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18th May 201818th May 2018

Set static IP on VM Pre LiteTouch in WinPE – MDT VBScript

I was working on a client site last year and setting them up a reference image task sequence for Windows 10. The VMs that I was working with were hosted in a subnet that did not have DHCP configured. This gave me the issue of configuring the IP statically on the VM that was used to build and capture the reference image BEFORE light touch is launched. So I wrote this little script (with google’s help) to grab the MAC address of the virtual NIC that had been initialised on the VM, match it to a variable and set the IP accordingly to the adaptor by referencing its name.

To implement this script into your MDT boot image there are a couple of steps that have to be performed. The first is to tell the boot image to run it beofre litetouch is called! To do this we have to place an updated Unattend.xml into the boot image.

Thankfully MDT has a proccess for adding extrafiles to your bootimage.
But firtly, we need to get sort out the script and xml.
So…

Create a folder called “Static IP”.

Then copy and paste the XML code from below into a text document and save it in the Static IP folder called “Unattend.xml”.

NOTE: This XML has been built to work with x64 boot images and x86.)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<unattend xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:unattend">
    <settings pass="windowsPE">
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <RunSynchronous>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Description>Set Static IP VM Based</Description>
                    <Order>1</Order>
                    <Path>cscript.exe x:\Set-WinPE-StaticIP.vbs</Path>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Description>MDT</Description>
                    <Path>wscript.exe X:\Deploy\Scripts\LiteTouch.wsf</Path>
                    <Order>2</Order>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
            </RunSynchronous>
        </component>
        <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS" xmlns:wcm="http://schemas.microsoft.com/WMIConfig/2002/State" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
            <RunSynchronous>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Description>Set Static IP VM Based</Description>
                    <Order>1</Order>
                    <Path>cscript.exe x:\Set-WinPE-StaticIP.vbs</Path>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
                <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
                    <Path>wscript.exe X:\Deploy\Scripts\LiteTouch.wsf</Path>
                    <Order>2</Order>
                    <Description>MDT</Description>
                </RunSynchronousCommand>
            </RunSynchronous>
        </component>
    </settings>
</unattend>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<Description>Set Static IP VM Based</Description>

<Path>cscript.exe x:\Set-WinPE-StaticIP.vbs</Path>

</RunSynchronousCommand>

<Path>wscript.exe X:\Deploy\Scripts\LiteTouch.wsf</Path>

</RunSynchronousCommand>

</RunSynchronous>

</component>

<Description>Set Static IP VM Based</Description>

<Path>cscript.exe x:\Set-WinPE-StaticIP.vbs</Path>

</RunSynchronousCommand>

<Path>wscript.exe X:\Deploy\Scripts\LiteTouch.wsf</Path>

</RunSynchronousCommand>

</RunSynchronous>

</component>

</settings>

</unattend>

Now open notepad again, copy and paste the VBscript from below and then save it as “Set-WinPE-StaticIP.vbs” into the “Static IP” Folder.

Now identify the MAC address of the VM(s) you will be targeting as this is what the script identifies the machine with, and place them into the MAC address variable fields (strRefVM1 & strRefVM2).

Now populate the IPs as required.

At this point is up to you to find the description of the network adaptor as this is used to grab the MAC address. I have supplied the two that I usually see for HyperV and VMware VMs but it is always best to check!

So boot up your current MDT Boot ISO and grab the description from the network adaptor that has been initialised by running an “Ipconfig /all”.
Now copy and paste it into the variable value for “strNetworkAdapter” or just uncomment the one you require.
And finally comment out the Ethernet name (strEthName) that does NOT apply to your environment. For example if you are running Hyper V VMs comment out the VMware line and vice versa.

'====================================================
'Author: Richie Schuster C5 Alliance
'Date  : 19-09-2017
'Info  : Script sets IP address in WinPE for MDT by Machine MAC
'====================================================

'Variables and Const
Dim strMAC
Const strMachineName = "."
Const strNetworkAdapter = "Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection" 'Vmware
'Const strNetworkAdapter = "Intel 21140-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Emulated)" 'HyperV
Const strRefVM1 = "00:0C:29:8B:7C:AD"
Const strRefVM2 = "00:0C:29:8B:7C:A2"
Const strDNS1 = "10.193.0.1"
Const strDNS2 = "10.193.0.2"
Const strGW = "10.193.16.254"
Const strSubNet = "255.255.255.0"
Const strRefVM1ip = "10.193.16.15"
Const strRefVM2ip = "10.193.16.16"
Const strEthName = "Ethernet0" 'VMWare
'Const strEthName = "Ethernet" 'HyperV

'Create Shell object
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

'Run Sub to get MAC of machine
getMAC strMachineName

'Echo the MAC
Wscript.Echo "Machine MAC Address: " & strMAC

'Check which machine it is and then set IP and DNS servers accordingly
If strMAC = strRefVM1 Then
   WScript.Echo "Reference Machine 1 found. Setting IP..."
	Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh int ipv4 set address name=" & strEthName & " static " & strRefVM1ip & " " & strSubNet & " " &  strGW & " 1", 1, true)
	Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh interface ipv4 set dns " & strEthName & " static " & strDNS1, 1, true)
	Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=" & strEthName & " address=" & strDNS2 & " index=2", 1, true)
ElseIf strMAC = strRefVM2 Then
   WScript.Echo "Reference Machine 2 found. Setting IP..."
	Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh int ipv4 set address name=" & strEthName & " static " & strRefVM2ip & " " & strSubNet & " " &  strGW & " 1", 1, true)
	Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh interface ipv4 set dns " & strEthName & " static " & strDNS1, 1, true)
	Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=" & strEthName & " address=" & strDNS2 & " index=2", 1, true)
Else
   WScript.Echo "Machine not Configured for Static IP in script."
End If

'Sleep to allow for machine to correctly connect.
WScript.Sleep(10000)

Sub getMAC(strComputer)

	Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
	Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
		("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where Description = '" & strNetworkAdapter & "'")

	For Each objItem in colItems
		strMAC = objItem.MACAddress
	Next
End Sub

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

'Author: Richie Schuster C5 Alliance

'Date : 19-09-2017

'Info : Script sets IP address in WinPE for MDT by Machine MAC

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

'Variables and Const

Dim strMAC

Const strMachineName = "."

Const strNetworkAdapter = "Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection" 'Vmware

'Const strNetworkAdapter = "Intel 21140-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter (Emulated)" 'HyperV

Const strRefVM1 = "00:0C:29:8B:7C:AD"

Const strRefVM2 = "00:0C:29:8B:7C:A2"

Const strDNS1 = "10.193.0.1"

Const strDNS2 = "10.193.0.2"

Const strGW = "10.193.16.254"

Const strSubNet = "255.255.255.0"

Const strRefVM1ip = "10.193.16.15"

Const strRefVM2ip = "10.193.16.16"

Const strEthName = "Ethernet0" 'VMWare

'Const strEthName = "Ethernet" 'HyperV

'Create Shell object

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

'Run Sub to get MAC of machine

getMAC strMachineName

'Echo the MAC

Wscript.Echo "Machine MAC Address: " & strMAC

'Check which machine it is and then set IP and DNS servers accordingly

If strMAC = strRefVM1 Then

WScript.Echo "Reference Machine 1 found. Setting IP..."

Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh int ipv4 set address name=" & strEthName & " static " & strRefVM1ip & " " & strSubNet & " " & strGW & " 1", 1, true)

Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh interface ipv4 set dns " & strEthName & " static " & strDNS1, 1, true)

Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=" & strEthName & " address=" & strDNS2 & " index=2", 1, true)

ElseIf strMAC = strRefVM2 Then

WScript.Echo "Reference Machine 2 found. Setting IP..."

Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh int ipv4 set address name=" & strEthName & " static " & strRefVM2ip & " " & strSubNet & " " & strGW & " 1", 1, true)

Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh interface ipv4 set dns " & strEthName & " static " & strDNS1, 1, true)

Return = objShell.Run("cmd.exe /c netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name=" & strEthName & " address=" & strDNS2 & " index=2", 1, true)

Else

WScript.Echo "Machine not Configured for Static IP in script."

End If

'Sleep to allow for machine to correctly connect.

WScript.Sleep(10000)

Sub getMAC(strComputer)

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

Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery _

("Select * From Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration Where Description = '" & strNetworkAdapter & "'")

For Each objItem in colItems

strMAC = objItem.MACAddress

End Sub

Now open MDT and right click your deployment share and click “properties”.

Now select the “Windows PE” tab.

For each boot image you require the static IPs to be set click browse on the “Extra directory to add” field and import the “Static IP” folder.

Next click Apply.

Now right click the deployment share and update your boot images.

And thats it! Mount the ISO on your VM and hey presto…. no more IP issues! 🙂

24th May 201726th June 2017

PowerShell Export Collection Members to CSV SCCM ConfigMgr

I was at a client’s yesterday and wanted to “True Up” SCCM/ConfigMgr’s Collection memberships compared to a spread sheet they had of their servers. Now I’m not an Excel wizard by any stretch of the Imagination! So the client said “Can you get me a CSV with the server names listed”.

The next thing that happened is bellow! It’s really quite a simple script when you think about it. As always comments throughout the script explain what is happening.

Anyway here it is:

#################################################################################################################
#Author:   Richie Schuster - SCCMOG.COM                                                                         #
#ModdedBy: You Name Here                                                                                        #
#Script:   Export-CMCollectionMembers                                                                           #
#Date:     23/05/2017                                                                                           #
#Usage:    Export-CMCollectionMembers -CollectionIDs S0G000F4,S0G000F2 -SiteCode S0G -CSVout C:\Temp\YourCSV.CSV#
#Update:   26/06/2017 - Removed Quotes from output.                                                             #
#################################################################################################################
#Input Parameters for Script
param (
[parameter(mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="Please, provide Collection ID(s). To list more than one Collection ID seprate with , e.g. S0G000F4,S0G000F2")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][String[]]$CollectionIDS,
[parameter(mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="Please, provide a SCCM SiteCode. e.g S0G")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][String]$SiteCode,
[parameter(mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="Please, provide a location to save the Exported CSV with the filename. e.g C:\Temp\YourCSV.CSV")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][String]$CSVOut
)

#Set delimiter for CSV
$delimiter = ','

#Import the ConfigurationManager.psd1 module 
Import-Module "$($ENV:SMS_ADMIN_UI_PATH)\..\ConfigurationManager.psd1"
# Set the current location to be the site code. 
Set-Location "$SiteCode`:"

#Loop through Collection Members and add to Variable
Foreach ($Collection in $CollectionIDS) {
$MembersSep = Get-CMCollectionMember -CollectionId $Collection | Select-Object Name
$Members += $MembersSep
}

#Export to CSV specified removing quotes.
$Members | ConvertTo-Csv -Delimiter $delimiter -NoTypeInformation | foreach { $_ -replace '^"','' -replace "`"$delimiter`"",$delimiter -replace '"$','' } | out-file $CSVOut -fo -en ascii
#Set Location Back to Script Root
Set-Location -Path $PSScriptRoot

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

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

#Author: Richie Schuster - SCCMOG.COM #

#ModdedBy: You Name Here #

#Script: Export-CMCollectionMembers #

#Date: 23/05/2017 #

#Usage: Export-CMCollectionMembers -CollectionIDs S0G000F4,S0G000F2 -SiteCode S0G -CSVout C:\Temp\YourCSV.CSV#

#Update: 26/06/2017 - Removed Quotes from output. #

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

#Input Parameters for Script

param (

[parameter(mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="Please, provide Collection ID(s). To list more than one Collection ID seprate with , e.g. S0G000F4,S0G000F2")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][String[]]$CollectionIDS,

[parameter(mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="Please, provide a SCCM SiteCode. e.g S0G")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][String]$SiteCode,

[parameter(mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="Please, provide a location to save the Exported CSV with the filename. e.g C:\Temp\YourCSV.CSV")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][String]$CSVOut

)

#Set delimiter for CSV

$delimiter = ','

#Import the ConfigurationManager.psd1 module

Import-Module "$($ENV:SMS_ADMIN_UI_PATH)\..\ConfigurationManager.psd1"

# Set the current location to be the site code.

Set-Location "$SiteCode`:"

#Loop through Collection Members and add to Variable

Foreach ($Collection in $CollectionIDS) {

$MembersSep = Get-CMCollectionMember -CollectionId $Collection | Select-Object Name

$Members += $MembersSep

}

#Export to CSV specified removing quotes.

$Members | ConvertTo-Csv -Delimiter $delimiter -NoTypeInformation | foreach { $_ -replace '^"','' -replace "`"$delimiter`"",$delimiter -replace '"$','' } | out-file $CSVOut -fo -en ascii

#Set Location Back to Script Root

Set-Location -Path $PSScriptRoot

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

20th May 2017

PowerShell Check Power Adapter Connected Upgrade UEFI/BIOS – SCCM Application

The other month I was asked by one of my clients to deploy a BIOS/UEFI upgrade to the HP Elite x2 1012 G1. Now this as we all know is fine and very normal, the only issue I had was ensuring that the Power adapter was connected before running the BIOS/UEFI upgrade. This is because.. when you use the force switch on the HP upgrade utility it does not check for the Power Adapter state and also bypasses low battery and will install regardless.

So I created a script….

This script is designed to be run with the BIOS/UEFI upgrade package within.

It will check first the Hardware type of the device (2 being Laptop, 1 being Desktop) making sure it is a mobile device.
The script will then check the WMI property “PowerOnLine” to establish whether or not the power adapter is connected.
If the Power Adapter is connected it will continue with the BIOS/UEFI upgrade (Jump to step 5)
If the Power Adapter is not connected it will warn the user 10 times before closing and informing the User to Re-Run the application from Software Center when power is available. (Warning count is customizable)
The script will then identify the BIOS/UEFI version and if it is less that the version being deployed it will then warn and install the new BIOS/UEFI version.
The script also does error checking around the Model of the machine.

Anyway enough already… Here is the script. As always feel free to use it but don’t forget where you got it from!

###########################################################################################################################
#Author:        SCCMOG - Richie Schuster - SCCMOG.COM                                                                     #
#ModdedBy:      Your Name here                                                                                            #
#Date:          20/05/2017                                                                                                #
#Name:          Check-PowerAdapter.ps1                                                                                    #
#ConfigMgr/CMD: Powershell.exe -Executionpolicy Bypass -File Check-PowerAdapterUpgradeUEFI.ps1                            #    
#Description:   This script will check if the power adapter has been connected to a system before it continues. It will   #
#           :   also check hardware type and has been configured to only run on laptops. This can be run as an application#
#           :   set to available deployment and visable to user. All comments as always throughout the script explain each#
#           :   step in detail. This was used to upgrade a BIOS/UEFI.                                                     #
###########################################################################################################################

#Amount of times to warn user before exiting.
$maxRepeat = 10
#Your Organisation for the prompts
$Organisation = "SCCMOG"
#New BIOS/UEFI version to deploy.
$NewBiosVersion = "N85 Ver. 01.19"
#WMI Model name of machines to upgrade
$UpgradeModel = "HP Elite x2 1012 G1"


#Add windows forms assembly
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms | Out-Null

#Check hardware is mobile type
$hardwaretype = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem -Property PCSystemType
If ($($hardwaretype.PCSystemType) -ne 1) { 
    #Get Power State
    [BOOL]$Power = (Get-WmiObject -Class BatteryStatus -Namespace root\wmi -ComputerName $env:COMPUTERNAME).PowerOnLine
    #If power not connected warn user and re check until it is or the $MaxRepeat has exceeded
    If ($Power -ne $true) {
        #Keep checking power until one of the until states is true
        do 
        {
            #Reduces MAx repeat by 1
            $maxRepeat--
            #Create Message Box
            $ReturnPower = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Please connect the power adapter to continue! $maxRepeat tries remaining!", $Organisation,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OKCancel,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)
            #If user clicks ok check power state again
            If ($ReturnPower -imatch "OK") {
            [BOOL]$Power = (Get-WmiObject -Class BatteryStatus -Namespace root\wmi -ComputerName $env:COMPUTERNAME).PowerOnLine
            }
        }
        until ($Power -eq $true -or $maxRepeat -eq 0 -or $ReturnPower -imatch "Cancel")
        #If Max repeat hits 0 inform user that they did not comply so the application is exiting
        If ($maxRepeat -eq 0) {
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("You didnt connect the power adapter! Please re run from Software Center when power is avalable. Exiting...", $Organisation,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::ERROR)  
            #Write-Host "You didnt connect power! Please re run from Software Center when power is avalable. Exiting..." -ForegroundColor "Magenta"
            Exit 0
            }
        #If User presses cancel inform user that they did not comply so the application is exiting
        Elseif ($ReturnPower -imatch "Cancel"){
            Write-Host "You Canceled the BIOS/UEFI upgrade please re run when power is avalable." -foregroundcolor "green"
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("You Canceled the BIOS/UEFI upgrade please re run from Software Center when power is avalable.", $Organisation,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)
            Exit 0
            }
        #If the power is connected then continue
        Elseif ($Power -eq $true){
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Thank you for connecting the power to the device. Please wait for the BIOS/UEFI upgrade to complete until removing the power.", $Organisation,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)  
        }
        #Shouldnt get here...
        Else {
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Something went wrong. Please contact the service desk to have the situation corrected.", $Organisation,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Error)  
            Exit 0
        }
    }
    #If power is already connected continue....
    Else {
        [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Succesfully found power adapter. Please wait for the BIOS/UEFI upgrade to complete until removing the power. This usually takes 5 minutes.", $Organisation,
        [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
        [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)      
    }
}
#If machine is not mobile prompt user.
Else {
    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("This is a Desktop or Server Machine. Please contact the service desk to have the situation corrected.", $Organisation,
    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Error)
    Exit 0  
}
#Finally launch the BIOS/UEFI Executable....
If ($Power -eq $true) {
        #Current Model
        $Model = Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object Model
        $Model = $Model.Model
        #If model matches continue
        If ($Model -imatch $UpgradeModel) {
            #Get BIOS/UEFI version
            $BIOS = Get-WmiObject Win32_bios | Select-Object SMBIOSBIOSVersion
            $CurrentBiosVersion = $BIOS.SMBIOSBIOSVersion
                #If current version is less than new BIOS/UEFI version continue.
                If ($CurrentBiosVersion -lt $NewBiosVersion) {
                    #Write-Host "$CurrentBiosVersion is less than $NewBiosVersion. Proceeding to upgrade BIOS" -ForegroundColor "Yellow"
                    #Warn User reboot about to occur and give them the option to cancel
                    $Return = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("The Machine will now reboot to allow the BIOS/UEFI of this machine to upgrade. Please click OK to continue once all you work is saved.", $Organisation,
                    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OKCancel,
                    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)
                        #If they clicked on continue with the upgrade.
                        If ($Return -imatch "OK") {
                        Write-Host "User Clicked OK! Startin BIOS/UEFI upgrade!"
                        #Start-Process "$PSScriptRoot\HPBIOSUPDREC64.exe" -ArgumentList "-a -s -f dp0N85_0119.bin -a -h -b"
                        }
                        #If they clicked cancel warn and exit
                        Elseif ($Return -imatch "Cancel") {
                        #Write-Host "User Clicked Cancel! Stopping BIOS/UEFI upgrade!"
                        [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("The BIOS/UEFI Upgrade has been stopped please re-run when convenient.", $Organisation,
                        [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
                        [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Information)
                        Exit 0
                        }
                }
                #If the BIOS/UEFI version is eq to the current then quit.
                Elseif ($CurrentBiosVersion -eq $NewBiosVersion) {
                    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("The BIOS/UEFI Upgrade has been stopped! You machine's UEFI/BIOS version $CurrentBiosVersion is equal to $NewBiosVersion. Please click OK to quit.", $Organisation,
                    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
                    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Information)
                    Exit 0
                }
                #If the current BIOS/UEFI is gt the new BIOS/UEFI version quit and warn
                Elseif ($CurrentBiosVersion -gt $NewBiosVersion) {
                    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("The BIOS/UEFI Upgrade has been stopped! You machine's UEFI/BIOS version $CurrentBiosVersion is greater than $NewBiosVersion, no need to upgrade. Please click OK to quit.", $Organisation,
                    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
                    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Information)
                    Exit 0                    
                }
        }
        #Wrong model for Upgrade.
        Else {
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("The BIOS/UEFI Upgrade has been stopped! You machine is the incorrect model for this upgrade: $Model", $Organisation,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,
            [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Error)
            Exit 0
        }
}
###############################################################################################################

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

#Author: SCCMOG - Richie Schuster - SCCMOG.COM #

#ModdedBy: Your Name here #

#Date: 20/05/2017 #

#Name: Check-PowerAdapter.ps1 #

#ConfigMgr/CMD: Powershell.exe -Executionpolicy Bypass -File Check-PowerAdapterUpgradeUEFI.ps1 #

#Description: This script will check if the power adapter has been connected to a system before it continues. It will #

# : also check hardware type and has been configured to only run on laptops. This can be run as an application#

# : set to available deployment and visable to user. All comments as always throughout the script explain each#

# : step in detail. This was used to upgrade a BIOS/UEFI. #

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

#Amount of times to warn user before exiting.

$maxRepeat = 10

#Your Organisation for the prompts

$Organisation = "SCCMOG"

#New BIOS/UEFI version to deploy.

$NewBiosVersion = "N85 Ver. 01.19"

#WMI Model name of machines to upgrade

$UpgradeModel = "HP Elite x2 1012 G1"

#Add windows forms assembly

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms | Out-Null

#Check hardware is mobile type

$hardwaretype = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem -Property PCSystemType

If ($($hardwaretype.PCSystemType) -ne 1) {

#Get Power State

[BOOL]$Power = (Get-WmiObject -Class BatteryStatus -Namespace root\wmi -ComputerName $env:COMPUTERNAME).PowerOnLine

#If power not connected warn user and re check until it is or the $MaxRepeat has exceeded

If ($Power -ne $true) {

#Keep checking power until one of the until states is true

{

#Reduces MAx repeat by 1

$maxRepeat--

#Create Message Box

$ReturnPower = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Please connect the power adapter to continue! $maxRepeat tries remaining!", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OKCancel,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)

#If user clicks ok check power state again

If ($ReturnPower -imatch "OK") {

[BOOL]$Power = (Get-WmiObject -Class BatteryStatus -Namespace root\wmi -ComputerName $env:COMPUTERNAME).PowerOnLine

}

until ($Power -eq $true -or $maxRepeat -eq 0 -or $ReturnPower -imatch "Cancel")

#If Max repeat hits 0 inform user that they did not comply so the application is exiting

If ($maxRepeat -eq 0) {

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("You didnt connect the power adapter! Please re run from Software Center when power is avalable. Exiting...", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::ERROR)

#Write-Host "You didnt connect power! Please re run from Software Center when power is avalable. Exiting..." -ForegroundColor "Magenta"

Exit 0

}

#If User presses cancel inform user that they did not comply so the application is exiting

Elseif ($ReturnPower -imatch "Cancel"){

Write-Host "You Canceled the BIOS/UEFI upgrade please re run when power is avalable." -foregroundcolor "green"

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("You Canceled the BIOS/UEFI upgrade please re run from Software Center when power is avalable.", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)

Exit 0

}

#If the power is connected then continue

Elseif ($Power -eq $true){

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Thank you for connecting the power to the device. Please wait for the BIOS/UEFI upgrade to complete until removing the power.", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)

}

#Shouldnt get here...

Else {

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Something went wrong. Please contact the service desk to have the situation corrected.", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Error)

Exit 0

}

#If power is already connected continue....

Else {

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("Succesfully found power adapter. Please wait for the BIOS/UEFI upgrade to complete until removing the power. This usually takes 5 minutes.", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)

}

#If machine is not mobile prompt user.

Else {

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("This is a Desktop or Server Machine. Please contact the service desk to have the situation corrected.", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Error)

Exit 0

}

#Finally launch the BIOS/UEFI Executable....

If ($Power -eq $true) {

#Current Model

$Model = Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem | Select-Object Model

$Model = $Model.Model

#If model matches continue

If ($Model -imatch $UpgradeModel) {

#Get BIOS/UEFI version

$BIOS = Get-WmiObject Win32_bios | Select-Object SMBIOSBIOSVersion

$CurrentBiosVersion = $BIOS.SMBIOSBIOSVersion

#If current version is less than new BIOS/UEFI version continue.

If ($CurrentBiosVersion -lt $NewBiosVersion) {

#Write-Host "$CurrentBiosVersion is less than $NewBiosVersion. Proceeding to upgrade BIOS" -ForegroundColor "Yellow"

#Warn User reboot about to occur and give them the option to cancel

$Return = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("The Machine will now reboot to allow the BIOS/UEFI of this machine to upgrade. Please click OK to continue once all you work is saved.", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OKCancel,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Warning)

#If they clicked on continue with the upgrade.

If ($Return -imatch "OK") {

Write-Host "User Clicked OK! Startin BIOS/UEFI upgrade!"

#Start-Process "$PSScriptRoot\HPBIOSUPDREC64.exe" -ArgumentList "-a -s -f dp0N85_0119.bin -a -h -b"

}

#If they clicked cancel warn and exit

Elseif ($Return -imatch "Cancel") {

#Write-Host "User Clicked Cancel! Stopping BIOS/UEFI upgrade!"

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("The BIOS/UEFI Upgrade has been stopped please re-run when convenient.", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Information)

Exit 0

}

#If the BIOS/UEFI version is eq to the current then quit.

Elseif ($CurrentBiosVersion -eq $NewBiosVersion) {

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("The BIOS/UEFI Upgrade has been stopped! You machine's UEFI/BIOS version $CurrentBiosVersion is equal to $NewBiosVersion. Please click OK to quit.", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Information)

Exit 0

}

#If the current BIOS/UEFI is gt the new BIOS/UEFI version quit and warn

Elseif ($CurrentBiosVersion -gt $NewBiosVersion) {

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("The BIOS/UEFI Upgrade has been stopped! You machine's UEFI/BIOS version $CurrentBiosVersion is greater than $NewBiosVersion, no need to upgrade. Please click OK to quit.", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Information)

Exit 0

}

#Wrong model for Upgrade.

Else {

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show("The BIOS/UEFI Upgrade has been stopped! You machine is the incorrect model for this upgrade: $Model", $Organisation,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxButtons]::OK,

[System.Windows.Forms.MessageBoxIcon]::Error)

Exit 0

}

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27th March 201727th March 2017

SCCM Auto Snapshot a VM before Patching Task Sequence – PowerCLI

A while ago I mentioned in a post about creating a bespoke patching task sequence for a client who wanted to snap shot every VM before patching. To do this I created a silent install wrapper for PowerCLI using PowerShell.

Anyway, as per the request… here is the script I used to snapshot a VM before patching it during the Task sequence. It must be run as a command line step and using an account that has access to VSphere.

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#Author:       SCCMOG - Richie Schuster - SCCMOG.COM                                                                   #
#Date:         05/01/2017                                                                                              #
#Name:         Auto Snapshot VM before Patching                                                                        #
#RunAs CMD:    Powershell.exe -Executionpolicy Bypass -File PrePatchSnapShot.ps1                                       #
#Description:  This script has been created to auto snapshot a VM before patching by a task sequence from SCCM.        #
#              The script must be run as a Command Line in the task sequence by an account with access to VSphere.     #
########################################################################################################################

#Variables
$VMname = "$env:COMPUTERNAME.YOURDOMAIN.COM"
$VIserver = "YOURVISERVER.YOURDOMAIN.COM"
#$Username = "YourDomain\admin-SCCMOG"
#$Password = "CrazyPass"

#Create Credential to pass securely
#$Cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($Username, (ConvertTo-SecureString $Password -AsPlainText -Force))

#Add the VMware snapin if not added
If ((Get-PSSnapin -Name VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null ) {
    Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core
    }

#Connect to VIC001
If ($global:DefaultVIServer -eq $null ) {
    Connect-VIServer -Server $VIserver #-Credential $Cred -Verbose
    }
ElseIF ($global:DefaultVIServer -ne $VIserver ) {
    #Disconnect all server connections
    Disconnect-VIServer -Server $global:DefaultVIServers -Force -Confirm:$false -WarningAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
    #Re-connect to specific server
    Connect-VIServer -Server $VIserver
    }

#Reset Connected Variable
$Connected = $global:DefaultVIServer.Name -eq $VIserver

If ($Connected -eq $true) {

    #Snapshot Time
    #Time Date for Snapshot name
    $Date = Get-Date
    $DateShort = $Date.ToShortDateString() -replace '[/]'
    $TimeShort = $Date.ToShortTimeString()
    $Snapshotname = "Before Patching $TimeShort $DateShort"

    #Take Snapshot
    New-Snapshot -VM $VMname -Name $Snapshotname -Description "This Snapshot was taken before patching the VM from the SCCM TaskSequence. $Date" -Verbose

    #Check Snapshot complete
    $SnapShots = Get-Snapshot -VM $VMname
    $Taken = $Snapshots.Name.Contains($Snapshotname)
    
    #If found Disconnect and Exit Script Success 0
    If ($Taken -eq $true) {
        Disconnect-VIServer -Server $VIserver -Force -Confirm:$false -WarningAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null
        Exit 0
        }
    #If Failed Exit Script 999 Failing the Tasksequence
    Else {
    Exit 999
    }
}

Elseif ($Connected -eq $false) {
    Exit 911
    }
Else {
    Exit 912
    }
    
######################################################################################################################

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

#Author: SCCMOG - Richie Schuster - SCCMOG.COM #

#Date: 05/01/2017 #

#Name: Auto Snapshot VM before Patching #

#RunAs CMD: Powershell.exe -Executionpolicy Bypass -File PrePatchSnapShot.ps1 #

#Description: This script has been created to auto snapshot a VM before patching by a task sequence from SCCM. #

# The script must be run as a Command Line in the task sequence by an account with access to VSphere. #

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

#Variables

$VMname = "$env:COMPUTERNAME.YOURDOMAIN.COM"

$VIserver = "YOURVISERVER.YOURDOMAIN.COM"

#$Username = "YourDomain\admin-SCCMOG"

#$Password = "CrazyPass"

#Create Credential to pass securely

#$Cred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($Username, (ConvertTo-SecureString $Password -AsPlainText -Force))

#Add the VMware snapin if not added

If ((Get-PSSnapin -Name VMware.VimAutomation.Core -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null ) {

Add-PSSnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core

}

#Connect to VIC001

If ($global:DefaultVIServer -eq $null ) {

Connect-VIServer -Server $VIserver #-Credential $Cred -Verbose

}

ElseIF ($global:DefaultVIServer -ne $VIserver ) {

#Disconnect all server connections

Disconnect-VIServer -Server $global:DefaultVIServers -Force -Confirm:$false -WarningAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

#Re-connect to specific server

Connect-VIServer -Server $VIserver

}

#Reset Connected Variable

$Connected = $global:DefaultVIServer.Name -eq $VIserver

If ($Connected -eq $true) {

#Snapshot Time

#Time Date for Snapshot name

$Date = Get-Date

$DateShort = $Date.ToShortDateString() -replace '[/]'

$TimeShort = $Date.ToShortTimeString()

$Snapshotname = "Before Patching $TimeShort $DateShort"

#Take Snapshot

New-Snapshot -VM $VMname -Name $Snapshotname -Description "This Snapshot was taken before patching the VM from the SCCM TaskSequence. $Date" -Verbose

#Check Snapshot complete

$SnapShots = Get-Snapshot -VM $VMname

$Taken = $Snapshots.Name.Contains($Snapshotname)

#If found Disconnect and Exit Script Success 0

If ($Taken -eq $true) {

Disconnect-VIServer -Server $VIserver -Force -Confirm:$false -WarningAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Out-Null

Exit 0

}

#If Failed Exit Script 999 Failing the Tasksequence

Else {

Exit 999

}

Elseif ($Connected -eq $false) {

Exit 911

}

Else {

Exit 912

}

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