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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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Start-Sleep -s 55

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#----------------------Variables Used----------------------------------------
[string]$vmName = $null
[string]$vhdName = $null
[string]$vhdType = $null
[string]$path = $null
[string]$vhdPath = $null
[int64]$vhdSize = $null
[string]$dynamic = $null
[string]$confirm = $null
#--------------------END Variables Used--------------------------------------

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#----------------USER CREATION QUESTIONS-------------------
[string]$vmName= Read-Host ”Name of VM”
#__________________________________________________________
[int32]$generation = Read-Host "Generation Type"
#__________________________________________________________
[string]$dynamic = $null
while("yes","no" -notcontains $dynamic){
    $dynamic = Read-Host "Will this VM use dyanmic memory? (yes/no)"
}
if($dynamic -eq "yes"){

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#------------------------------------------------------
#check currently installed roles
Get-WindowsFeature | where {$_.installed -eq "True"}
#------------------------------------------------------
 
#------------------------------------------------------
#install the Hyper-V Role
Install-WindowsFeature Hyper-V -IncludeManagementTools -Restart -Verbose
#------------------------------------------------------
 

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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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#version info
$PSVersionTable
$PSVersionTable.PSVersion 
$PSVersionTable.WSManStackVersion
$PSVersionTable.WSManStackVersion.Major

#WFM version
(host).Version

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for ($i = 1; $i -le 100; $i++) {
    if ($i % 15 -eq 0) {
        "FizzBuzz"
    } elseif ($i % 5 -eq 0) {
        "Buzz"
    } elseif ($i % 3 -eq 0) {
        "Fizz"
    } else {
        $i
    }

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$certInfo = ls Cert:\LocalMachine\My | where { $_.Subject -eq $subject }
$expireDate = $certInfo.NotAfter
[int]$daysRemaining = New-TimeSpan -End $expireDate | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Days

$date = Get-Date
$1weekOut = $date.AddDays(7)

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$password = Read-Host "Enter your password"
$securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString $password -AsPlainText -Force