Allow remote connections to this computer

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When you deploy Windows Server 2012 using an ENGL Imaging Toolkit project for Windows Server 2012, you can include in a phase1-after.ps1 powershell script to enable 'Remote Connections':

 

Use these three commands in phase1-after.ps1:

Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server' -Name fDenyTSConnections -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp' -Name UserAuthentication -Value 1
Set-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup 'Remote Desktop' -Enabled True

The first two commands take care of setting the correct registry keys.
'Set-NetFirewallRule' changes your firewall settings in order to allow using 'Remote Desktop' through your firewall.

 

 

 

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Appending slmgr.log to ztoolkit.log

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In phase4 of an ENGL Imaging Toolkit's build process a device is activated using either a MAK key or KMS server. The activation log is driven by slmgr.vbs and saved in a file called c:\ztoolkit\slmgr.log.

For troubleshooting purposes it might be convenient to have this information in ztoolkit.log as well. This little vbscript, to be run in phase4-after.vbs, appends the slmgr.log to ztoolkit.log:

AppendSlmgrLogfile()

Function AppendSlmgrLogfile

  on error resume next

  Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").OpenTextFile("c:\ztoolkit\slmgr.log",1)
  strSlmgrLogging  = FSO.ReadAll()
  FSO.Close

  Status = Utils.AppendLog("phase4-after.vbs: " & strSlmgrLogging )

  If Err.Number <> 0 then  
    'MsgBox "An error occured in routine AppendSlmgrLogfile()"
    Status = Utils.AppendLog("phase4-after.vbs: " & "AppendSlmgrLogfile()" & " an error occurred " & Err.Number)
  Else
    Status = Utils.AppendLog("phase4-after.vbs: " & "AppendSlmgrLogfile()" & " successfully")
  End If
 
End Function

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Appending zac.log to ztoolkit.log

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When a device is registered to a ZCM zone in phase2 of the ENGL Imaging Toolkit's build process, the registration log is saved in a file called c:\ztoolkit\zac.log.

For troubleshooting purposes it might be convenient to have this information in ztoolkit.log as well. This little vbscript, to be run in phase2-after.vbs, appends the zac.log to ztoolkit.log:


AppendZacLogfile()


Function AppendZacLogfile

  on error resume next

  Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").OpenTextFile("c:\ztoolkit\zac.log",1)
  strZacLogging = FSO.ReadAll()
  FSO.Close

  Status = Utils.AppendLog("phase2-after.vbs: " & strZacLogging)

  If Err.Number <> 0 then  
    'MsgBox "An error occured in routine AppendZacLogfile()"
    Status = Utils.AppendLog("phase2-after.vbs: " & "AppendZacLogfile()" & " an error occurred " & Err.Number)
  Else
    Status = Utils.AppendLog("phase2-after.vbs: " & "AppendZacLogfile()" & " successfully")
  End If
 
End Function

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Setting a bundle requirement for Windows bundles for virtual machines

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Using this vbscript in one of the ENGL phase process 0,1 or 2, you can set a System Variable which reflects where you're working in a Virtual Machine:


IsVirtualMachine = Utils.IsVirtualMachine()

If IsVirtualMachine <> 0 Then
status = Utils.SetSystemEnvironmentVariable("VIRTUALMACHINE", "true")
Else
status = Utils.SetSystemEnvironmentVariable("VIRTUALMACHINE", "false")
End If


Then if you want to install e.g. VMware Tools in phase 3, only on Virtual Machines, you can add this requirement to the Windows bundle:

Environment Variable Value 'VIRTUALMACHINE' Equal to: true

Doing so, this Windows bundle will only be installed on virtual machines and will be skipped on physical machines.

 

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