tagged Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Debugging Scripts (Part 3 of 3)
Testings results with a test matrix My Rename-Computer script is in production and I’ve made some major changes to it so it’s time for some major testing. It’s important when testing your scripts to understand and document what your expected … Continue reading
Posted in MDT 2010, MDT 2012, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
Tagged ConfigMgr, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Debugging Scripts (Part 2 of 3)
Testing variables with the ZTIUtility module My Rename-Computer script worked great on a computer in a workgroup environment. But now, I have a new server that I want to rename before I join it to a domain. I’ve worked out … Continue reading
Posted in MDT 2010, MDT 2012, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
Tagged ConfigMgr, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Debugging Scripts (Part 1 of 3)
Adding new functions and features to a perfectly good script is common practice. One example is my evolving Rename-Computer script. I want to modify the way it works (again) but I don’t want to rename my computer and join a … Continue reading
Posted in MDT 2010, MDT 2012, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
Tagged ConfigMgr, MDT, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Testing Script Parameters
Before running a parameterised script in your deployments, it’s important to test that the tab completion is working. To do this, open a PowerShell console and type the script name and a hyphen then press the {tab} key. Your script … Continue reading
Posted in MDT 2010, MDT 2012, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
Tagged ConfigMgr, Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, PowerShell, SCCM, Scripting
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