DellApp-Download-Manager

Newest Version: 1.3.6

Changelog:

• 1.0.3 First public version
• 1.1.0 Supporting now Trusted Device Agent and new Dell Display Manager for download by dell.com/support
• 1.1.1 Correction Function function Download-Dell unplaned delete of folders if delete older folders is enabled.
• 1.1.2 Correction failure if no Temp folder is exist
• 1.2.0 Updating Download function Dell-Download
• 1.3.1 Move to selenius browser automation for download of Trusted Device / Display Manager 2.x migrate single Var´s to Arrays integrate Dell Display Manager 1.x download
• 1.3.2 Upddate function Get-Online and change indentify app by xPath to findelement.
• 1.3.3 Add Dell Peripheral Manager to download options.
• 1.3.4 Update Trusted Device download from old .ZIP to new.EXE for new Package Format.
• 1.3.5 Update function Create-Browser
• 1.3.6 Dell website using wrong format for version of Display Manager 2x. filter and correct this informations now if needed

Requirements:

• set Dell.com as trusted domain to download software (oterwise Trusted Device, Display Manager and Peripheral Manager are blocked in worst case by Defender Smartscreen or other solutions)

Description

This tool is for downloading Dell Tools and generating a Software Repository which could be later used for software packaging or other installation processes. I have written this script to maintaining my Testlab´s for VMware Workspace One and Microsoft Intune. My further ideas is to using API´s of Workspace One and Microsoft Endpoint Manager to upload these Applications directly to theses console´s. The most Applications will be maintained by the Dell SCCM Update Catalog, the following Applications are not included in this catalog Dell Trusted Device Agent, Dell Display Manager 1.x and Dell Display Manager 2.x. These Application will be maintain in a experimental project based on web automation by selenium. The selenium automation is tested with Microsoft Edge.

Download Supporting following Applications

• Dell Command | Monitor
• Dell Command | Configure
• Dell Command | Update 32/64 Bit
• Dell Command | Update Universal Application
• Dell Digital Delivery
• Dell Optimizer
• Dell Power Manager
• Dell PremierColor
• Dell Rugged Control Center
• Dell Trusted Device
• Dell Display Manager 1.x and 2.x
• Dell Peripheral Manager

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This script will be used for testing modifications that could have impact of running without issues.

Details

This script uses the following data points to get the relevant download links

• Dell SCCM (System Center Configuration Mgr) Update Catalog (DellSDPCatalogPC.cab)
• Dell Display Manager 1.x Website (delldisplaymanager.com)
• Dell Trusted Device Agent / Dell Display Manager 2.x Website (dell.com/support)

Please refer to https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000197092/dell-drivers-and-downloads-update-release-schedule?lang=en for more details about update cadence of the catalog used.

Instructions

Application selection options:

• Select download by App
• Oldest Version for download (if you want to download older versions as well)
• Automatic deletion of older Apps (if app version is older than wanted)

Output

This script generates and maintains a Software Repository. The folder structure is:

• Main folder (Repository Path)
• 1st Subfolder (Application Name)
• 2nd Subfolder (Application Version)

Each 2nd Subfolder includes

• DUP Package (Dell Update Package), Installer .exe or MSI
• Install.xml with install parameters for later automations

Variables of configuration

You can make a decision which application you want to maintain and what should be the oldest version you want to store on disk.

**Enable or Disable applications for download / set Download Subfolder and define oldest Version to store ** Line 68 -79

Delete old downloaded Folders Line 90

Note works only if Application is NOT .PublicationsState "Expired" in the catalog

Temp, Archive and Repository Folder Line 131 -133

Website for Download Catalog/Dell Display Manager 1.x/2.x and Dell Trusted Device line 121 - 124

This applications using a broswer automation for downloading the installer files (tested with Edpe only)

Logging (at Version 1.3.1 temporary disabled logging in terminal directly)

The script is logging to Temp Folder. The logging file will show the following informations:

• Start Time
• Catalog download (false or true)
• Environment (Path (exist/create, Filename)
• Applications available (download, exist, outdate/no download, outdate/exist, deleted)

The file named download_log_YYYYMMDD.XML

Archiving

For troubleshooting the old catalog file DellSDPCatalogPC.xml will be stored in a Archiving folder (in Software Repository Folder) if a new catalog is downloaded.

The file named YYYYMMDDDellSdpCatalogPC.XML

If you find issues please let me know. Thx :-)