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#replace
if($vDisk -contains " "){
   $vDisk = $vDisk -replace(" ",",")
}


#remove last character
$string.Substring(0,$string.Length-1)

#extract a specific string set from a long string

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#will we disable NICs in the team to determine if each NIC connection is good?
while("yes","no" -notcontains $Script:nicCheckSetting){
	$Script:nicCheckSetting = Read-Host "Would you like to run the NIC Team connectivty check to check each NIC in the team? (yes/no)"
}

#for standalone Hyps - which drive will the VMs be stored on?
while("c:","d:","e:","f:","g:","h:","i:","j:","k:","l:","m:","n:","o:","p:","q:","r:","s:","t:","u:","v:","w:","x:","y:","z:" -notcontains $Script:vmVHDLocation){
	$Script:vmVHDLocation = Read-Host "What drive letter will the VMs and VHDs be stored? (Ex. D: or S:)"
}
	

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if (-not(Test-Path -Path $TargetDir -ErrorAction Stop )) {
    Write-Verbose -Message ('Output directory {0} not found. Creating...' -f $TargetDir)
    $newItemSplat = @{
        ItemType    = 'Directory'
        Path        = $TargetDir
        ErrorAction = 'Stop'
    }
    try {
        New-Item @newItemSplat
        Write-Verbose -Message 'Created.'

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#test connection example
$server = "Server01"
if (Test-Connection $server -Count 1 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
    #connection successful
}
else {
    #connection not successful
}

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#---------------------------------------------------------------------
            #get WMI data loaded up
#--------------------------------------------------------------------
try{
    $w32ProcInfo = Get-WmiObject -Namespace "root\cimv2" -Class win32_processor -Impersonation 3 -ComputerName $node
    $w32OSInfo = Get-WmiObject -Namespace "root\cimv2" -Class Win32_OperatingSystem  -Impersonation 3 -ComputerName $node
}
catch{
    Write-Host "An error was encountered getting WMI info from $node" -ForegroundColor Red
    Write-Error $_

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$path = "C:\Windows"
try {
    if (Test-Path $path -ErrorAction Stop) {
        Write-Output "Path exits"
    }
    else {
        Write-Output "Path not found"
    }    
}
catch {

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#how to get files and ignore directories
$sizes = Get-ChildItem -Path C:\dell\suu -Recurse -ErrorAction Stop | Where-Object { ! $_.PSIsContainer } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Length

#simple example
#---------------------------------------------------------
$path = "C:\Test"
#---------------------------------------------------------
$size = (Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Measure-Object -Property Length -Sum).Sum
"Folder Size: $size Bytes"
'Folder Size: {0:n2} MB' -f ($size/1MB)

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<#
.Synopsis
   Expand-ZipFile will extract zip files to the specified location
.DESCRIPTION
   Expand-ZipFile will extract a zip file and put the extracted contents in the specified location.
   This is the second code block that I have not hand-written
#>
function Expand-ZipFile {
	#.Synopsis
	#  Expand a zip file, ensuring it's contents go to a single folder ...

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<#
.Synopsis
   Get-GeneralInfo gathers general info about the device to provide in the output
.DESCRIPTION
   Get-GeneralInfo gathers general info about the device including hostname, model to display in the final output
#>
function Get-GeneralInfo {
	#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	#Getting the host name with error control
	try{

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<#
.Synopsis
   Tests WinRm connectivity to specified computername via HTTP and HTTPS
.DESCRIPTION
   Evaluates both HTTP and HTTPS connectivity over WinRM to specified computername. Returns PSObject with Boolean value for HTTP and HTTPS based on results.
.PARAMETER ComputerName
   Hostname of device you wish to test WinRM connection to
.EXAMPLE
   Test-WinRM -ComputerName HYP1