The Deployment Bunny

PowerShell is King – Get MDT Monitor data using the OData Feed using a PowerShell Function

By Mikael Nystrom on March 7, 2016 • ( 7 Comments )

I have done same blogposts that includes the usage of the MDT Monitor: https://deploymentbunny.com/2013/03/06/powershell-is-king-i-need-to-monitor-os-deployment-in-mdt-2012-not-using-deployment-workbench/ https://deploymentbunny.com/2013/12/09/nice-to-know-dumping-mdt-monitor-data-to-a-webpage-using-powershell/ https://deploymentbunny.com/2013/12/13/nice-to-know-dumping-mdt-monitor-data-to-a-webpage-using-powershell-update/ and they all use the same basic function. During class last week I’ve got the question […]

Working in the Datacenter – HP BIOS Cmdlets for Windows PowerShell (x64)

By Mikael Nystrom on March 6, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

For customers running HP ProLiant servers in the datacenter (many of my customers do) it is now possible to modify the BIOS settings using PowerShell much easier then it used to be. […]

Windows Server 2016 – Create a NAT network using the Hyper-V switch

By Mikael Nystrom on March 3, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

In Windows Server 2016 (TP4) and Windows 10 1511 it is possible to create a Hyper-V Switch with NAT functionality, including publishing rules. The purpose is to run containers, but it can […]

Inside the Task Sequence – Generate Application Migration File

By Mikael Nystrom on March 3, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

Today during class we worked on Refresh and Replace scenarios. We touched based on a tiny step in the Task Sequence that is actually really cool. In the Task Sequence for Lite […]

PowerShell is King – Send Email from PowerShell via hotmail or Office 365 using SMTP

By Mikael Nystrom on March 2, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

In some cases an email as notification is all you need, maybe it is OSD related, monitor related, a script that needs to notify about a change, a friend of mine is […]

OSD – How to test Upgrades, Refresh and Replace on real computers with real data, without making users angry

By Mikael Nystrom on March 2, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Today during class we had a discussion about testing things like upgrades, refresh and replace. It is of course possible to deploy a new virtual machines with all apps, but that kind […]

OSD – How make PXE work in ConfigMgr OSD, MDT and WDS work perfectly fine – Stop using DHCP Option 66 & 67

By Mikael Nystrom on February 29, 2016 • ( 6 Comments )

During the OSD class last week I did get some questions regarding the use of IP Helpers in the routers or using Option 66 and 67 in the DHCP server, since booth […]

Nice to Know – Microsoft Live Writer has been forked and you should use Open Live Writer instead

By Mikael Nystrom on February 29, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

I have been using Microsoft Live Writer for as long as I can remember, but someone decided it should slide away. But a group of people forked the source code and started […]