Get-FeaturesInventory.ps1
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Script
Function Get-FeaturesInventory {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Get-FeaturesInventory - This is a function to query AD for servers and then inventory the roles and features on each server.
.DESCRIPTION
This is a function to query AD for servers and then inventory the roles and features on each server.
.PARAMETER SearchBase
Distinguished name of Active Directory container where search for computer accounts for servers should begin. Defaults to the entire domain of which the local computer is a member.
.EXAMPLE
PS C:\> Get-FeaturesInventory
.NOTES
Author: Luke Leigh
Website: https://scripts.lukeleigh.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeleigh/
GitHub: https://github.com/BanterBoy/
GitHubGist: https://gist.github.com/BanterBoy
.INPUTS
You can pipe objects to these perameters.
- SearchBase [string]
Distinguished name of Active Directory container where search for computer accounts for servers should begin. Defaults to the entire domain of which the local computer is a member.
.LINK
https://scripts.lukeleigh.com
Get-Date
Get-AdDomain
Get-WindowsFeature
Write-Error
Write-Output
#>
[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName = 'Default',
PositionalBinding = $true)]
[OutputType([string], ParameterSetName = 'Default')]
Param
(
[Parameter(ParameterSetName = 'Default',
ValueFromPipeline = $true,
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName = $true,
Position = 0,
HelpMessage = 'Enter the Distinguished name of the Active Directory container where search for server accounts should begin.')]
[string]
$SearchBase = (Get-AdDomain -Current LocalComputer).DistinguishedName
)
Begin {
}
Process {
$AdComputer = Get-ADComputer -Filter { OperatingSystem -like '*Server*' } -SearchBase $SearchBase -Properties *
ForEach ($Computer In $AdComputer) {
$features = Get-WindowsFeature -ComputerName $Computer.DnsHostName | Where-Object -Property Installed -EQ $true
ForEach ($feature In $features) {
Try {
$properties = [ordered]@{
ComputerName = $Computer.Name
OperatingSystem = $Computer.OperatingSystem
DnsHostName = $Computer.DnsHostName
IPv4Address = $Computer.IPv4Address
Date = Get-Date
FeatureName = $feature.Name
DisplayName = $feature.DisplayName
Description = $feature.Description
Installed = $feature.Installed
InstallDate = $feature.InstallDate
ADComputer = $Computer.Name
}
}
Catch {
Write-Error "Error getting feature properties"
}
Finally {
$obj = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property $properties
Write-Output $obj
}
}
}
}
End {
}
}
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