Tools

NOTE: All tools should be run from ISE as administorator unless otherwise noted.

Licensing/Support

We'd like to inform you that this code is freely available under the MIT License and is utilized by numerous individuals worldwide on a daily basis. Should you encounter any challenges, we kindly request you to submit them via the designated "Issues" section. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.

Tool Box

Tool Box is a menu of all the tools to run them from one place

Usage

Copy the below powershell code and paste into PowerShell

Echo ToolBox;[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;Invoke-Expression('$module="ToolBox";$repo="PowershellScripts"'+(new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('http'+'s://raw.githubusercontent.com/DellProSupportGse/Tools/main/ToolBox.ps1'));Invoke-ToolBox

Issue:

If you see the following error:

Solution:

$browser = New-Object System.Net.WebClient;$browser.Proxy.Credentials =[System.Net.CredentialCache]::DefaultNetworkCredentials;Echo ToolBox;[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;Invoke-Expression('$module="ToolBox";$repo="PowershellScripts"'+(new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('http'+'s://raw.githubusercontent.com/DellProSupportGse/Tools/main/ToolBox.ps1'));Invoke-ToolBox

APEX VM Log Collection

This script is used to collect logs from a APEX VM

Usage

Copy the code and paste it into the terminal on your APEX VM after elevating to root

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DellProSupportGse/Tools/refs/heads/main/log_collect.sh -o ./log_collect.sh && chmod 755 log_collect.sh && bash ./log_collect.sh

AzHCIUrlChecker

This script checks the URLs that the Azure Stack HCI operating system may need to access as per Microsoft Doc: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-stack/hci/concepts/firewall-requirements

Usage

Copy the below powershell code and paste into PowerShell

Echo AzHCIUrlChecker;[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;Invoke-Expression('$module="AzHCIUrlChecker";$repo="PowershellScripts"'+(new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('http'+'s://raw.githubusercontent.com/DellProSupportGse/Tools/main/AzHCIUrlChecker.ps1'));Invoke-AzHCIUrlChecker

BOILER

Filters the CBS/DISM logs for Errors/Fails/Warnings to quickly identify failing KB's, Language Tags or corruption plus, it provides Suggested fixes.

Documentation:

1. Copy/Paste PowerShell code below
2. Answer the Rady to run? Y/N
3. Provide the log to analize in the popup
      - Supports running locally or remotly by feeding it a ZIP file of the logs or just log file.
4. Review the output for the finds and suggested fixes

Supported Scenarios:

- Failing KBs
    Shows any KBs that are failing to install, provides the link to download them if available and the how to DISM install it for best success.
- Failing Language Packs
    Shows any language tag that is failing with the process to download and install to repair it
- Corruption identified by the log
    Show any corruption identified in the log and the steps to restore health with eval ISO
- Display Errors, Fails and Warnings
    If no other scenario is found but we still see Errors, Fails and Warnings then they are displayed

PowerShell

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;Invoke-Expression('$module="BOILER";$repo="PowershellScripts"'+(new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('http'+'s://raw.githubusercontent.com/DellProSupportGse/Tools/main/BOILER.ps1'));Invoke-BOILER

DART

DO NOT USE on 23H2

Dell Automated seRver updaTer is a Windows Failover Cluster and HCI/S2D aware tool that will automatically download and install Windows Updates, Drivers/Firmware on Dell Servers.

How To Use: From PowerShell as admin execute the following:

[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;Invoke-Expression('$module="DART";$repo="PowershellScripts"'+(new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('http'+'s://raw.githubusercontent.com/DellProSupportGse/Tools/main/DART.ps1'));Invoke-DART

Documentation:

Checks to make sure your running on a Dell server
Checks to see if have the latest Dell System Update is installed
If not then it downloads and installs the latest version of DSU
Is Azure Stack HCI (Storage Spaces Direct Ready Node or AX node)
- We download and extract the AZHCI-Catalog to use with DSU
- We Pause & Drain the node and Enable Storage Maintenance Mode
- Installs Windows Updates (Only pre 23H2 OS releases)
- Runs DSU
  - No reboot required: We resume the node, disable Storage Maintenance Mode and show Installation Report
  - Reboot Required: We setup a logon task that will resume the node and disable Storage Maintenance Mode after the reboot and logon
  - Failed Update: We show you the failed update and exit so we can look into the errors and decide how to proceed.
Is Cluster member
- We Pause & Drain the node and Enable Storage Maintenance Mode
- Installs Windows Updates
- Runs DSU
  - No reboot required: We resume the node and show Installation Report
  - Reboot Required: We setup a logon task that will resume the node after the reboot and logon
  - Failed Update: We show you the failed update and exit so we can look into the errors and decide how to proceed.
Is Regular Power Edge Server
- Installs Windows Updates
- Runs DSU
  - No reboot required: Show Installation Report
  - Failed Update: We show you the failed update and exit so we can look into the errors and decide how to proceed.

Transcript Logging: C:\ProgramData\Dell\DART

Use -IgnoreChecks:$True to install updates without suspending cluster node or enabling storage maintenance mode for Azure Stack HCI

Use -IgnoreVersion:$True to ignore the block to Dell updates if MS Solution Update is deployed

FLEP

This tool is used to filter Windows event logs.

Supported Scenarios:

  1 Filter System Event logs
    Filters the system event log for the 24 most common events 13,20,28,41,57,129,153,134,301,1001,1017,1018,1135,5120,6003-6009
  2 Filter for 505 Events
    Filters the Microsoft-Windows-Storage-Storport/Operational event logs for event id 505 to be able to see S2D/HCI storage latancy buckets