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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>
  • 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
  • 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! 🙂

 

Remotely change Site Code WMIC SCCM CMD

Below is a quick WMIC CMD line that will change the site assignment of a client remotely. Bare in mind that account you use must have Administrative access to the machine you are targeting.

Wmic.exe /node:"TARGET-MACHINE-NAME-HERE" /namespace:\\root\ccm path sms_client CALL SetAssignedSite "P01" /NOINTERACTIVE

This version will read from a text file the machines that require the Site Code change. Again though, bare in mind that the account running the command must have Administrative access to the machines in question.

Wmic.exe /node:@Machines.txt /namespace:\\root\ccm path sms_client CALL SetAssignedSite "P01" /NOINTERACTIVE

PowerShell add Computers to Collection from CSV – SCCM ConfigMgr

This is a quick and dirty PowerShell script to import from CSV using the name of the machine to find the resource ID. It will only work for machines that are already a member of the Site you are working on.

For example you could use one of my other scripts to export from one collection and then add to a new collection.

As always this is provided as is, usage is in the header and please use the modded by field 😉

#################################################################################################################
#Author:   Richie Schuster - SCCMOG.COM                                                                         #
#ModdedBy: You Name Here                                                                                        #
#Script:   Import-AddToCollectionfromCSV.ps1                                                                    #
#Date:     26/06/2017                                                                                           #
#Usage:    Import-AddToCollectionfromCSV.ps1 -CollectionID S0G001BA -SiteCode S0G -CSVin "C:\Temp\YourCSV.csv"  #
#################################################################################################################

#Params for Script execution
param 
(
[parameter(mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="Please, provide a Collection ID to add the machines to e.g. P01000F4 ")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][String]$CollectionID,
[parameter(mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="Please, provide a SCCM SiteCode. e.g S0G")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][String]$SiteCode,
[parameter(mandatory=$true,HelpMessage="Please, provide a location to import the CSV file from with the filename. e.g C:\Temp\YourCSV.csv")][ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()][String]$CSVin
)
#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`:"

#$ErrorActionPreference= 'silentlycontinue'
#Get the content of the CSV file
$Computers = Import-Csv $CSVin

#Loop through each Device and perform actions
Foreach ($Computer in $Computers) {
    #Get Device Resource ID
    $ResourceID = (Get-CMDevice -name $($Computer.Name)).ResourceID
    #Add the Device to the Collection specified
    Write-Host "Adding Machine $($Computer.Name) ResourceID: $ResourceID" -ForegroundColor Yellow
    add-cmdevicecollectiondirectmembershiprule -CollectionId $CollectionID -resourceid $ResourceID -Verbose 

} 
#Set location of script back to script root.
Set-Location $PSScriptRoot

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

Set IP during Task Sequence PowerShell – SCCM ConfigMgr MDT

So this Is an older script of mine that I developed for a client to receive variables from a task sequence and then assign the IP of the machine based off the variables. This specfic client set the IP variables on the actual Machine object in SCCM so that during the task sequence it would pull the machine specific IP details. Their Task seqeunce was running only ConfigMgr tasks but this could quite easily be re-used for a ConfigMgr / MDT task sequence using the custom settings or database to set the IP Variables.

As always this is as is, the usage is defined in the script header and if you do use it please remember to use the modded by field 🙂

############################################################################
#Author   : Richie Schuster C5 - SCCMOG.com
#ModdedBy : Your Name here....
#Date     : 23/06/2017
#Script   : Set-MachineNetworkConfiguration.ps1
#Usage    : Set-MachineNetworkConfiguration.ps1 -IPAdress %IPAddress% -Subnet %SubMask% -Gateway %GateWay% 
#         : -DNS1 %DNS1% -DNS2 %DNS2%
#         : There is also a Switch -RevDNSAuto that allows for the DNS to be auto set on revert or not.
#Info     : This script has been created to auto configure Network information during OSD using OSD Variables
#         : or using strings.
############################################################################

param (
[string]$IPAddress,
[string]$Subnet,
[string]$Gateway,
[string]$DNS1,
[string]$DNS2,
[string]$PrimarySiteServer,
[switch]$RevDNSAuto
)

<##Testing Variables
[string]$IPAddress = "192.82.33.149"
[string]$Subnet = "255.255.255.0"
[string]$Gateway = "192.82.33.1"
[string]$DNS1 = "192.82.33.244"
[string]$DNS2 = "192.82.34.244"
[string]$PrimarySiteServer = "192.82.33.11"
[switch]$RevDNSAuto = $false

#Variables
$REVDNS1 = "192.82.1.22"
$REVDNS2 = "192.82.1.22"
#Create Task Sequence Variable Play!
$TSENV = New-Object -COMObject Microsoft.SMS.TSEnvironment

#Function to set IP Address - Credit "Petervanderwoude.nl"
function Set-StaticIPAddress ($IPAddress, $Subnet, $Gateway, $DNS1, $DNS2) {
    $NewNetworkConfig = Get-WmiObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -Filter "IpEnabled = 'True'"
    $NewNetworkConfig.EnableStatic($IPAddress, $Subnet)
    $NewNetworkConfig.SetGateways($Gateway, 1)
    $NewNetworkConfig.SetDNSServerSearchOrder(@($DNS1, $DNS2))
}

#Set new Configuration
Set-StaticIPAddress $IPAddress $Subnet $Gateway $DNS1 $DNS2
#Sleep to take wait effect
sleep -Seconds 10
#Test Connection
If (Test-Connection -ComputerName $PrimarySiteServer -Count 10) {
    #If connection succeded...
    Write-Host "Configuration Succeeded!" -ForegroundColor Green
    #Set Task seqeunce Variable to False
    $TSENV.Value("NetworkConfig") = "Static"
    #Exit 0
}
Else {
    #If connection failed...
    Write-Host "Configuration Failed! Setting back to DHCP!" -ForegroundColor Yellow
    #Set Task seqeunce Variable to False
    $TSENV.Value("NetworkConfig") = "DHCP"
    #Get current IP settings swap to DHCP
    $CurrentNetworkConfig = Get-WmiObject Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration -Filter "IPEnabled = 'True'"
    #Set DNS Servers check switch
    If ($RevDNSAuto -ne $true) {
        #Set DNS to specified variable values
        $CurrentNetworkConfig.SetDNSServerSearchOrder(@($REVDNS1,$REVDNS2))
    }
    Else {
        #Set DNS to Auto
        $CurrentNetworkConfig.SetDNSServerSearchOrder()
    }
    #Enable DHCP
    $CurrentNetworkConfig.EnableDHCP()
    #Wait for configuration to complete
    Sleep -Seconds 10
    #Exit 0
}
######################################################################################

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