Using Windows PowerShell to Perform Common Tasks

The MDT administration tasks in the Deployment Workbench are performed by underlying Windows PowerShell cmdlets, which you can use to automate administrative tasks such as those in the following sections.

You can automate MDT administration by performing the following steps:

· Create a new deployment share as described in Creating a New Deployment Share.

· Create a folder in a deployment share as described in Creating a Folder.

· Delete a folder from a deployment share as described in Deleting a Folder.

· Import a device driver into a deployment share as described in Importing a Device Driver.

· Deleting a device driver from a deployment share as described in Deleting a Device Driver.

· Import an operating system package into a deployment share as described in Importing an Operating System Package.

· Deleting an operating system package from a deployment share as described in Deleting an Operating System Package.

· Import an operating system into a deployment share as described in Importing an Operating System.

· Deleting an operating system from a deployment share as described in Deleting an Operating System.

· Create an application in a deployment share as described in Creating an Application.

· Delete an application from a deployment share as described in Deleting an Application.

· Create a task sequence in a deployment share as described in Creating a Task Sequence.

· Delete a task sequence from a deployment share as described in Deleting a Task Sequence.

· Create an MDT DB as described in Creating an MDT DB.

· Create a selection profile as described in Creating a Selection Profile.

· Update a deployment share as described in Updating a Deployment Share.

· Create a linked deployment share as described in Creating a Linked Deployment Share.

· Update a linked deployment share as described in Updating a Linked Deployment Share.

· Delete a linked deployment share as described in Deleting a Linked Deployment Share.

· Create deployment media as described in Creating Media.

· Generate deployment media as described in Generating Media.

· Delete deployment media as described in Deleting Media.