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Adding DHCP server support for PXE BIOS and UEFI Booting – Version 2

Derek Bannard June 11, 2019 Comment Closed DHCP, MDT, Powershell

I had some time and thought I would look at my old DHCP Options script. Well, it was not only dated, but somewhere down the line it stopped working as well as it used to. I made a replacement. Short and simple. It not only is a lot more streamlined, it also is targeted. It will only make changes to…

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MDT 2013: Adding a Drivers Catch-All Task Sequence

Derek Bannard May 30, 2019 Comment Closed MDT

Some backstory; I have a client that bought some “value” desktops. These desktops have basic OEM Intel motherboards in them.
The motherboards do not have the Make (Manufacturer) or Model fields populated in the BIOS. Without this information, the MDT driver task sequence that relies on “%Make%” and “%Model%” to populate the MDT folder path to specific drivers will not…

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Citrix XenApp: Migrating Delivery Groups, the PowerShell Way

Derek Bannard March 8, 2019 Comment Closed Citrix, Powershell

This code will do the heavy lifting, moving all published apps from one Delivery Group to another. Hopefully someone finds it handy. In case you’re wondering… yes, it is possible to select just one AdminFolder, and migrate it’s apps. That’s another line of code I haven’t added to this, but it’s out there on the Inter-Webs if you can find…

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Clear Windows Event-Logs

Derek Bannard February 1, 2019 Comment Closed Powershell, Windows

This powershell script… well, function. Will enumerate all Windows even-logs and clear them. This is useful when you want to cleanup a template image or just don’t want any logs hanging around for some reason… your reasons are your own business.
function Clear-EventLog { Write-Host Clearing all Windows Event-Logs. -ForegroundColor Green wevtutil el | Foreach-Object { Write-Host "Clearing Event-Log $_"…

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Quick Tips: Citrix Studio Application Folder Rename

Derek Bannard October 24, 2018 Comment Closed Citrix, Powershell

Quick Tip, again so I don’t forget. This should be done on a computer with Citrix Studio and the Citrix PowerShell modules installed. Usually a Delivery Controller. Launch an administrative PowerShell prompt. Load the Citrix PowerShell modules. asnp Citrix.* Run this to update the “Folder (for users)” with the “Folder (for administrators)” location. (Get-BrokerApplication | where ClientFolder -ne AdminFolderName)…

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PowerShell: Copy and Move Files Using Robocopy and CSV

Derek Bannard August 31, 2018 Comment Closed Powershell

This script will read from a CSV file and get Source, (Copy/Move) Destination and Description. CSV Filename: <ScriptName>_SrcDst.csv
CSV Header Layout: Source,CopyDestination,MoveDestination,Description It will do the following: Copy files from Source to CopyDestination. Move files from Source to MoveDestination. Write to a Log File to a Logs folder (creates it if it doesn’t exist) Log file is named the…

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Quick Tips: MDT Task Sequence – Hide From OS or WinPE

Derek Bannard August 31, 2018 Comment Closed MDT, Quick Tips

Hello and welcome to Quick Tips. This quick tip is designed to show a method of limiting the display of MDT task sequences that do not apply to a full OS or a WinPE environment. If you already know, this will be a refresher. Limiting a Task Sequence to Display on WinPE Open the task sequence. Under the General…

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MDT 2013: Moving Computers Into Correct OU on AD Join

Derek Bannard August 30, 2018 Comment Closed MDT, Powershell

When joining a computer to Active Directory (AD) using MDT, you really don’t get too many options. On a fresh install, where the computer AD object doesn’t exist, it will place the computer AD object into the default “Computers” OU or the OU you designate. What happens when you try to join a computer using MDT when the AD object…

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MDT 2013: Creating a New Template

Derek Bannard May 22, 2018 Comment Closed MDT, Powershell

This script will create a new MDT task sequence template based on the “Client.xml” file and adds it to the list of available templates. It adds a few “extra” features, which are listed below. Template Name: Windows 10 Client Task Sequence
Added Features:
1) Adds a custom step for a drivers path variable “DriverGroup001“, utilizing %Make% and %Model% variables.
2)…

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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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