Import-WdsDriverPackage
Import-WdsDriverPackage
Imports a driver package into the Windows Deployment Services driver store.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Import0
Import-WdsDriverPackage -Path <String> [-Architecture <Architecture> ] [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession[]> ] [-DisplayName <String> ] [-GroupName <String> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Import-WdsDriverPackage cmdlet imports a driver package into the Windows Deployment Services driver store. Specify the .inf file for the driver package to import.
You can specify a display name for the driver package. You can assign it to a driver group. If you want to assign a driver package to a group at a later time, use the Add-WdsDriverPackage cmdlet. A client must have access to at least one group that a driver package belongs to in order to install it.
If the package contains drivers for multiple architectures, you can specify a single architecture. If you do not specify an architecture, the cmdlet adds all the architectures.
Parameters
-Architecture<Architecture>
Specifies an architecture. This is the architecture of the driver package to add to the server. If you do not specify this parameter, the cmdlet includes all the architectures it finds. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
-- Arm
-- Ia64
-- X64
-- X86
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-AsJob
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-CimSession<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.
Aliases |
Session |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-DisplayName<String>
Specifies a display name for the driver package. If you do not supply a display name, the cmdlet creates one based on the driver name and architecture.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-GroupName<String>
Specifies the name of a driver group. The cmdlet adds the driver package to this group.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Path<String>
Specifies an absolute path. This is the path an .inf file. The cmdlet imports the driver package from this file.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ThrottleLimit<Int32>
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.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimInstance#MSFT_WdsDriverPackage
Examples
Example 1: Import a driver package for the x64 architecture
This command imports a driver package for the x64 architecture into the Windows Deployment Services driver store from the specified .inf file. The command specifies a display name for the driver package and assigns the package to the Drivers for Fabrikam Devices group.
PS C:\> Import-WdsDriverPackage -Path "D:\Drivers\Fabrikam.inf" -Architecture X64 -DisplayName "Fabrikam Device Driver (x64)" -GroupName "Drivers for Fabrikam Devices"