Goal
I am trying to compare Dell driver packs that were extracted into a folder ( a very large list)
The goal is to filter by operating system, model, Dell CAB version (A01, A02, etc), and architecture.
I wrote a PowerShell script that will parse this folder structure (a small subset of the actual list):
\\share\drivers\E6530-win10-A01-PXT6R\E6530\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\E6530-win10-A01-PXT6R\E6530\win10\x86 \\share\drivers\E7450-win10-A04-DNY52\E7450\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\E7450-win10-A04-DNY52\E7450\win10\x86 \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A05-6K6HR\E7470\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\E6540-win10-A03-FHWDF\E6540\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\E6540-win10-A03-FHWDF\E6540\win10\x86 \\share\drivers\M6700-win10-A02-T08R2\M6700\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\M6700-win10-A02-T08R2\M6700\win10\x86 \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A09-PY2N2\E7470\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\E6500-win7-A05-JJ15G\E6500\win7\x64 \\share\drivers\E6500-win7-A05-JJ15G\E6500\win7\x86 \\share\drivers\E7470-win8.1-A01-DCD7V\E7470\win8.1\x64 \\share\drivers\9343-Win8.1-A04-HXWH4\9343\Win8.1\x64 \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A07-WXGDV\E7470\win10\x64
Script Breakdown
First grab all the folders and add it to a collection:$scriptRoot = '\\share\drivers'
#grab only root folders
$RootDriverCabs = Get-ChildItem $AllDriversPath | ?{ $_.PSIsContainer }
#create hashtable
$CabCollection = @()
#loop through folder within root folder and break it apart into an hashtable
ForEach ($Driver in $RootDriverCabs){
#$FullDir = $Driver.FullName
$Model = ($Driver.Name -split '-')[0]
$OS = ($Driver.Name -split '-')[1]
$ver = ($Driver.Name -split '-')[2]
#combine root driver path with model and OS sub-folders
$FullPath = Join-Path -Path $Driver.FullName -ChildPath "$Model\$OS"
#if the full path exists get architecture
If (Test-Path $FullPath){
$arch = Get-ChildItem $FullPath | ForEach-Object {
$FullDir = "$FullPath\$($_.Name)"
#build object
$CabTable = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property ([ordered]@{
Model = $Model
OS = $OS
Ver = $ver
Arch = $_.Name
FullPath = $FullDir
})
#add to object
$CabCollection += $CabTable
}
}
Else{
Write-host "$FullPath is not found, drivers must have proper naming convention" -ForegroundColor White -BackgroundColor Red
break
}
}
Write-host "Collected $($CabCollection.Count) drivers packages"
the Cab Collection result is:Model : E6530 OS : win10 Ver : A01 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E6530-win10-A01-PXT6R\E6530\win10\x64 Model : E6530 OS : win10 Ver : A01 Arch : x86 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E6530-win10-A01-PXT6R\E6530\win10\x86 Model : E7450 OS : win10 Ver : A04 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E7450-win10-A04-DNY52\E7450\win10\x64 Model : E7450 OS : win10 Ver : A04 Arch : x86 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E7450-win10-A04-DNY52\E7450\win10\x86 Model : E7470 OS : win10 Ver : A05 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A05-6K6HR\E7470\win10\x64 Model : E6540 OS : win10 Ver : A03 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E6540-win10-A03-FHWDF\E6540\win10\x64 Model : E6540 OS : win10 Ver : A03 Arch : x86 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E6540-win10-A03-FHWDF\E6540\win10\x86 Model : M6700 OS : win10 Ver : A02 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\M6700-win10-A02-T08R2\M6700\win10\x64 Model : M6700 OS : win10 Ver : A02 Arch : x86 FullPath : \\share\drivers\M6700-win10-A02-T08R2\M6700\win10\x86 Model : E7470 OS : win10 Ver : A09 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A09-PY2N2\E7470\win10\x64 Model : E6500 OS : win7 Ver : A05 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E6500-win7-A05-JJ15G\E6500\win7\x64 Model : E6500 OS : win7 Ver : A05 Arch : x86 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E6500-win7-A05-JJ15G\E6500\win7\x86 Model : E7470 OS : win8.1 Ver : A01 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E7470-win8.1-A01-DCD7V\E7470\win8.1\x64 Model : 9343 OS : Win8.1 Ver : A04 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\9343-Win8.1-A04-HXWH4\9343\Win8.1\x64 Model : E7470 OS : win10 Ver : A07 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A07-WXGDV\E7470\win10\x64The count is 15 with all architectures
Now I need to filter them. I am then comparing them with other arrays (set as constants:
#Specify which type of folders to look for based on Operating System.
#Supported Values: Win7, Win8, Win8.1, Win10
$OSCheck = @('Win10')
#Specify which type of folders to look for based on architecture.
#Supported Values: x86,x64
$archCheck = @('x64')
#Break it down even further based on model.
$FilterByModel = $true
$DellModels = @('E7470','E7450','E6530','E6540')
#search driver types
$FilterbyDriverCategory = $true
$DriverCategory = @('audio','chipset','communication','input','network','security','storage')
Based on theses filters I should get:5 models with x86 drivers 2 unsupported drivers: E6500, M6700 3 unsupported OS: E6500(Win7), 9343(Win8.1), E7470(Win8.1) 3 drivers in conflict: E7470(A01), E7470(A07), E7470(A09)With filters in place, it should leave me with:
\\share\drivers\E6530-win10-A01-PXT6R\E6530\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\E6530-win10-A01-PXT6R\E6530\win10\x86 \\share\drivers\E7450-win10-A04-DNY52\E7450\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\E7450-win10-A04-DNY52\E7450\win10\x86 \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A05-6K6HR\E7470\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\E6540-win10-A03-FHWDF\E6540\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\E6540-win10-A03-FHWDF\E6540\win10\x86 \\share\drivers\M6700-win10-A02-T08R2\M6700\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\M6700-win10-A02-T08R2\M6700\win10\x86 \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A09-PY2N2\E7470\win10\x64 \\share\drivers\E6500-win7-A05-JJ15G\E6500\win7\x64 \\share\drivers\E6500-win7-A05-JJ15G\E6500\win7\x86 \\share\drivers\E7470-win8.1-A01-DCD7V\E7470\win8.1\x64 \\share\drivers\9343-Win8.1-A04-HXWH4\9343\Win8.1\x64 \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A07-WXGDV\E7470\win10\x64I am able to filter OS, Arch and Model:
#Create new hashtable for temporary use
$CabCollection_oschk = @()
Foreach ($driverSet in $CabCollection){
#filter by Operating System
$OSFound = Compare-Object $driverSet.OS $OSCheck -IncludeEqual | Where-Object {$_.SideIndicator -eq "=="}
If($OSFound){
#write-host $driverSet.FullPath
$CabTable_oschk = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property ([ordered]@{
Model = $driverSet.Model
OS = $driverSet.OS
Ver = $driverSet.Ver
Arch = $driverSet.Arch
FullPath = $driverSet.FullPath
})
$CabCollection_oschk += $CabTable_oschk
}
}
#Rebuild original collection
$CabCollection = $CabCollection_oschk
Write-host "$($CabCollection.Count) drivers filtered for specified operating systems" -ForegroundColor Cyan
#Create new hashtable for temporary use
$CabCollection_archchk = @()
Foreach ($driverSet in $CabCollection){
#filter by architecture
$ArchFound = Compare-Object $driverSet.Arch $archCheck -IncludeEqual | Where-Object {$_.SideIndicator -eq "=="}
If($ArchFound){
#write-host $driverSet.FullPath
$CabTable_archchk = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property ([ordered]@{
Model = $driverSet.Model
OS = $driverSet.OS
Ver = $driverSet.Ver
Arch = $driverSet.Arch
FullPath = $driverSet.FullPath
})
$CabCollection_archchk += $CabTable_archchk
}
}
#Rebuild original collection
$CabCollection = $CabCollection_archchk
Write-host "$($CabCollection.Count) drivers filtered for specified architecture" -ForegroundColor Cyan
If ($FilterByModel){
#Create new hashtable for temporary use
$CabCollection_modelchk = @()
Foreach ($driverSet in $CabCollection){
#filter by model
$ModelFound = Compare-Object $driverSet.Model $DellModels -IncludeEqual | Where-Object {$_.SideIndicator -eq "=="}
If($ModelFound){
#write-host $driverSet.FullPath
$CabTable_modelchk = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property ([ordered]@{
Model = $driverSet.Model
OS = $driverSet.OS
Ver = $driverSet.Ver
Arch = $driverSet.Arch
FullPath = $driverSet.FullPath
})
$CabCollection_modelchk += $CabTable_modelchk
}
}
#Rebuild original collection
$CabCollection = $CabCollection_modelchk
Write-host "$($CabCollection.Count) drivers filtered for specified models" -ForegroundColor Cyan
}
This leaves me with 6 models, 1 of them having multiple versions of drivers.Model : E6530 OS : win10 Ver : A01 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E6530-win10-A01-PXT6R\E6530\win10\x64 Model : E7450 OS : win10 Ver : A04 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E7450-win10-A04-DNY52\E7450\win10\x64 Model : E7470 OS : win10 Ver : A05 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A05-6K6HR\E7470\win10\x64 Model : E6540 OS : win10 Ver : A03 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E6540-win10-A03-FHWDF\E6540\win10\x64 Model : E7470 OS : win10 Ver : A09 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A09-PY2N2\E7470\win10\x64 Model : E7470 OS : win10 Ver : A07 Arch : x64 FullPath : \\share\drivers\E7470-win10-A07-WXGDV\E7470\win10\x64After many of hours trying to figure out how to filter the cab versions, i have figured it out, but felt there could be an easier way. here is my code to filter them:
#Create new hashtable for temporary use
$CabCollection_verchk = @()
Foreach ($driverSet in ($CabCollection | Group-object Model | Where-Object {$_.Count -eq 1}) ){
$CabTable_verchk = New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property ([ordered]@{
Model = $driverSet.Group.Model
OS = $driverSet.Group.OS
Ver = $driverSet.Group.Ver
Arch = $driverSet.Group.Arch
FullPath = $driverSet.Group.FullPath
})
$CabCollection_verchk += $CabTable_verchk
}
Foreach ($driverSet in ($CabCollection | Group-object Model | Where-Object {$_.Count -gt 1}) ){
$SimilarModels = $driverSet | Foreach {$_.Group}
$LatestVersion = ($SimilarModels.ver | measure -Maximum | Select -First 1).Maximum
Foreach ($Model in ($SimilarModels | Where-Object {$_.Ver -eq $LatestVersion}) ){
$CabCollection_verchk += $Model
}
}
#Rebuild original collection
$CabCollection = $CabCollection_verchk
Write-host "$($CabCollection.Count) drivers filtered for latest version" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Not I only see 4 drivers in my collection. The only next thing to do is grab those drivers and copy them to another folder. This should drop the size down dramatically, eepecially if you don't include video drivers (which you should exclude becuse you should download jsut the three catalyst drivers from (ati,intel,nvidia)mine went down from 13gb to 3gb.
You can find the code here: DriverConsolidator
Now the next thing to do is filter the drivers inf even further to grab only the latest....coming soon
