BradyDonovan / PowerBIOS

PowerBIOS - A PowerShell module for the management Mike Terrill's dynamic BIOS update system.

PowerBIOS

PowerBIOS is a PowerShell module that enables administration of a dynamic BIOS update system, designed by Mike Terrill, for use by OSD teams.

What dynamic BIOS update system?

See here and here.

Installation instructions

Import-Module C:\Path\To\Module\PowerBIOS.psm1
Set-PowerBIOSSettings -DatabaseServer "hostname.of.db.server.domain" -DBName "BIOS_Database" -NetworkLibrary dbmssocn -SiteServer "hostname.of.sccm.server.domain" -SCCMSiteCode CM1

How do I use PowerBIOS?

PowerBIOS has standard PowerShell cmdlets for creating, removing, updating, and deleting dynamic BIOS update packages. They are implemented via:

• New-BIOSPackage
• Get-BIOSPackage
• Update-BIOSPackage
• Remove-BIOSPackage

New-BIOSPackage

Example Usage

New-BIOSPackage -Make Dell -Model 7520 -TARGETBIOSDATE 20180101 -FLASHBIOSCMD FlashBios.cmd -BIOSContentPath \\path\to\folder\containing\files -Version 1.0.0

Parameters Explanation

Parameter	Definition
Make	The Make of device (Dell, Lenovo, etc)
Model	The Model of the device (7520, X1 Carbon, etc)
TARGETBIOSDATE	Date of the BIOS update. The update will run if the installed version is behind this date. Format: yyyyddMM
FLASHBIOSCMD	Command to run for BIOS flashing.
BIOSCONTENTPATH	Path to folder containing BIOS update binaries. UNC paths only.
Version	Version of update (for the package in SCCM)

Synopsis

Use the below command for further information.

Get-Help New-BIOSPackage -Full

Get-BIOSPackage

Example Usage

Get-BIOSPackage -PackageID CM000000

Parameter Explanation

Parameter	Definition
PackageID	PackageID to search SCCM for.

Synopsis

Use the below command for further information.

Get-Help New-BIOSPackage -Full

Update-BIOSPackage

Example Usage

Update-BIOSPackage -packageID CM000000 -newPackageID CM000001 -newFlashBiosCMD FlashBios.bat -newTargetBiosDate 20180102

Parameters Explanation

Parameter	Definition
packageID	Target package to update.
newPackageID	Set a new package ID if applicable.
newFlashBiosCMD	Set a new FLASHBIOSCMD if applicable.
newTargetBiosDate	Set a new TARGETBIOSDATE if applicable. Format: yyyyddMM

Synopsis

Use the below command for further information.

Get-Help Update-BIOSPackage -Full

Remove-BIOSPackage

Example Usage

Remove-BIOSPackage -packageID CM000001
Remove-BIOSPackage -Make Dell -Model 7520

Parameters Explanation

Parameter	Definition
PackageID	PackageID to remove.
Make	Make of BIOS package to remove (goes with Model).
Model	Model of BIOS package to remove (goes with Make).

Synopsis

Use the below command for further information.

Get-Help Remove-BIOSPackage -Full