Managing MDT Using Windows PowerShell

You can manage MDT deployment shares using the Deployment Workbench and Windows PowerShell. MDT includes a Windows PowerShell™ snap-in—Microsoft.BDD.SnapIn—that must be loaded prior to using the MDT-specific features in Windows PowerShell. The MDT Windows PowerShell snap-in includes:

· A Windows PowerShell provider—MDTProvider—that provides access to the contents of a deployment share

· Cmdlets that provide the ability to administer MDT deployment shares

Manage MDT deployment shares using Windows PowerShell by performing the following steps:

· Load the MDT Windows PowerShell snap-in as described in Loading the MDT Windows PowerShell Snap-In.

· Create a deployment share using Windows PowerShell as described in Creating a Deployment Share Using Windows PowerShell.

· View deployment share properties using Windows PowerShell as described in Viewing Deployment Share Properties Using Windows PowerShell.

· View the list of deployment shares using Windows PowerShell as described in Viewing the List of Deployment Shares Using Windows PowerShell.

· Update a deployment share, which generates new Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) boot images, as described in Updating a Deployment Share Using Windows PowerShell.

· Update a linked deployment share, which replicates content from a deployment share to the linked deployment share, as described in Updating a Linked Deployment Share Using Windows PowerShell.

· Update deployment media, which replicates content from a deployment share to the deployment media, and then generates new bootable images as described in Updating Deployment Media Using Windows PowerShell.

· Manage items in a deployment share (such as operating systems, operating system packages, applications, and device drivers) as described in Managing Items in a Deployment Share Using Windows PowerShell.

· Automate the population of items in a deployment share (such as operating systems, operating system packages, applications, and device drivers) as described in Automating Population of a Deployment Share.

· Manage the folders in a deployment share using Windows PowerShell as described in Managing Deployment Share Folders Using Windows PowerShell.