Powershell Remote Installation Module for Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

How it works

Powershell RIM extends the functionality of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit and allows remote installation of Windows applications to Windows clients. The applications are maintained in MDT and can be used for installation in MDT as well as for remote installation with Powershell RIM.

Powershell RIM is based on WinRM for remote execution. To work around the Kerberos double-hop problem, all files needed for the installation are copied to the client. This is done via the administrative share C$

After remote execution, the previously copied files are automatically deleted.

Installation

To install Powershell RIM, download both the Manifest (rim.psd1) and the Module File (rim.psm1). Use:
Import-Module rim.psd1
to import the module into Powershell.

Use
Set-MdtDeploymentShare -DeploymentShare "\\DEPLOYMENTSERVER\DEPLOYMENTSHARE$"
to define your default Deployment Share.

Usage

Powershell RIM integrates into MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) and uses a common application database. The Get-MdtApplications Cmdlet can be used to list all exising applications inside a Deployment Share. For more information about this Cmdlet, use:
Get-Help Get-MdtApplications

For a nice overview of all your applications (as shown in the screenshot below), use:
Get-MdtApplications | Sort-Object ApplicationName | Format-Table

Use the Install-MdtApplications Cmdlet to install one or many applications to one or multiple Windows Clients. For more information about this Cmdlet, use:
Get-Help Install-MdtApplications

Use the -Concurrent switch to install applications on multiple devices simultaniously.

Improvements

If you found a bug or have an idea to improve Powershell RIM, I am happy to hear from you: joel@simplywing.ch