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Automatically configuring the ConfigMgr console for MDT 2012

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As part of the MDT installation process, you need to run the “Configure ConfgMgr Integration” wizard to add the MDT components into the ConfigMgr console and database.  But what if you want to automate that process?  Fortunately, that’s pretty easy to do using PowerShell, as the integration process really just copies some files around.

See below for the attached PowerShell script, which performs the following tasks:

  • Locates the MDT installation directory.
  • Attempts to find the ConfigMgr 2007 console’s installation directory.  If found, copy files and folders from the MDT installation directory to that location.
  • Attempts to find the ConfigMgr 2012 console’s installation directory.  If found, copy files and folders from the MDT installation directory to that location.

So there’s not much to it.  Note that the wizard does a couple of additional tasks that aren’t covered by this script:

  • Add the MDT task sequence actions into the ConfigMgr database.  This is done by editing a MOF file to specify the site server name and site code, and then compiling that MOF.  This process just needs to be done once, generally at the top-level site only.  It’s easy enough to do this one-time operation manually (using an account that has full permissions to the site server), so no real need to automate it.
  • Remove the MDT extensions from an existing ConfigMgr console.  This is left as an exercise for the reader:  Instead of copying the files to the ConfigMgr console directory, you just need to remove them.

Make sure you run this script from an elevated PowerShell session, and also make sure that PowerShell scripting has been enabled using something like “set-executionpolicy bypass”.

ConfigureConfigMgrIntegration.ps1

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  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
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  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    Nice script. As BvZanten comments, the are some issues with the missing "Create MDT task sequence".
    Any chance you'll post a version of the script for MDT 2013 and ConfigMgr 2012 R2. Thanks!

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    thanks

  • Anonymous
    January 01, 2003
    This is what I've got to do for some easier applications right now.

  • Anonymous
    June 26, 2014
    Thanks Michael, I was looking for this. I'd found out the copy myself using compare, but still I think something is missing, maybe a dll registration or else.. The point is: I am missing toolbar icons, and probably more... When I open the SCCM console and goto Software Library - Operating Systems - Task sequences I don't see 'create MDT Task sequence' using the above powershell method. If I use the wizard to add integration the toolbar IS changed !

  • Anonymous
    November 05, 2014
    Some more investigation and I just had to compile the MOF file by using MOFCOMP to have a fully automated MDT integration.
    Thanks again for sharing the Script 

  • Anonymous
    March 15, 2016
    Just installed and configured MDT on my SCCM 2012 R2 CU3 server. When viewing Task Sequences in the console on the server I can see MDT options. However, I CANNOT see MDT options when viewing Task Sequences on the console on my workstation. Anybody else experience this?