The Toolbox

The Toolbox is a catch all for my miscellaneous functions.

Module Overview

• Active Directory
  • Test-ADComputer - Returns online/offline status of AD computers.
  • Update-UPN - Updates the UserPrincipleName for a selection of AD users.
• Desired State Configuration
  • Compile-DSCConfiguration - Compiles your DSC configuration MOFs and copies them to your pull server.
• Exchange
  • Remove-AutoMapping - Removes automapped Exchange 2013 mailboxes from Outlook while preserving the underlying access rights.
• Utilities
  • Get-FreeSpace - Displays available free space on local and remote computers.
  • Get-LastUpdate - Gets the last update installed on a computer.
  • Get-LoggedOnUser - Gets the current logged on user account.
  • Get-PublicIP - A simple function that returns your public IP.
  • Get-SysInfo - Gathers local and/or remote system information.
  • New-Password - Generates a random password using ASCII printable characters.
  • Test-Service - Tests and corrects the status of a service.
  • Update-ComputerDescription - Updates the description of specified remote computers.
• VMware
  • Create-VM - Creates a VMware virtual machine based on environment specific values.
  • Map-Datastore - Maps a VMware datastore to a PSDrive.
  • Upgrade-VM - Upgrades a VM's hardware version and/or VM Tools if needed.