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Deployment–Minor PDT update 2.64.2608 now available

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I just posted an updated PDT 2.64.2608 to the TechNet Gallery here.

This update resolves a few bugs, and adds:

Installer.ps1

  • Supports extensions to Workflow.xml via Extender*.xml files
  • New switch option –SkipValidation RoleCombinations
  • New switch –MaxStage to control deployment in stages

VMCreator.ps1

  • Supports extensions to Workflow.xml via Extender*.xml files
  • Ability to create VMs to SMB paths
  • Changes Generation 2 VM boot order to not attempt boot from network
  • Adds current user to each VM local admins in addition to Installer service account

Downloader.ps1

  • Supports extensions to Workflow.xml via Extender*.xml files
  • Displays a message for each item that must be downloaded manually

Workflow.xml

  • Windows Azure Pack 2013 SQL Cloud
  • Windows Azure Pack 2013 Service Bus
  • System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager roles for:
  • Library Server
  • Update Server
  • PXE Server
  • Automatic configuration of Usage between:
  • Windows Azure Pack 2013
  • System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager
  • System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager
  • System Center 2012 R2 Service Provider Foundation
  • System Center 2012 R2 Service Reporting
  • Automation configuration of System Center 2012 R2 Service Reporting
  • Ability to set maximum memory used by SQL Server 2012 instances
  • Updated download and validation for Report Viewer 2012 Redistributable

Comments

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Rob, thanks for the many updates and enhancements to the PDT since it's initial release into the wild! I have a couple of questions.

    More and more SQL installs are going the route of using mount points for disks. Can the PDT be updated to have a 1G mount point drive, say drive F, and the SQL disks be configured as F:SQLData, F:SQLLogs; F:SQLsysdb, etc?

    for clustering, it has been noted that the cluster resources and machines need to be created first in order to do SQL (or Windows) clustering. Can you provide more details on what needs to be done before hand, and if multiple runs of installer.ps1 needs to occur to completely create a clustered installation?

    Thanks in advance.
  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
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  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Glenn - Extender*.xml is identical to Workflow.xml. The files are merged in memory by the PDT scripts. Only small limitation is that the entries from Extender*.xml always get merged to the end of the section, which means you can't control installation order when combining roles on a single server or VM, they will always get installed after anything from Workflow.xml. Also, if you are defining new roles, you will likely need to use the new -SkipValidation RolesCombination switch since combination validations are not merged.
  • Anonymous
    April 24, 2014
    Last PDT update contains SQL 2012 CU8.. Customer currently on CU6 does not permit CU8. What can be done to prevent CU8 from installing using PDT? Is is ok to just comment-out the CU8 part in the workflow.xml? Is it possible to insert a similar section for CU6 instead?

    The downloader script seems to skip downloading of SQL Server binaries when only (5) clustered instances are being used.

    Assume you have multiple environments each provisioned with a consistent System Center 2012 SP1 implementation using PDT. The initial provisioning also included all SQL installations. Now you wish to upgrade the entire stack from 2012 SP1 to 2012 R2 using PDT. You have an updated config file and this time you skip the installation of SQL by using the Existing="True" switch. It makes sense when PDT prefers a clean sheet. But would it be possible to automate the upgrade procedure of the existing System Center databases when upgrading from 2012 SP1 to R2?

    Many thanks for providing and supporting this fine piece of art!
  • Anonymous
    May 01, 2014
    Rob, Thanks once again for this fantastic tool.

    I do have one question regarding this update. Are there any instructions on the proper use of the Extender*.xml files. Are they simply the same structure as an existing Workflow.XML file, or are there differences or any limitations?.
  • Anonymous
    June 05, 2014
    I am Quitte new Using this toolkit. Is there anywhere Some documentation regarding the possible content and Syntax in the Variable.xml file?
  • Anonymous
    June 17, 2014
    Hi all,
    i'm not finding a way to use pdt on existing vms. Can you guys point me?
  • Anonymous
    June 22, 2014
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  • Anonymous
    July 16, 2014
    Hi Luc Dorpmans,

    if needed, you find the structure in the blog from the colleague Benedict Berger.
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/germanvirtualizationblog/archive/2014/04/17/blog-serie-powershell-deployment-toolkit.aspx

    Kind Regards, Markus
  • Anonymous
    August 15, 2014
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