Friday, July 6, 2018
Scripted installation of the SCVMM Console
Scripted installation of the SCVMM Console
This actually seems like it would be pretty straightforward. However, a documentation bug leaving out a critical switch leaves you guessing.
The following runs on a VM where the the SCVMM ISO is attached. Nothing more needs to be done beyond attaching the ISO to the VM and executing the script. This is essentially totally hands-off.
The thing you will probably want to pay attention to are the command line switches for the Console installer.
# CD-ROM selects anything in the DVD drive. The size ensures that something is mounted.
$dvdDrives = Get-Volume | where {$_.DriveType -eq "CD-ROM" -and $_.Size -gt 0}
# Since a VM could have more than one DVD drive, and SCVMM might be using one for its own purposes we need to find the correct one.
foreach ($dvd in $dvdDrives){
#test for the sample INI file in the right location to ensure this is the VMM media.
Switch ([System.IntPtr]::Size)
{
4 {
If (Test-Path -Path ($dvd.DriveLetter + ":i386") -PathType Container){
$vmmMedia = Get-ChildItem -Path ($dvd.DriveLetter + ":i386Setup") -recurse -Filter "VMClient.ini"
}
}
8 {
If (Test-Path -Path ($dvd.DriveLetter + ":amd64") -PathType Container){
$vmmMedia = Get-ChildItem -Path ($dvd.DriveLetter + ":amd64Setup") -recurse -Filter "VMClient.ini"
}
}
}
If ($vmmMedia -ne $null){
If (Test-Path $vmmMedia.FullName){
$FilePath = (Get-ChildItem -Path $vmmMedia.PSDrive.Root -Filter "Setup.exe").FullName
}
}
}
if ($FilePath) {
try {
"Starting SCVMM Console installation."
Get-Date -Format HH:mm:ss
Start-Process -FilePath $FilePath -ArgumentList "/client /i /IACCEPTSCEULA" -Wait -NoNewWindow
"Done waiting for the installer"
Get-Date -Format HH:mm:ss
Start-sleep 30
"SCVMM Console installed."
Get-Date -Format HH:mm:ss
}
catch {
$Error | Out-File $logFile -Append
}
}
else{ Write-Error -Category ObjectNotFound -Message "The SCVMM Installation media was not detected." -RecommendedAction "Please manually install the SCVMM Console" }
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