{"id":38819,"date":"2020-07-08T15:11:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T20:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/?p=38819"},"modified":"2020-07-09T09:51:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T14:51:13","slug":"microsoft-mdt-the-meat-and-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/08\/microsoft-mdt-the-meat-and-potatoes","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft MDT: The Meat and Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So far we&#8217;ve been able to show you how to configure your MDT task sequences, customsettings.ini, and automatically update your Operating System media via OSDBuilder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 1: <a>Citrix + Microsoft MDT + Powershell + Tools: The Beginning.<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/04\/citrix-microsoft-mdt-powershell-tools-the-beginning\">https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/04\/citrix-microsoft-mdt-powershell-tools-the-beginning<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 2: <a>Building multiple Citrix Images with one Microsoft MDT task sequence<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/building-multiple-citrix-images-with-one-microsoft-mdt-task-sequence\">https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/building-multiple-citrix-images-with-one-microsoft-mdt-task-sequence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 3: <a>Automate updating OS ISOs with OSDBuilder and MDT<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/31\/automate-updating-os-isos-with-osdbuilder-and-mdt\">https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/31\/automate-updating-os-isos-with-osdbuilder-and-mdt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we have an updated OS (The Meat) to use, it&#8217;s time to talk about the applications (The Potatoes).  Applications are going to be different across environments, but using a template to install them can create standards and efficiencies.  For this to be effective, 99% of my application installs are done via Powershell scripts.  When adding a new application, I&#8217;ll always choose &#8220;Application without source files or elsewhere on the network&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"MDT New Application\" class=\"wp-image-38919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image.png 721w, https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a few reason I do it this way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Easier with Application upgrades.  It&#8217;s much easier to change the powershell script than create\/edit the application entry in MDT Workbench<\/li><li>Can create custom logging.  You can build in whatever logging you like. <\/li><li>Better conditional logic.  Maybe you want to intsall the Application on Server 2012, but not Server 2016.  It&#8217;s easier to do this with 1 powershell script, than multiple Workbench Applications.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned above I use a custom created template that has most of what I need already baked in.  Here is what it looks like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>#ENTER BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SCRIPT\n#USERNAME, Date of Change, What Changed\n#snoel, 1\/5\/2020, updated start-process command\n\n$Source = \"\\\\FileShare-FQDN\\Share$\\Vendor\\App\\\"\n\n#Update Source Folder Location\n$SourceVersion = \"NA\"\n$AppName = \"NAME\"\n$AppVersion = \"NA\"\n$Version = \"V1\"\n$LogPath = \"C:\\Windows\\MDT\"\n\n#Set Location\nSet-Location $Source\n\nStart-Transcript -Path \"$LogPath\\$AppName.$SourceVersion.$Version.PSLog.Txt\"\n\ntry {\n\n#install agents\nWrite-Host \"Starting Installation of $AppName. $(Get-Date)\"\n    #insert process here you want to track time, such as install MSI, Copy Files, etc...\nWrite-Host \"Finished Installation of $AppName. $(Get-Date)\"\n\n#MSI\n    Start-Process \"$SourceVersion\\googlechromestandaloneenterprise64.msi\" -Wait -ArgumentList \"\/qn \/norestart \/l* $LogPath\\$($AppName)MSI.$version.txt ALLUSERS=1\"\n\n#Powershell script\n    Write-Host \"Kicking off QA-Applications Powershell Script. $(Get-Date)\"\n    Start-Process \"powershell.exe\" -Wait -ArgumentList \"-executionpolicy bypass \\\\FileShare\\Share\\Vendor\\Application\\example.ps1\" -Credential $scriptCreds  \n    Write-Host \"Finished Kicking off QA-Applications Powershell Script. $(Get-Date)\"\n\n#EXE\n    Start-Process \"setup-BIS-F-6.1.0_build01.104.exe\" -Wait -ArgumentList \"\/SILENT \/NORESTART \/NOICONS \/log=$logPath\\$SourceVersion.$version.BIS-F.log\"\n\n#CMD\n    Start-Process \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Base Image Script Framework (BIS-F)\\PrepareBaseImage.cmd\" -Wait\n\n#Registry\n    REG ADD \"HKLM\\System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\SecurityProviders\\SCHANNEL\\Ciphers\\RC4 40\/128\" \/f \/v \"Enabled\"  \/t REG_DWORD \/d 00000000\n    reg delete \"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Terminal Server\" \/v TSAdvertise \/f\n\n#File Copy\n    Copy-Item -Path \"$SourceVersion\\x86\\Deployment\\Standard\\*.*\" -Destination \"$JavaPath32\\lib\\\" -Force -Verbose\n\nWrite-Host \"Finished Installation of $AppName. $(Get-Date)\"\n\nWrite-Host \"Starting Copy of Powershell File. $(Get-Date)\"\ncopy-item $($MyInvocation.MyCommand.path) $LogPath\\scripts -Verbose\nWrite-Host \"Finished Copy of Powershell File $(Get-Date)\"\n}\ncatch {\n\"Start CATCH $(Get-Date)\" | Tee-Object -FilePath $LogPath\\Errors.txt -Append\n$($MyInvocation.MyCommand.path) | Tee-Object -FilePath $LogPath\\Errors.txt -Append\n$_ | Tee-Object -FilePath $LogPath\\Errors.txt -Append\n\"END CATCH\" | Tee-Object -FilePath $LogPath\\Errors.txt -Append\n}\n\nStop-Transcript<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To break this down a little bit I&#8217;ll go over the sections in detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section: Comments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"392\" height=\"72\" src=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-3.png 392w, https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-3-300x55.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 392px) 100vw, 392px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This basically just give s a brief description of what the script does.  The next lines gives us a little version control so you can see what was done, by who and when. Ultimately if you can use git or another version control system, that would be best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section: Variables<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2.png 793w, https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-2-768x120.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This section we set all the variables.  Starting off with $Source, which is where we will set the working directory in the script.   The $Sourceversion will be the actual version we are installing.  We try to setup the folder structure  so it runs like so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"673\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-4.png 673w, https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-4-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That way when we need to install another version, we simply change the $SourceVersion variable and everything else can stay the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $Version variable is there if you want to actually version your powershell script, this is moot should you use a verison control platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $LogPath is the directory we set for where the powershell &#8216;transcript&#8217; will go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $AppName and $AppVersion variables are there for me to do QA at a later date.  Basically the gist goes like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Each powershell script gets copied to a local directory on the image<\/li><li>I go through each file&#8230;.if the $Appname and $AppVersion are set, then perform a check<\/li><li>The check is to look at the registry locations for all installed programs (x32 and x64)<\/li><li>The $Appname and $AppVersion from the Powershell File must match whats in the registry.  If it does, it passes QA<\/li><li>If QA fails on an app, then take some sort of action.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ll go through this process in a future blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section: Install<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-5.png 685w, https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-5-300x47.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here we will start off with a &#8216;Start-Transcript&#8217; which will log things that happen.  Then on line 18 we start the &#8220;Try\/Catch&#8221; blocks.  Everything install wise pretty much happens within this Try\/Catch block.  When doing the actual install, I like to do a Get-Date before and after, which is denoted by lines 21 and 23.  Line 22 is the actual command to install the application.  Sometimes it&#8217;s just a one liner for apps like Chrome, Firefox, etc&#8230;  Other times it may require multiple lines for the silent install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples of things you might see on line 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-6-1024x216.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38925\" width=\"1125\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-6-1024x216.png 1024w, https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-6-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-6-768x162.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section: Copy Script<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"49\" src=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-7.png 531w, https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-7-300x28.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This section copies the powershell script to the C:\\windows\\mdt\\scripts directory.  I like to do this for a couple reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you need to look historically (or currently) at your images to see how something was installed, you have a reference.<\/li><li>I parse these files in a later process to perform &#8216;Quality Assurance&#8217;.  I&#8217;ll get into this in a future blog.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: If there is a sensitive script that contains things i don&#8217;t want shared, then I simply don&#8217;t add these lines.  However, this would be rare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Section: Catch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"641\" height=\"86\" src=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-8.png 641w, https:\/\/verticalagetechnologies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image-8-300x40.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Normally if there is a &#8216;non terminating&#8217; error\/warning in the script, that will get logged via the normal start\/stop-transcript command.  However, sometimes there is a &#8216;terminating&#8217; error, in which case the script will actually stop completely.  For these, I put them in an &#8216;errors.txt&#8217;.  I haven&#8217;t 100% formed my plan yet, but I&#8217;m thinking this will be part of my QA process.  In general, this file shouldn&#8217;t exist, b\/c nothing should be terminating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope this helps out some folks.  Would love to hear some feedback on this so please leave a comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So far we&#8217;ve been able to show you how to configure your MDT task sequences, customsettings.ini, and automatically update your Operating System media via OSDBuilder. 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