MDT 2010 and Powershell
PowerShell is Microsoft’s replacement for the Commandline and is required in order to create and manipulate a deployment share in MDT 2010. If you have installed MDT 2010 on Wndows Server 2008, when you go to create your Deployment Share you will notice the following message.
A quick online search does not help as PowerShell is not available for download from the Microsoft site for Windows Server 2008. This is because it is included in the OS. Here are the instructions on how to install Powershell so that you may continue your setup of MDT 2010.
1. Click on Start, Server Manager.
2. Click continue on any UAC windows that appar.
3. On the left side of the Server manager, click on Features.
4. Then on the right side of the Server manager, click on Add Features
5. Scroll down to Windows PowerShell, choose it and click Next.
6. You will be presented with the roles, services and features you chose. Notice the warning about the possible need to restart your server. Click Install.
7. When the installation is complete you should be presented with the following message. Click Close.
8. You will now be able to access PowerShell from your Start Menu.
Tags: mdt 2010, powershell, server 2008