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[/ID:<UUID | MAC address>]
Specifies either the GUID/UUID or the MAC address of the computer. This value must be in one of the following three formats:- Binary string: /ID:ACEFA3E81F20694E953EB2DAA1E8B1B6- GUID/UUID string: /ID:E8A3EFAC-201F-4E69-953E-B2DAA1E8B1B6- MAC address: 00B056882FDC (no dashes) or 00-B0-56-88-2F-DC (with dashes)
[/ReferralServer:<Server name>]
Specifies the name of the server to be contacted to download the network boot program and boot image using Trivial File Transfer Protocol (tftp).
[/BootProgram:<Relative path>]
Specifies the relative path from the remoteInstall folder to the network boot program that the specified computer will receive. For example: boot\x86\pxeboot.com
[/WdsClientUnattend:<Relative path>]
Specifies the relative path from the remoteInstall folder to the unattend file that automates the installation screens for the Windows Deployment Services client.
[/User:<Domain\User | User@Domain>]
Sets permissions on the computer account object to give the specified user the necessary rights to join the computer to the domain.
[/JoinRights:{JoinOnly | Full}]
Specifies the type of rights to be assigned to the user.- JoinOnly requires the administrator to reset the computer account before the user can join the computer to the domain.- Full gives full access to the user, including the right to join the computer to the domain.
[/JoinDomain:{Yes | No}]
Specifies whether or not the computer should be joined to the domain as this computer account during a Windows Deployment Services installation. The default setting is Yes.
[/BootImagepath:<Relative path>]
Specifies the relative path from the remoteInstall folder to the boot image that the computer will use.
[/Domain:<Domain>]
Specifies the domain to be searched for the prestaged computer. The default value is the local domain.
[/resetAccount]
resets the permissions on the specified computer so that anyone with the appropriate permissions can join the domain by using this account.
- Binary string: /ID:ACEFA3E81F20694E953EB2DAA1E8B1B6- GUID/UUID string: /ID:E8A3EFAC-201F-4E69-953E-B2DAA1E8B1B6- MAC address: 00B056882FDC (no dashes) or 00-B0-56-88-2F-DC (with dashes)
- JoinOnly requires the administrator to reset the computer account before the user can join the computer to the domain.- Full gives full access to the user, including the right to join the computer to the domain.
Examples
To set the network boot program and referral server for a computer, type:
wdsutil /Set-Device /Device:computer1 /ReferralServer:MyWDSServer
/BootProgram:boot\x86\pxeboot.n12
To set various settings for a computer, type:
wdsutil /verbose /Set-Device /Device:computer2 /ID:00-B0-56-88-2F-DC /WdsClientUnattend:WDSClientUnattend\unattend.xml
/User:Domain\user /JoinRights:JoinOnly /JoinDomain:No /BootImagepath:boot\x86\images\boot.wim /Domain:NorthAmerica /resetAccount
Subcommand: set-DriverGroup
Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012
Sets the properties of an existing driver group on a server.
Syntax
wdsutil /Set-DriverGroup /DriverGroup:<Group Name> [/Server:<Server Name>] [/Name:<New Group Name>] [/Enabled:{Yes | No}] [/Applicability:{Matched | All}]
Parameters
Parameter
Description
/DriverGroup:<Group Name>
Specifies the name of the driver group.
[/Server:<Server name>]
Specifies the name of the server. This can be the NetBIOS name or the FQDN. If a server name is not specified, the local server is used.
[/Name:<New Group Name>]
Specifies the new name for the driver group.
[/Enabled:{Yes | No}
Enables or disables the driver group.
[/Applicability:{Matched | All}]
Specifies which packages to install if the filter criteria is met. Matched means install only the driver packages that match a client s hardware. All means install all packages to clients regardless of their hardware.
Examples
To set the properties for a driver group, type one of the following:
wdsutil /Set-DriverGroup /DriverGroup:printerdrivers /Enabled:Yes
wdsutil /Set-DriverGroup /DriverGroup:printerdrivers /Name:colorprinterdrivers /Applicability:All
Subcommand: set-DriverGroupFilter
Adds or removes an existing driver group filter from a driver group.
Syntax
wdsutil /Set-DriverGroupFilter /DriverGroup:<Group Name> [/Server:<Server name>] /FilterType:<Filter Type> [/Policy:{Include | Exclude}] [/AddValue:<Value> [/AddValue:<Value> ...]] [/RemoveValue:<Value> [/RemoveValue:<Value> ...]]
Parameters
Parameter