cMDTBuildLab is a Powershell Module to help automize deployment Windows Reference Images on MDT Server with Desired State Configuration.
cMDTBuildLab is a fork from cMDT module (https://github.com/servicedudes/cmdt).
1.1.0
See version history at [Project Site] (https://github.com/pvs043/cMDTBuildLab/wiki/Version-History)
Prerequisites for infrastructure:
- Domain Controller: DC01 (Windows 2012 R2 or above)
- Windows Update Server (WSUS): WU01 (Windows 2012 R2 or above)
- Deployment server: MDT01 (Windows 2012 R2 + WMF 5.1 or Windows 2016)
Disk C: - System
Disk E: - DATA
(Disk D: is used for Temp in Azure or Virtual DVD for on-premise deploy) - Hyper-V Host: HV01 (Windows 2012 R2 or above)
- Original Microsoft media (ISO) images:
Windows 7 with SP1 (April 2011)
Windows 8.1 (November 2014)
Windows 2012 R2 (November 2014)
Windows 10 Version 1607 (November 2016)
Windows 2016 (November 2016)
This module is tested on Windows 2016 server, but it will be worked on Windows 10 or Windows 2012 R2/Windows 8.1 with Windows Management Framewework 5.1.
The following prerequisites automatically downloaded with the cMDTBuildPreReqs DSC resource:
- [MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_x64] (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54259) - Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) (Build 6.3.8443.1000)
- [adksetup] (https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/windows-assessment-deployment-kit) - Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit 10, v.1607 (10.1.14393.0)
- [Visual C++ runtimes] (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2977003) - 2005,2008,2010,2012,2013,2015
- [Microsoft Silverlight 5] (https://www.microsoft.com/getsilverlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx)
- [Windows Management Framewework 3.0 for Windows 7 SP1] (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595)
- [Windows Management Framewework 5.1 for Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 R2] (http://aka.ms/wmf5latest)
- [Servicing stack update for Windows 7 SP1] (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3177467)
- [Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 SP1] (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3125574)
- [July 2016 update rollup for Windows 7 SP1] (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172605) - this include fixes the Windows Update Client
- [July 2016 update rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2] (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172614) - this include fixes the Windows Update Client
If your MDT01 host does not have direct connection to Internet, run DSC configuration from Deploy\Download_MDT_Prereqs.ps1 at Windows machine connected to Internet. After completion of downloading run E:\Source\Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit\adksetup.exe for download ADK. Then copy E:\Source to production server.
Note for APP-V 5.1 client:
This module include fake archive Sources\appv_client_setup.zip.
If you have Microsoft Software Assurance subscription, take original client of APP-V 5.1 (appv_client_setup.exe) from MDOP 2015 and place into this ZIP file.
This archive will be unpack to source folder with cMDTBuildPreReqs DSC resource.
See [Project Documentation] (https://github.com/pvs043/cMDTBuildLab/wiki/Quick-Start).
The cMDTBuildLab Module contain the following DscResources:
- cMDTBuildApplication
- cMDTBuildBootstrapIni
- cMDTBuildCustomize
- cMDTBuildCustomSettingsIni
- cMDTBuildDirectory
- cMDTBuildOperatingSystem
- cMDTBuildPackage
- cMDTBuildPersistentDrive
- cMDTBuildPreReqs
- cMDTBuildSelectionProfile
- cMDTBuildTaskSequence
- cMDTBuildTaskSequenceCustomize
- cMDTBuildUpdateBootImage
Want to contribute? Great!
E-mail me with any changes, questions or suggestions: [email protected]
Requiest for the new features at GitHub.
MIT
[Johan Arwidmark] (http://deploymentresearch.com/Research): Deployment Research
[Mikael Nystrom] (https://anothermike2.wordpress.com): The Deployment Bunny
[Jason Helmick] (https://twitter.com/theJasonHelmick), [Jeffrey Snover] (https://twitter.com/@jsnover):
[1. Getting Started with PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)] (https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/getting-started-with-powershell-desired-state-configuration-dsc--8672?l=ZwHuclG1_2504984382). ([Rus] (https://mva.microsoft.com/ru/training-courses/-powershell-dsc--8672?l=dlwgB3wFB_1704984382))
[2. Advanced PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) and Custom Resources] (https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/advanced-powershell-desired-state-configuration-dsc-and-custom-resources-8702?l=3DnsS2H1_1504984382)