PDT: PowerShell Deployment Toolkit 2.65.2620 released

A new Version of PowerShell Deployment Toolkit has been released. In Version 2.65.2620 there are lots of new features and fixes:

Supported Applications

• SQL 2012 SP2 CU1
• WAP UR4
• WAP Websites v2 UR4
• Updated prerequisites to latest versions

Downloader

• Support for new WebPI 5.0
• Support for multiple versions of a file during validation checking
• Support for using slipstream SQL 2012 SP2 media
• Support for PeaZip for extraction
• Better error handling and dealing with bad URL links
• Support for MSI extraction
• Fix for unblocking downloaded files
• More process status information during execution
• New cmdline option -Getlatest, forces an update of all the files in the Installer directory. Can be combined with –deploymentonly
• Added Get-Help information to the source

VMCreator

• Creates VMSwitch if doesn’t exist on the Hyper-V host (Internal and Private switches only)
• New cmdline switch for logging -EnableLogging. This switch enables a log to be created of the virtual machine creation process
• New cmdline switch for MAXStage.  This parameter allows you to configure how much of the deployment that VMCreator will complete. Valid options are: 1Admin, 2ServerFeatures, 3SQLClusters, 4SQL, 5Prereqs, 6Roles, 7Integration. Each stage includes the actions of the previous stage
• Better error handling
• Better execution status information
• Starts virtual machine if created when AD is already complete for greenfield deployments
• Fix for duplicate DomainAccountList values
• Fix for Firewall Rules
• Added Get-Help information

Installer

• Added a new validation type for creating SQL Clusters
• Added Get-Help information
• Added new Skip Validation option for Media

Workflow

• Modified the validation approach for all SQL cluster creation to improve validation success
• Updated WAP installation routines to deal with UR4 changes
• Updated management pack information
• Updated SQL information
• Updated WAP and WAP Websites information
• Updated WebPI information
• Added basic support for SQL 2014 for standalone DB servers

Variable Updates

• Support for ServerAdminGroup – group that is added to local administrators in each VM for that role
• Support for AGMEMBERS – group membership variables for each role
• New PrimaryDC support – defines the primary DC to use for AD actions
• New VirtualSwitchType – defines the switch type INTERNAL or PRIVATE for automatically creating the switch if it does not exist on the Hyper-V Host
• <DOMAIN> <EXISTING> – defines if the domain exists already TRUE or not FALSE – you no longer have to delete the domain section for the greenfield/non-greenfield deployments

the PDT is available for Download in TechNet Gallery

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