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MDT 2013: Creating a New Template

Derek Bannard May 22, 2018 Comment Closed MDT, Powershell, Windows

This will be quick, so I won’t forget. Wait… did that rhyme? Cool! Anyways, here’s what you actually want to see. This script will do the following on an established MDT 2013 server. I have just added this as part of my much more comprehensive MDT 2013 Deployment script and it works great in that and all by itself.…

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Quick Tips: Updating ESXi Host (Online Method)

Derek Bannard April 3, 2018 Comment Closed Quick Tips, VMware

Hello and welcome to Quick Tips. This quick tip is designed to walk a novice, step by step, through the process of updating an ESXi host. If you’re not a novice, this will be a refresher.
Mostly, I wanted to write it down somewhere so I wouldn’t forget in my old age. Sorry folks, no pictures on this one. Maybe…

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MDT Task Sequence: Inline Surface Pro Pen Pairing without Image Modifications

Derek Bannard February 3, 2018 Comment Closed MDT

Surface Pro tablets are great, for the most part. One of the most useful addons you can get for it is the Surface Pen. It’s great, powerful and useful… only if you remember to pair it to the tablet before giving it to the end-user. I present to you the automated(ish) way to inject the pairing files into the OS…

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Local Admin Users on Domain Workstations (GPO/AD Method)

Derek Bannard January 4, 2018 Comment Closed Group Policy

This method consists of three parts, two AD security groups and one GPO.
One security group will be used as a template, but more on that shortly. Important: Looking for guidance adding a new computer to an existing setup, refer to the section Security Group: Authorized Users below. Requirements Automate as much of the process as possible, for handoff…

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PowerShell: SFTP Script to Upload Files to an SFTP Server

Derek Bannard January 3, 2018 Comment Closed Powershell, SFTP

This script uses the Posh-SSH module to complete the upload task.
Currently this module does not support folders. This script will connect to and upload files from a source directory to a SFTP server, then move those files to another directory and email you along the way, start and finish. Currently configured to use Private/Public key pairs but can…

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VMware: Matching Attached vDisk UUID to Guest Windows HDD

Derek Bannard January 3, 2018 Comment Closed Powershell, VMware

Ever wanted to remove an unused hard drive from a VM without removing the wrong one?
Sometimes VMs will have multiple vDisks with the same size, making it difficult to determine which one is the drive in Windows you wanted to remove. I present to you… a script. Done groaning yet? Well good! There are many commands, snippets and…

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VMware: Set Perennial Reservations to True on RDM Luns in a cluster (The Quick Way)

Derek Bannard January 3, 2018 Comment Closed Powershell, VMware

Well, the time has come to revist some code. New year, I’ve learned some more about coding, and need to stretch the fingers a little. The previous article detailed how to do this, and sooo much more. This article will be a bit more compact, use “off the shelf” components and is compatiable with VMware 5 – 6.5. You will…

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Adding DHCP server support for PXE BIOS and UEFI Booting

Derek Bannard July 4, 2017 Comment Closed DHCP, MDT, Powershell

There are numerous websites with really helpful articles on how to add PXE booting for both BIOS (Legacy) and UEFI devices. In some cases you are directed to add (to enable UEFI, and thus disable BIOS) or remove (to disable UEFI and re-enable BIOS) an entry on your DHCP server. Specifically the Option 060, with a value of “PXEClient”. While…

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VMware ESXi 6.5 RDM Initialization

Kristoph Minchau June 23, 2017 Comment Closed Powershell, VMware

1 – Get Required PowerShell Modules Install VMWare PowerCLI: This is VMWare’s PowerCLI PowerShell module. Used to interact with vCenter.

PowerShell

Find-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser

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Find-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser

Install Set-VMWareRDM This is a custom module to allow us to easily configure RDM devices and other volume settings. …

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WMI Filtering Based on Computer Type (Desktop / Laptop)

Derek Bannard May 1, 2017 Comment Closed Group Policy

There have been many discussions on this topic, so what’s one more eh? I use WMI filters for a lot of situations. Some include Screensavers, Backgrounds and Power Plans.
Simplicity and future-proofing is what I’m all about, and thinking the currently accepted way to find out if a PC was a desktop or a laptop worked pretty well. Until…

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the STONYWALL blog

MDT 2013: Creating a New Template

Quick Tips: Updating ESXi Host (Online Method)

MDT Task Sequence: Inline Surface Pro Pen Pairing without Image Modifications

Local Admin Users on Domain Workstations (GPO/AD Method)

PowerShell: SFTP Script to Upload Files to an SFTP Server

VMware: Matching Attached vDisk UUID to Guest Windows HDD

VMware: Set Perennial Reservations to True on RDM Luns in a cluster (The Quick Way)

Adding DHCP server support for PXE BIOS and UEFI Booting

VMware ESXi 6.5 RDM Initialization

WMI Filtering Based on Computer Type (Desktop / Laptop)

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