OSD – Page 3 – SCCMOG – Deployment Blog

This script was designed to get the current or old computer name from WinPE and apply it to the Task Sequence Variable OSDComputerName.

It has been written in VBScript to not require PowerShell in the boot image.

Here is the script:

'====================================================
'Author: Richie Schuster - SCCMOG.com
'Date  : 24-03-2017
'Info  : Script finds old machine name for refresh Scenario and prepopulates it
'====================================================

Option Explicit
'On Error Resume Next

Dim oShell, env, objWMIService, colItems, objItem, strWinDrive, strCurrentComputer
Const strComputer = "."

Set oShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set env = CreateObject("Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment")

'End Header

' Worker

'Get Windows drive
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * From Win32_LogicalDisk Where VolumeName = 'Windows'")
For Each objItem in colItems
	strWinDrive = objItem.DeviceID
Next

'Check Task Sequence found a Windows Drive
If IsNull(strWinDrive)  Or  IsEmpty(strWinDrive) Then
   MsgBox "The TaskSequence could not locate a previous Machine Name. Please PXE again and deploy this as a new machine!", 6, "No Previous Machine Name"
   WScript.Quit 1
Else
'Mount Registry from Windows Drive
oShell.Run "cmd.exe /c REG LOAD HKLM\TempHive " & strWinDrive & "\windows\system32\config\system",0,True
strCurrentComputer = oShell.RegRead("HKLM\TempHive\ControlSet001\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName\computername")
env("OSDComputerName") = strCurrentComputer
WScript.Quit 0
End If

'====================================================

'Author: Richie Schuster - SCCMOG.com

'Date : 24-03-2017

'Info : Script finds old machine name for refresh Scenario and prepopulates it

'====================================================

Option Explicit

'On Error Resume Next

Dim oShell, env, objWMIService, colItems, objItem, strWinDrive, strCurrentComputer

Const strComputer = "."

Set oShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set env = CreateObject("Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment")

'End Header

' Worker

'Get Windows drive

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * From Win32_LogicalDisk Where VolumeName = 'Windows'")

For Each objItem in colItems

strWinDrive = objItem.DeviceID

'Check Task Sequence found a Windows Drive

If IsNull(strWinDrive) Or IsEmpty(strWinDrive) Then

MsgBox "The TaskSequence could not locate a previous Machine Name. Please PXE again and deploy this as a new machine!", 6, "No Previous Machine Name"

WScript.Quit 1

Else

'Mount Registry from Windows Drive

oShell.Run "cmd.exe /c REG LOAD HKLM\TempHive " & strWinDrive & "\windows\system32\config\system",0,True

strCurrentComputer = oShell.RegRead("HKLM\TempHive\ControlSet001\Control\ComputerName\ComputerName\computername")

env("OSDComputerName") = strCurrentComputer

WScript.Quit 0

End If

A couple of months ago I was asked by a client to create a method of patching to automatically snap shot a VM before applying the monthly patches with SCCM.

This as I’m sure your thinking has to be done by Task Sequence with the use of SCCM. If you not then that is how I would suggest you do it. The issue was PowerCLI and how to deploy that silently to all servers to allow for the Task Sequence to harness the PowerShell commands locally on the box without using remote PowerShell. I came across a great blog here discussing the silent install and then decided to write a PowerShell wrapper to deploy the software silently and with the use of SCCM.

The following script can be run as an Application or Package that is purely up to you. There are 2 modes, Install and Uninstall. Add these deployment command lines to your application or program to silently install PowerCLI or just run them locally:

[code language=”text”]
Powershell.exe -Executionpolicy Bypass -File "Deploy_PowerCLI_Silent.ps1 -MODE Install"
Powershell.exe -Executionpolicy Bypass -File "Deploy_PowerCLI_Silent.ps1 -MODE Uninstall"
[/code]

You will probably notice that to uninstall it silently you need to remove “VMware Remote Console Plug-in 5.1” followed by the “VMware vSphere PowerCLI” software.
The script build the arguments to do so, but if you are using a different version you will have to change:

[code language=”powershell”]$RemConsole = $InstalledProducts | where { $_.ARPDisplayName -eq "VMware Remote Console Plug-in 5.1" }[/code]

name to match
Just change the “VMware Remote Console Plug-in 5.1” portion to the same text as seen in your “Programs and Features” (Appwiz.cpl).
Make sure the VMware-PowerCLI.exe is in the same folder as the script.
The Script:

#########################################################################################################
#Script Name:   Deploy VMware PowerCLI 6.3 Silently                                                     #
#Script Author: SCCMOG - Richie Schuster 16/12/2016 WWW.SCCMOG.COM                                      #
#########################################################################################################
#Script Usage: "Deploy_PowerCLI_Silent.ps1 -Mode Install" to install and "-Mode Uninstall" to uninstall.#
#########################################################################################################

#Install Mode Parameter
PARAM (
    [string]$MODE
)

#If entery is input run script
If ($mode -ne $null){
    
    #If Mode input is Install run install.
    If ($MODE -eq "Install"){
        #Install VMware PowerCLI 6.3 Silently and Remote Console silently
        Start-Process "$PSScriptRoot\VMware-PowerCLI-6.3.0-3737840.exe" -ArgumentList '/b"C:\Windows\Temp" /VADDLOCAL=ALL /S /V"/qn ALLUSERS=1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress' -wait -NoNewWindow
        }
    #If Mode input uninstall run uninstall
    ElseIf ($MODE -eq "Uninstall"){
        ##Get all Applications in SMS namespace
        $InstalledProducts = Get-WmiObject -Namespace 'root\cimv2\sms' -Class SMS_InstalledSoftware

        #Grab PowerCLI related
        $RemConsole = $InstalledProducts | where { $_.ARPDisplayName -eq "VMware Remote Console Plug-in 5.1" }
        $PowerCLI = $InstalledProducts | where { $_.ARPDisplayName -eq "VMware vSphere PowerCLI" }

        #Get store local msi for uninstall arguements
        $REMCLP = $RemConsole.LocalPackage
        $PCLILP = $PowerCLI.LocalPackage

        #Get process that must be killed to uninstall silently
        $Running = Get-Process -Name vmware-usbarbitrator64 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

            #Check if process is running
            If ($Running -ne $null){
                #Kill process if it is
                Stop-Process -Name vmware-usbarbitrator64 -Force
                #Start Removal of VMware Remote Console Plug-in 5.1
                Start-Process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x $REMCLP /qn /L*v $env:windir\temp\Uninstall_VMwareREMConsolePlg5.1.log /norestart" -wait -NoNewWindow
                #Start Removal of VMware vSphere PowerCLI
                Start-Process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x $PCLILP /qn /L*v $env:windir\temp\Uninstall_VMwarevSpherePowerCLI.log /norestart" -wait -NoNewWindow
            }
            Else{
                #Start Removal of VMware Remote Console Plug-in 5.1
                Start-Process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x $REMCLP /qn /L*v $env:windir\temp\Uninstall_VMwareREMConsolePlg5.1.log /norestart" -wait -NoNewWindow
                #Start Removal of VMware vSphere PowerCLI
                Start-Process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x $PCLILP /qn /L*v $env:windir\temp\Uninstall_VMwarevSpherePowerCLI.log /norestart" -wait -NoNewWindow
            }
    }
    #If mode input does not match inform user.
    Else{
        Write-host 'Incorrect Params please format this way: "Deploy_PowerCLI_Silent.ps1 -Mode Install" to install and "-Mode Uninstall" to uninstall.'
    }
}
#If params are not specified then inform.
Else{
    Write-host 'Script Params must be used : "Deploy_PowerCLI_Silent.ps1 -Mode Install" to install and "-Mode Uninstall" to uninstall.'
    }
#########################################################################################################

#########################################################################################################

#Script Name: Deploy VMware PowerCLI 6.3 Silently #

#Script Author: SCCMOG - Richie Schuster 16/12/2016 WWW.SCCMOG.COM #

#########################################################################################################

#Script Usage: "Deploy_PowerCLI_Silent.ps1 -Mode Install" to install and "-Mode Uninstall" to uninstall.#

#########################################################################################################

#Install Mode Parameter

PARAM (

[string]$MODE

)

#If entery is input run script

If ($mode -ne $null){

#If Mode input is Install run install.

If ($MODE -eq "Install"){

#Install VMware PowerCLI 6.3 Silently and Remote Console silently

Start-Process "$PSScriptRoot\VMware-PowerCLI-6.3.0-3737840.exe" -ArgumentList '/b"C:\Windows\Temp" /VADDLOCAL=ALL /S /V"/qn ALLUSERS=1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress' -wait -NoNewWindow

}

#If Mode input uninstall run uninstall

ElseIf ($MODE -eq "Uninstall"){

##Get all Applications in SMS namespace

$InstalledProducts = Get-WmiObject -Namespace 'root\cimv2\sms' -Class SMS_InstalledSoftware

#Grab PowerCLI related

$RemConsole = $InstalledProducts | where { $_.ARPDisplayName -eq "VMware Remote Console Plug-in 5.1" }

$PowerCLI = $InstalledProducts | where { $_.ARPDisplayName -eq "VMware vSphere PowerCLI" }

#Get store local msi for uninstall arguements

$REMCLP = $RemConsole.LocalPackage

$PCLILP = $PowerCLI.LocalPackage

#Get process that must be killed to uninstall silently

$Running = Get-Process -Name vmware-usbarbitrator64 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

#Check if process is running

If ($Running -ne $null){

#Kill process if it is

Stop-Process -Name vmware-usbarbitrator64 -Force

#Start Removal of VMware Remote Console Plug-in 5.1

Start-Process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x $REMCLP /qn /L*v $env:windir\temp\Uninstall_VMwareREMConsolePlg5.1.log /norestart" -wait -NoNewWindow

#Start Removal of VMware vSphere PowerCLI

Start-Process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x $PCLILP /qn /L*v $env:windir\temp\Uninstall_VMwarevSpherePowerCLI.log /norestart" -wait -NoNewWindow

}

Else{

#Start Removal of VMware Remote Console Plug-in 5.1

Start-Process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x $REMCLP /qn /L*v $env:windir\temp\Uninstall_VMwareREMConsolePlg5.1.log /norestart" -wait -NoNewWindow

#Start Removal of VMware vSphere PowerCLI

Start-Process "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/x $PCLILP /qn /L*v $env:windir\temp\Uninstall_VMwarevSpherePowerCLI.log /norestart" -wait -NoNewWindow

}

#If mode input does not match inform user.

Else{

Write-host 'Incorrect Params please format this way: "Deploy_PowerCLI_Silent.ps1 -Mode Install" to install and "-Mode Uninstall" to uninstall.'

}

#If params are not specified then inform.

Else{

Write-host 'Script Params must be used : "Deploy_PowerCLI_Silent.ps1 -Mode Install" to install and "-Mode Uninstall" to uninstall.'

}

#########################################################################################################

Category: OSD

Get Current or old Machine Name from WinPE VBScript

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