The Set-WdsInstallImage cmdlet modifies the properties of an install image in the Windows Deployment Services image store.
Use this cmdlet to do any of the following:
Change the name of an install image.
Change the description of an install image.
Set the display order of an install image in the image menu.
Specify an answer file for unattended setup of an install image.
Set permissions for users or groups to access the image.
When you work with multicast transmissions that use an install image as content, you can:
Create and name an AutoCast transmission.
Create and name a ScheduledCast transmission which starts when a preset number of clients are ready to start, at a specific time, or both.
Create a manually started ScheduledCast transmission.
Start a ScheduledCast transmission.
Stop a multicast transmission in progress, and then either disconnect clients immediately, or allow for them to finish, but not allow for any new clients to join.
An AutoCast transmission is a multicast transmission.
When a client requests an install image, the multicast transmission starts.
Clients that request the same image are joined to the multicast transmission.
A ScheduledCast transmission is a multicast transmission.
When a specified number of clients request an image, or a specified time of day is reached, the multicast transmission starts.
If you do not specify either of these conditions, you must manually start the transmission.
Specify the install image by using the image name and image group name.
If the image name and image group name do not uniquely identify the install image, specify the file name.
This command stops a multicast transmission for an install image.
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job.
Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command prompt.
You can continue to work in the session while the job completes.
To manage the job, use the *-Job cmdlets.
To get the job results, use the Receive-Job cmdlet.
For more information about Windows PowerShell® background jobs, see about_Jobs.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer.
Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet.
The default is the current session on the local computer.
Parameter properties
Type:
CimSession[]
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Aliases:
Session
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ClientCount
Specifies the number of clients that must connect to a transmission.
If you also specify the MulticastTransmission parameter, the client count specifies the number of clients that must connect to the ScheduledCast transmission for it to begin.
Use the StartScheduledCast parameter to begin a transmission before reaching the client count.
If you specify the ClientCount parameter and the StartTime parameter, the transmission starts when either a sufficient number of clients have connected or at the time specified by the StartTime parameter.
You may not specify this parameter together with the ManualStart parameter.
Parameter properties
Type:
UInt32
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
AutoStart
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-DisplayOrder
Specifies the order in which images appear in the boot menu on Pre-Boot Execution Environment (PXE) clients.
The menu lists the boot images in ascending order, smallest number to largest number.
Parameter properties
Type:
UInt32
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-FileName
Specifies a file name.
This is the file name of the install image.
Use this parameter to specify the file name for the install image if the install image name does not uniquely identify the image.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Force
Indicates that the cmdlet disconnects any clients currently connected to the multicast transmission.
If you do not specify this parameter for an AutoCast transmission, existing clients finish receiving the content, but no new clients join.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
StopTransmission
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ImageGroup
Specifies the name of an image group.
This image group contains the image to modify.
If you do not specify an image group, and only one image group exists on the server, the cmdlet uses that image group by default.
If more than one image group exists on the server, you must specify the image group.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ImageName
Specifies the name of an image.
This is the name of the image to modify.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
True
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ManualStart
Indicates that the transmission uses a manual start.
If you also specify the MulticastTransmission parameter, the cmdlet creates a ScheduledCast transmission that does not begin until a StartScheduledCast command is given.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
ManualStart
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-Multicast
Indicates that the cmdlet enables an AutoCast transmission on the image.
If you do not specify a name by using the TransmissionName parameter, the multicast transmission uses the image name
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
ManualStart
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
AutoStart
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-NewDescription
Specifies a new description for the install image to create in the set operation.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-NewImageName
Specifies a new name for the image file to create in the set operation.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-OverwriteUnattend
Indicates that the cmdlet can overwrite an existing answer file.
If you specify the UnattendFile parameter, the cmdlet overwrites an existing answer file associated with the image.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-StartScheduledCast
Indicates that the cmdlet enables and starts a ScheduledCast transmission on the image.
If there are no clients connected to the transmission, the transmission does not start.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
StartTransmission
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-StartTime
Specifies a day and time, in MM/DD/YYYY.hh:mm:ss format, that denotes the start time.
If you specify the MulticastTransmission parameter, this parameter denotes the time the ScheduledCast transmission starts.
The StartScheduledCast command can start a transmission before reaching the client count.
If you specify both the StartTime parameter and the ClientCount parameter, the transmission starts when either a sufficient number of clients connect, or the time specified in this parameter is reached.
Do not specify this parameter together with the ManualStart parameter.
Parameter properties
Type:
DateTime
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
AutoStart
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-StopMulticastTransmission
Indicates that Windows Deployment Services stop the multicast transmission of the image.
If you specify the Force parameter, the cmdlet disconnects any clients connected to the multicast transmission.
If you do not specify the Force parameter, and the transmission is autocast, current clients finish receiving the content, but no additional clients can join the transmission.
Parameter properties
Type:
SwitchParameter
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
StopTransmission
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
True
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet.
If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer.
The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
Parameter properties
Type:
Int32
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-TransmissionName
Specifies a name for the multicast transmission.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
ManualStart
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
AutoStart
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-UnattendFile
Specifies the full path for the answer file associated with the image.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
-UserFilter
Specifies the access controls on the image, in Security Descriptor Definition Language (SDDL) format.
To restrict access to the file resources, and access to all images in an image group, set access controls on the image group itself.
Parameter properties
Type:
String
Default value:
None
Supports wildcards:
False
DontShow:
False
Parameter sets
(All)
Position:
Named
Mandatory:
False
Value from pipeline:
False
Value from pipeline by property name:
False
Value from remaining arguments:
False
CommonParameters
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
-InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable,
-ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters.