Tag Archives: MDT

Windows 10: Deployment and management lab kit

Posted on November 22, 2016 by Andrew Barnes

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 →

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SCCM PowerShell: Connect to SCCM Function

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Andrew Barnes

    Today’s post is another time-saver function I wrote to connect to SCCM. Again, it is designed to eliminate the need to hard code the module path and/or the SCCM primary site. It allows me to just type Connect-SCCM to import the module … Continue reading →

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MDT PowerShell: Connect to MDT Function

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Andrew Barnes

  Todays post is a time-saver function I wrote to connect to MDT shares. It allows me to just type Connect-MDT to import the module then enter to the MDT PSdrive. It discovers the location of the MDT module(from the registry) and uses the Restore-MDTPersistentDrive … Continue reading →

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MDT: Manually configure a Static IP Address during LTI Deployments

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Andrew Barnes

No DHCP? No Problem. Part 1. I’ve been working on the various methods of setting Static IP addresses during Lite Touch deployments and decided to space the articles out over the week. Today we’ll cover the easy ones. If you … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI Deployments: Injecting drivers during deployment

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Andrew Barnes

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 →

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MDT 2012: DomainOUs List

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Andrew Barnes

There’s a feature in MDT that displays a dropdown list of Domain OU’s in the Lite Touch deployment wizard. There are 2 ways to set it up. First, you can create a list of OU’s in the customsettings.ini by using … Continue reading →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Debugging Scripts (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

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 →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Debugging Scripts (Part 2 of 3)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

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 →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Debugging Scripts (Part 1 of 3)

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

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 →

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LTI/ZTI PowerShell: Using parameterised scripts in Task Sequences

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Andrew Barnes

There are methods in creating PowerShell scripts suitable for task sequence deployment. A good starting point is the Technet article about_Scripts. One of the most useful features of MDT/SCCM are the deployment properties. Today, I’m going to talk about using … Continue reading →

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