Dell_Dock_Info

#REF1: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000126566/windows-how-to-identify-your-dell-docking-station-using-powershell
Set-Location -Path C:\temp
$dellcabURL = 'https://downloads.dell.com/catalog/DellSDPCatalogPC.cab'
$fileName = $dellcabURL.Substring($dellcabURL.LastIndexOf('/') + 1)
#Download Dell Cab
Invoke-WebRequest -URI $dellcabURL  -UseBasicParsing -OutFile "c:\temp\$fileName"
#Extact DellSDPCatalogPC.xml
& extrac32.exe "c:\temp\$fileName" DellSDPCatalogPC.xml /Y
#find the line (would be beettr ro pharse the XML)
$MSIregex = 'https:\/\/.*DSIA.*.msi' 
$DellMSI = Get-Content -Path "c:\temp\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml" | Select-String -pattern $MSIregex | foreach {$_.Matches.Value}
#Download install the Dell-MSI (dell client system inventory agent)
$fileName = $DellMSI.Substring($DellMSI.LastIndexOf('/') + 1)
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $DellMSI -UseBasicParsing -OutFile "c:\temp\$fileName"
Start-Process msiexec.exe -Wait -ArgumentList "/i `"C:\temp\$fileName`" /qn /l*v `"C:\temp\$fileName.log`" "

#get inventory +dock
gwmi -n root\dell\sysinv dell_softwareidentity | select * | where elementname -like "*WD*"

Code for searching the XML instead of using REGEX on the URL (though it is a bit slower):

$RegexDSIA = '^Dell (OpenManage|(Client )?System) Inventory Agent.*$'
[xml]$DellCatalogXML = Get-Content -Path "c:\temp\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml"
$SoftwarePackageDSIA = @(
  $DellCatalogXML.SystemsManagementCatalog.SoftwareDistributionPackage | Where-Object {
    $_.LocalizedProperties.Title -match $RegexDSIA
  }
)[0]
$DellMSI = $DATA_SPD_DSIAPC.InstallableItem.OriginFile.OriginUri

Also crafted a script that could be modified to work with Intune: https://github.com/Andrew-J-Larson/OS-Scripts/blob/main/Windows/Dell/DSIA-Get-Docks-Example.ps1

Code for searching the XML instead of using REGEX on the URL (though it is a bit slower):

$RegexDSIA = '^Dell (OpenManage|(Client )?System) Inventory Agent.*$'
[xml]$DellCatalogXML = Get-Content -Path "c:\temp\DellSDPCatalogPC.xml"
$SoftwarePackageDSIA = @(
  $DellCatalogXML.SystemsManagementCatalog.SoftwareDistributionPackage | Where-Object {
    $_.LocalizedProperties.Title -match $RegexDSIA
  }
)[0]
$DellMSI = $DATA_SPD_DSIAPC.InstallableItem.OriginFile.OriginUri

Also crafted a script that could be modified to work with Intune: https://github.com/Andrew-J-Larson/OS-Scripts/blob/main/Windows/Dell/DSIA-Get-Docks-Example.ps1

Great work! hopefully it will be helpful to all in the future.

Note that if the device that is using the Dock isn't Dell, the MSI package refuses to install. (We have MS Surface using Dell docks)

Note that if the device that is using the Dock isn't Dell, the MSI package refuses to install. (We have MS Surface using Dell docks)

Well, this would make sense, given that the class required to access the dock information would be reaching into Dell platform specific hooks. Something the surfaces wouldn't have, as not having been manufactured by Dell...

For it to work on non-Dell devices, it would probably require more requirements not already installed, likely Dell bloatware to some capacity.