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  • File VHDFunctions-psm1.ps1 — part of check-in [dfa4d8e72e] at 2018-06-10 12:57:22 on branch trunk — Here’s several functions for working with VHD’s in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. I’ve been working with PowerShell for about a year and this is my first go at a module. I’m a sysadmin and not a developer so some of my solutions are in that mode of thinking. There’s probably .NET ways to accomplish what I did and I’m certainly open to learning if there’s a better way. I’ve found these functions useful and hopefully someone else out there will too. Enjoy. (user: Rich Kusak size: 16135)

# encoding: ascii
# api: powershell
# title: VHDFunctions.psm1
# description: Here’s several functions for working with VHD’s in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. I’ve been working with PowerShell for about a year and this is my first go at a module. I’m a sysadmin and not a developer so some of my solutions are in that mode of thinking. There’s probably .NET ways to accomplish what I did and I’m certainly open to learning if there’s a better way. I’ve found these functions useful and hopefully someone else out there will too. Enjoy.
# version: 6.1
# type: function
# author: Rich Kusak 
# license: CC0
# function: Dismount-VHD
# x-poshcode-id: 1451
# x-archived: 2016-09-28T06:09:21
# x-published: 2010-11-03T07:01:00
#
#
<#

Name: VHDFunctions.psm1
Author: Rich Kusak (rkusak@cbcag.edu)
Created: 2009-10-23
LastEdit: 2009-11-03 08:57

Included Functions:
	Dismount-VHD
	Initialize-VHD
	Mount-VHD
	New-VHD
	Set-VHDBootConfiguration
	Test-VHD
	
#>

<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Dismount a VHD file from the system.

.DESCRIPTION
	This function wraps the consistancy of PowerShell around the Diskpart utility.
	A Diskpart script is created to automate the dismount (detach) of a VHD file from the system.
	Optionally, the VHD file can be deleted following detachment.
	
.PARAMETER Path
	Specifies the full path to the VHD file.

.PARAMETER Remove
	Removes (deletes) the VHD file after dismounting it.

.PARAMETER NoConfirm
	Supresses the delete confirmation prompt.

.PARAMETER DiskpartScript
	Specifies the path location of the Diskpart script file.
	Default location is $env:SystemDrive
	This file is deleted at the conclusion of the script.

.PARAMETER Rescan
	Instructs Diskpart to rescan the system for available storage resources.
	
.EXAMPLE
	Dismount-VHD -Path C:\test.vhd
	Dismounts the specified VHD file.
	
.EXAMPLE
	Dismount-VHD -Path C:\test.vhd -Remove
	Dismounts the specified VHD file and then deletes it.

.NOTES
	Name: Dismount-VHD.ps1
	Author: Rich Kusak
	Created: 2009-10-22
	LastEdit: 2009-10-26 11:35
	
	#Requires -Version 2.0
#>
function Dismount-VHD {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param (
		[Parameter(Position=0,Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
			[string]$Path,
		[switch]$Remove,
		[switch]$NoConfirm,
		[string]$DiskpartScript = "$env:SystemDrive\DiskpartScript.txt",
		[switch]$Rescan
	)
	
	begin {
		function InvokeDiskpart {
			Diskpart.exe /s $DiskpartScript
		}
		
		function RemoveVHD {
			switch ($NoConfirm) {
				$false {
					## Prompt for confirmation to delete the VHD file ##
					"" ; Write-Warning "Are you sure you want to delete the file ""$Path""?"
					$Prompt = Read-Host "Type ""YES"" to continue or anything else to break"
					if ($Prompt -ceq 'YES') {
						Remove-Item -Path $Path -Force
						"" ; Write-Host "VHD ""$Path"" deleted!" ; ""
					} else {
						"" ; Write-Host "Script terminated without deleting the VHD file." ; ""
					}
				}
				$true {
					## Confirmation prompt suppressed ##
					Remove-Item -Path $Path -Force
					"" ; Write-Host "VHD ""$Path"" deleted!" ; ""
				}
			}
		}
		## Validate Operating System Version ##
		if (Get-WmiObject win32_OperatingSystem -Filter "Version < '6.1'") {throw "The script operation requires at least Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2."}
	}
	process{
	## DiskPart Script Content ## Here-String statement purposefully not indented ##
@"
$(if ($Rescan) {'Rescan'})
Select VDisk File="$Path"`nDetach VDisk
Exit 
"@ | Out-File -FilePath $DiskpartScript -Encoding ASCII -Force
		InvokeDiskpart
	}
	end {
		if ($Remove) {RemoveVHD}
		Remove-Item -Path $DiskpartScript -Force ; ""
	}
}
Export-ModuleMember -Function Dismount-VHD


<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Initialize a VHD by preparing it for use.

.DESCRIPTION
	This function wraps the consistancy of PowerShell around the Diskpart utility.
	A Diskpart script is created to automate initializing a VHD.
	The script creates a partition, assigns a drive letter, and formats a mounted VHD.
	
.PARAMETER Path
	Specifies the full path to the VHD file.

.PARAMETER Drive
	A drive letter to assign to the mounted VHD.
	If not specified the system will auto assign the next available drive letter.

.PARAMETER Label
	A volume label to assign to the mounted VHD.

.PARAMETER DiskpartScript
	Specifies the path location of the Diskpart script file.
	Default location is $env:SystemDrive
	This file is deleted at the conclusion of the script.

.PARAMETER Rescan
	Instructs Diskpart to rescan the system for available storage resources.

.EXAMPLE
	Initialize-VHD C:\test.vhd X: TestVHD
	Initializes the VHD at path C:\test.vhd assign it to drive letter X: and give it the volume label "TestVHD".

.NOTES
	Name: Initialize-VHD
	Author:	Rich Kusak
	Created: 2009-10-22
	LastEdit: 2009-10-26 15:11
	
	#Requires -Version 2.0
#>
function Initialize-VHD {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param (
		[Parameter(Position=0,Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
			[string]$Path,
		[Parameter(Position=1,Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
			[string]$Drive,
		[Parameter(Position=2,Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
			[string]$Label,
		[Parameter(Position=3,Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
			[string]$DiskpartScript = "$env:SystemDrive\DiskpartScript.txt",
		[switch]$NoConfirm,
		[switch]$Rescan
	)
	
	begin {
		function InvokeDiskpart {
			Diskpart.exe /s $DiskpartScript
		}
	
		## Validate Operating System Version ##
		if (Get-WmiObject win32_OperatingSystem -Filter "Version < '6.1'") {throw "The script operation requires at least Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2."}
		## Validate -Drive parameter ##
		if ($Drive) {
			$Reserved = @('A:','B:','C:')
			$Reserved += (Get-WmiObject win32_LogicalDisk -Property DeviceID | ForEach-Object {$_.DeviceID})
			switch ($Drive) {
				{($_ -notmatch "^[a-z]$") -and ($_ -notmatch "^[a-z]:$")} {throw "The drive letter ""$_"" is invalid."}
				{$_ -notmatch ":"} {$Drive += ":"}
				{$Reserved -contains $Drive} {throw "The drive letter ""$_"" is reserved."}
			}
		}
		if (!$NoConfirm) {
			"" ; Write-Warning "The VHD ""$Path"" is about to initialized. Any existing data will be destroyed!`nAre you sure you want to continue?" ; ""
			$Prompt = Read-Host "Type ""YES"" to continue or anything else to break"
			if ($Prompt -cne 'YES') {Write-Host "Function terminated by user."; "" ; break}
		}
	}
	process {
		## Diskpart Script Content ## Here-String statement purposefully not indented ##
@"
$(if ($Rescan) {'Rescan'})
Select VDisk File="$Path"
Clean
Create Partition Primary
Format Quick FS=NTFS $(if ($Label) {"Label=""$Label"""})
$(if ($Drive) {"Assign Letter=$Drive"} else {'Assign'})
Detail VDisk
Exit
"@ | Out-File -FilePath $DiskpartScript -Encoding ASCII -Force
	}
	end {
		InvokeDiskpart
		Remove-Item -Path $DiskpartScript -Force ; ""
		Write-Host "The VHD ""$Path"" has been successfully initialized." ; ""
	}
}
Export-ModuleMember -Function Initialize-VHD


<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Mount a VHD to the system.

.DESCRIPTION
	This function wraps the consistancy of PowerShell around the Diskpart utility.
	A Diskpart script is created to automate mounting (attach) a VHD file to the system.
	
.PARAMETER Path
	Specifies the full path to the VHD file.
	
.PARAMETER DiskpartScript
	Specifies the path location of the Diskpart script file.
	Default location is $env:SystemDrive
	This file is deleted at the conclusion of the script.

.PARAMETER Rescan
	Instructs Diskpart to rescan the system for available storage resources.

.NOTES
	Name: Mount-VHD.ps1
	Author: Rich Kusak
	Created: 2009-10-22
	LastEdit: 2009-10-26 09:25
	
	#Requires -Version 2.0
#>
function Mount-VHD {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param (
		[Parameter(Position=0,Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
			[string]$Path,
		[string]$DiskpartScript = "$env:SystemDrive\DiskpartScript.txt",
		[switch]$Rescan
	)
	
	begin {
		function InvokeDiskpart {
			Diskpart.exe /s $DiskpartScript
		}
		## Validate Operating System Version ##
		if (Get-WmiObject win32_OperatingSystem -Filter "Version < '6.1'") {throw "The script operation requires at least Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2."}
	}
	process{
		## Diskpart Script Content ## Here-String statement purposefully not indented ##
@"
$(if ($Rescan) {'Rescan'})
Select VDisk File="$Path"`nAttach VDisk
Exit 
"@ | Out-File -FilePath $DiskpartScript -Encoding ASCII -Force
		InvokeDiskpart
	}
	end {
		Remove-Item -Path $DiskpartScript -Force ; ""
		Write-Host "The VHD ""$Path"" has been successfully mounted." ; ""
	}
}
Export-ModuleMember -Function Mount-VHD


<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Create a new VHD file.

.DESCRIPTION
	This function wraps the consistancy of PowerShell around the Diskpart utility.
	A Diskpart script is created to automate the creation of the VHD.
	Optionally, the VHD can be mounted immediately following the creation process.
	
.PARAMETER Path
	Specifies the full path to the VHD file.
	
.PARAMETER Maximum
	The maximum space allocated for the VHD to use.

.PARAMETER Fixed
	Creates a fixed disk VHD file. By default a dynamically expanding VHD file is created.
	
.PARAMETER Mount
	Mount (attach) the VHD to the system making it available to Windows.

.PARAMETER Prepare
	Prepares the VHD for use by partitioning and mounting (attach) the VHD to the system making it available to Windows.

.PARAMETER NoConfirm
	Supresses the maximum validation warning confirmation prompt.
	
.PARAMETER DiskpartScript
	Specifies the path location of the Diskpart script file.
	Default location is $env:SystemDrive
	This file is deleted at the conclusion of the script.

.PARAMETER Rescan
	Instructs Diskpart to rescan the system for available storage resources.

.NOTES
	Name: New-VHD
	Author: Rich Kusak
	Created: 2009-05-27
	LastEdit: 2009-10-26 10:06
	
	#Requires -Version 2.0
#>
function New-VHD {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param (
		[Parameter(Position=0,Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
			[string]$Path,
		[Parameter(Position=1,Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
			[int]$Maximum,
		[switch]$Fixed,
		[switch]$Mount,
		[switch]$NoConfirm,
		[string]$DiskpartScript = "$env:SystemDrive\DiskpartScript.txt",
		[switch]$Rescan
	)
	
	begin {
		function InvokeDiskpart {
			Diskpart.exe /s $DiskpartScript
		}
		function TestMaximum {
			## Validates the -Maximum parameter against the specified disk's available space ##
			$Drive = Split-Path $Path -Qualifier
			$LogicalDisk = Get-WmiObject win32_LogicalDisk -Filter "DeviceID = '$Drive'"
			$FreeSpace = [math]::Truncate(($LogicalDisk.FreeSpace)/1MB)
			$Percent = [math]::Round(($Maximum/$FreeSpace)*100,0)
			switch ($Maximum) {
				{$_ -gt 2088960} {throw "The -Maximum parameter value ""$Maximum"" exceeds the allowable VHD size."}
				{$_ -ge $FreeSpace -and $Fixed} {throw "The -Maximum parameter value ""$Maximum"" exceeds available disk space."}
				{$_ -ge $FreeSpace} {
					"" ; Write-Warning "The VHD maximum size exceeds available disk space."
					if (!$NoConfirm) {
						Write-Host "Are you sure you want to continue?"
						$Prompt = Read-Host "Type ""YES"" to continue or anything else to break"
						if ($Prompt -cne 'YES') {
							"" ; Write-Host "Script terminiated by user." ; ""
							return
						}
					}
				}
				{$Percent -ge 80} {
					"" ; Write-Warning "The VHD maximum size is $Percent% of the available disk space."
					if (!$NoConfirm) {
						Write-Host "Are you sure you want to continue?"
						$Prompt = Read-Host "Type ""YES"" to continue or anything else to break"
						if ($Prompt -cne 'YES') {
							"" ; Write-Host "Script terminiated by user." ; ""
							return
						}
					}
				}
			}
			## Validate Operating System Version ##
			if (Get-WmiObject win32_OperatingSystem -Filter "Version < '6.1'") {throw "The script operation requires at least Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2."}
		}
	}
	process {
		TestMaximum
		## Diskpart Script Content ## Here-String statement purposefully not indented ##
@"
$(if ($Rescan) {'Rescan'})
Create VDisk File="$Path" Maximum=$Maximum $(if ($Fixed) {'Type=Fixed'} else {'Type=Expandable'})
$(if ($Mount) {"Select VDisk File=""$Path""`nAttach VDisk"})
Exit 
"@ | Out-File -FilePath $DiskpartScript -Encoding ASCII -Force
		InvokeDiskpart
	}
	end {
		Remove-Item -Path $DiskpartScript -Force ; ""
		Write-Host "A new VHD has been created at ""$Path""." ; ""
		if ($Mount) {Write-Host "The VHD has been successfully mounted." ; ""}
	}
}
Export-ModuleMember -Function New-VHD


<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Set the system boot configuration to boot from a VHD.

.DESCRIPTION
	This function wraps the consistancy of PowerShell around the BCDEdit tool.
	The Boot Configuration DataStore Editor (BCDEdit) is used to set the necessary
	boot configuration entry to optionally boot to a VHD during startup.
	
.PARAMETER Path
	Specifies the full path to the VHD file.

.PARAMETER Description
	Description for the boot configuration entry.
	
.EXAMPLE
	Set-VHDBootConfiguration	

.NOTES
	Name: Set-VHDBootConfiguration
	Author: Rich Kusak
	Created: 2009-10-22
	LastEdit: 2009-10-26 10:14
	
	#Requires -Version 2.0
#>
function Set-VHDBootConfiguration {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param (
		[Parameter(Position=0,Mandatory=$true)]
			[string]$Path,
		[Parameter(Position=1,Mandatory=$true)]
			[string]$Description
	)
	
	begin {
		if (!(Test-Path -Path $Path -Include "*.vhd")) {throw "The path ""$Path"" is invalid or does not contain a VHD file."}
		$Drive = Split-Path -Path $Path -Qualifier
		$UnQualifiedPath = Split-Path -Path $Path -NoQualifier
	}
	process {
		## Use BCDEdit to set the VHD boot configuration entry ##
		$Copy = bcdedit /copy '{current}' /d $Description
		$CLSID = $Copy | ForEach-Object {$_.Remove(0,37).Replace(".","")} 
		bcdedit /set $CLSID device vhd=[$Drive]""$UnQualifiedPath""
		bcdedit /set $CLSID osdevice vhd=[$Drive]""$UnQualifiedPath""
		bcdedit /set $CLSID detecthal on
		New-Object PSObject | Add-Member -MemberType NoteProperty -Name 'Identifier' -Value $CLSID -PassThru |
	}
	end {
		Write-Host "The VHD ""$Path"" has been prepared for boot operation." ; ""
	}
}
Export-ModuleMember -Function Set-VHDBootConfiguration


<#
.SYNOPSIS
	Test a VHD.

.DESCRIPTION
	This script wraps the consistancy of PowerShell around the Diskpart utility.
	A Diskpart script is created to return the details of the VHD (VDisk).
	
.PARAMETER Path
	Specifies the full path to the VHD file.

.PARAMETER DiskpartScript
	Specifies the path location of the Diskpart script file.
	Default location is $env:SystemDrive
	This file is deleted at the conclusion of the script.

.PARAMETER Rescan
	Instructs Diskpart to rescan the system for available storage resources.

.NOTES
	Name: Test-VHD.ps1
	Author: Rich Kusak
	Created: 2009-10-23
	LastEdit: 2009-11-03 08:55
	
	#Requires -Version 2.0
#>
function Test-VHD {
	[CmdletBinding()]
	param (
		[Parameter(Position=0,Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
			[string]$Path,
		[Parameter(Position=1,Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
			[string]$DiskpartScript = "$env:SystemDrive\DiskpartScript.txt",
		[switch]$Rescan
	)

	begin {
		function InvokeDiskpart {
			Diskpart.exe /s $DiskpartScript
		}
		## Validate Operating System Version ##
		if (Get-WmiObject win32_OperatingSystem -Filter "Version < '6.1'") {throw "The script operation requires at least Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2."}
		## Validate the -Path parameter ##
		if (!(Test-Path -Path $Path -Include "*.vhd")) {throw "The path ""$Path"" is not valid or does not contain a VHD file."}
	}
	process {
@"
Select VDisk File="$Path"
Detail VDisk
"@ | Out-File -FilePath $DiskpartScript -Encoding ASCII -Force
		InvokeDiskpart
	}
	end {
		Remove-Item -Path $DiskpartScript -Force ; ""
	}
}
Export-ModuleMember -Function Test-VHD