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Can I specify a custom Drive Mapping in the CustomSettings.ini ?

Answered Can I specify a custom Drive Mapping in the CustomSettings.ini ?

  • Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:06 PM
     
     
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    Can I specify a custom Drive Mapping in the CustomSettings.ini ?
     

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  • Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:10 PM
     
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    Nope, but it's easy to do.

    I posted one solution here - http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/mdt/thread/2ad9cce4-9e5f-43db-b7d2-2d3268fd58ef/#c11d3f6a-9f7e-4317-b845-34970df0d7aa


    Create the script below and call it with the command line cscript %scriptroot%\ZTIMapDrive.wsf /DriveToMap:"\\server\path"


    <job id="ZTIMapDrive">
    <script language="VBScript" src="ZTIUtility.vbs"/>
    <script language="VBScript">

' // ***************************************************************************
' //
' // Andrew Paterson 02/06/2012
' //
' // Microsoft Deployment Toolkit Solution Accelerator
' //
' // File:      
' //
' // Version:   1
' //
' // Purpose:   
' //
' // Usage:     
' //         
' //
' // ***************************************************************************

Option Explicit
RunNewInstance


'//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
'//  Global Constants
'//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

' No global constants needed


'//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
'//  Main Class
'//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Class ZTIMapDrive

    '//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '//  Class instance variable declarations
    '//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Dim iRetVal


    '//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '//  Constructor to initialize needed global objects
    '//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Private Sub Class_Initialize

    End Sub


    '//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    '//  Main routine
    '//----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Function Main

oUtility.ValidateConnectionEx oEnvironment.Item("DriveToMap"), True




    End Function

End Class

    </script>
</job>




    • Marked As Answer by TheSuperman76 Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:30 PM
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  • Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:30 PM
     
     
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    Thanks, I'll try that.
     
  • Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:47 PM
     
     
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    Can I assume that this part:   /DriveToMap:\\server\path  cannot be a DFS share?  We use them exclusively in our company so it'd sure be nice to map a drive (several, actually) within a TS.


    Mike

    south-central Nebraska

     
  • Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:58 PM
     
     
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    Can I assume that this part:   /DriveToMap:\\server\path  cannot be a DFS share?  We use them exclusively in our company so it'd sure be nice to map a drive (several, actually) within a TS.


    Mike

    south-central Nebraska

    I have to admit that I've not tried a DFS share as I don't have one to hand. On the face of it I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work, but without trying there's no guarantee.

    I'd suggest giving it a shot yourself, it should only take 2 or 3 minutes to do from the time you read this, you don't need to run it through a TS or anything, just treat it as a standalone script as a first test.

     
  • Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:05 PM
     
     
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    Well, I've never scripted so I really hesitate to try.  My reason for asking was that a reply to another recent post on this forum said that a DFS-R domain-based namespace couldn't be used as a network resource to install apps from; it had to be server-based. 


    Mike

    south-central Nebraska

     
  • Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:24 PM
     
     
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    Well I'm in no position to argue that it is supported/will work although I am curious now. I've had a look in the help and can see references to replication but not the namespaces so I can't see where it say's its explicitly not supported.

    On the other hand, mapping a drive (which is what this is discussing) isn't the same as hosting a deployment share and building from it so I'd say to try it out and see what happens. You really don't have to worry about the scripting, it's just a matter of copying some text into notepad then saving it then running a command line.

     
  • Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:30 PM
     
     
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    Thanks, I think I'll give it a try.  What you say makes sense.


    Mike

    south-central Nebraska