New-CMTSStepConnectNetworkFolder
Create a Connect To Network Folder step, which you can add to a task sequence.
Syntax
New-CMTSStepConnectNetworkFolder
[-Drive <String>]
-Path <String>
-UserName <String>
[-UserPassword <SecureString>]
[-Condition <IResultObject[]>]
[-ContinueOnError]
[-Description <String>]
[-Disable]
-Name <String>
[-DisableWildcardHandling]
[-ForceWildcardHandling]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
This cmdlet creates a new Connect To Network Folder step object. Then use the Add-CMTaskSequenceStep cmdlet to add the step to a task sequence. For more information on this step, see About task sequence steps: Connect To Network Folder.
Note
Run Configuration Manager cmdlets from the Configuration Manager site drive, for example PS XYZ:\>. For more information, see getting started.
Examples
Example 1
This example first uses the ConvertTo-SecureString built-in cmdlet to create a secure string for the user password. This method is used here as a simple example, but not the most secure since the plain text password is in the script. For more information on this cmdlet and other options, see ConvertTo-SecureString.
The next line creates an object for the Connect To Network Folder step, which connects the Z: drive to a network share as the _osdnetfolder service account.
It then gets a task sequence object, and adds this new step to the task sequence at index 11.
$Secure_String_Pwd = ConvertTo-SecureString "P@ssW0rD!" -AsPlainText -Force
$step = New-CMTSStepConnectNetworkFolder -Name "Connect To Network Folder" -Drive "Z:" -Path "\\server\share$" -UserName "contoso\_osdnetfolder" -UserPassword $Secure_String_Pwd
$tsNameOsd = "Default OS deployment"
$tsOsd = Get-CMTaskSequence -Name $tsNameOsd -Fast
$tsOsd | Add-CMTaskSequenceStep -Step $step -InsertStepStartIndex 11Parameters
-Condition
Specify a condition object to use with this step. To get this object, use one of the task sequence condition cmdlets. For example, Get-CMTSStepConditionVariable.
| Type: | IResultObject[] |
| Aliases: | Conditions |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ContinueOnError
Add this parameter to enable the step option Continue on error. When you enable this option, if the step fails, the task sequence continues.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Description
Specify an optional description for this task sequence step.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Disable
Add this parameter to disable this task sequence step.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | DisableThisStep |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DisableWildcardHandling
This parameter treats wildcard characters as literal character values. You can't combine it with ForceWildcardHandling.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Drive
Specify the local drive letter to assign for this connection.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | DriveLetter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ForceWildcardHandling
This parameter processes wildcard characters and may lead to unexpected behavior (not recommended). You can't combine it with DisableWildcardHandling.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specify a name for this step to identify it in the task sequence.
| Type: | String |
| Aliases: | StepName |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Path
Specify the network folder path. Use the format \\server\share.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-UserName
Specify the user account with permissions to connect to this network folder. Also use the UserPassword parameter.
For more information on this account, see the task sequence network folder connection account.
| Type: | String |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-UserPassword
Specify the password for the UserName.
| Type: | SecureString |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet doesn't run.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
None
Outputs
IResultObject
Notes
For more information on this return object and its properties, see SMS_TaskSequence_ConnectNetworkFolderAction server WMI class.