Extended host attribute matching

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Supported host attributes

!!! This requires WPKG 1.2 or higher !!!

Below find a table of supported host attributes.

Attribute Description Example content collected by WPKG
hostname the name of the host hostname="satellite"
os the operating system os="microsoft windows 7 home premium, , sp1, 6.1.7601"
architecture the processor architecture architecture="x64"
ipaddresses all active IP addresses ipaddresses="10.0.0.2,192.168.56.1"
domainname the domain the host belongs to domainname="wpkg.org"
groups all groups the host belongs to groups="design,office"
lcid the language of the operating system lcid="c07"

Where to use them

Below find a table of where you can use these attributes.

File Node Example
hosts.xml host <host name="..." profile-id="..." os="..." ... />
variable <variable name="..." value="..." os="..." ... />
profiles.xml package <package package-id="..." os="..." ... />
variable <variable name="..." value="..." os="..." ... />
packages.xml variable <variable name="..." value="..." os="..." ... />
depends <depends package-id="..." os="..." ... />
include <include package-id="..." os="..." ... />
chain <chainpackage-id="..." os="..." ... />
download <download url="..." target="..." os="..." ... />
install <install cmd="..." os="..." ... />
upgrade <upgrade cmd="..." os="..." ... />
downgrade <downgrade cmd="..." os="..." ... />
remove <remove cmd="..." os="..." ... />

Detailed descriptions

All attributes are matched using regular expressions. The collected information is added to the <wpkg/> node of the wpkg.xml file, which allows reporting tools to apply the extended matching too.

To learn about the regular expression syntax used in WPKG, visit the Regular Expression Syntax topic at MSDN

hostname

This contains the name of the system, which is also contained in the Windows environment variable %COMPUTERNAME%.

Example usage: 

<host hostname="^VM\-.+$" profile-id="VirtualMachines" />

os

This contains the full description of the operations system, which consists of the following parts:

  • OS-caption
  • OS-description
  • CSD-version (usually the service pack)
  • OS-version

Known descriptions:

(Please help to maintain this table)

OS String Match Pattern
microsoft windows 2000 professional, , sp4, 5.0.2195 os="professional.+5\.0\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows 2000 server, , sp4, 5.0.2195 os="server.+5\.0\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows xp professional, , sp3, 5.1.2600 os="professional.+5\.1\.\d{4}"
microsoft(r) windows(r) xp professional x64 edition, , sp2, 5.2.3790 os="professional.+5\.2\.\d{4}" architecture="x64"
microsoft(r) windows(r) server 2003, standard edition, , sp2, 5.2.3790 os="server.+standard.+5\.2\.\d{4}"
microsoft(r) windows(r) server 2003 web edition, , sp2, 5.2.3790 os="server.+web.+5\.2\.\d{4}"
microsoft(r) windows(r) server 2003 enterprise x64 edition, , sp2, 5.2.3790 os="server.+enterprise.+5\.2\.\d{4}" architecture="x64"
microsoft(r) windows(r) server 2003 standard edition, r2, sp2, 5.2.3790 os="server.+standard.+r2.+5\.2\.\d{4}"
microsoft(r) windows(r) server 2003 standard x64 edition, r2, sp2, 5.2.3790 os="server.+standard.+r2.+5\.2\.\d{4}" architecture="x64"
microsoft(r) windows(r) server 2003 enterprise edition, r2, sp2, 5.2.3790 os="server.+enterprise.+r2.+5\.2\.\d{4}"
microsoft® windows vista™ home premium, , sp2, 6.0.6002 os="premium.+6\.0\.\d{4}"
microsoft® windows server® 2008 standard, , sp2, 6.0.6002 os="server.+standard.+6\.0\.\d{4}"
microsoft® windows® storage server 2008 standard, , sp2, 6.0.6002 os="storage.+standard.+6\.0\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows 7 home premium, , sp1, 6.1.7601 os="premium.+6\.1\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows 7 professional, , sp1, 6.1.7601 os="professional.+6\.1\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows 7 enterprise, , , 6.1.7600 os="enterprise.+6\.1\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows 7 ultimate, , , 6.1.7600 os="ultimate.+6\.1\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows server 2008 r2 standard, , sp1, 6.1.7601 os="server.+standard.+6\.1\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows server 2008 r2 enterprise, , sp1, 6.1.7601 os="server.+enterprise.+6\.1\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows 8 enterprise, , , 6.2.9200 os="enterprise.+6\.2\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows 8.1, , , 6.3.9600 os="6\.3\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows server 2012 standard, , , 6.2.9200 os="server.+standard.+6\.2\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows developer preview, , , 6.2.8102 os="developer.+preview.+6\.2\.\d{4}"
microsoft windows 10 enterprise, , , 10.0.10586 os="10\.0\.\d{5}"
microsoft windows server 2016 standard, , , 10.0.14393 os="server.+standard.+10\.0\.\d{5}"
microsoft windows server 2016 datacenter, , , 10.0.14393 os="server.+datacenter.+10\.0\.\d{5}"

The last entry is for testing the current release of Windows 8, "microsoft windows developer preview", version 6.2.8102, is the version of 'Windows 8' that was publicly released 13/09/2011, and anything before this is a version that was unofficially distributed.

Example usage: 

<profile id="DesktopPC">
    <!-- install Adobe Reader 9 only on Windows 2000 -->
    <package package-id="AdobeReader9" os="5\.0\.\d{4}"/>

    <!-- install Adobe Reader 10 only on Windows XP and higher -->
    <package package-id="AdobeReader10" os="(5\.[1-2]|6\.\d)\.\d{4}"/>
</profile>

architecture

This contains the processor architecture of the current operating system.

Below find a table of possible values.

Value Description
x86 Intel x86 compatible 32-bit architecture
x64 AMD64 compatible 64-bit architecture
ia64 Itanium compatible 64-bit architecture

Notice that a 32-bit Windows version installed on a 64-bit capable CPU is still flagged as 32-bit.

Example usage: 

<!-- set destination folder based on architecture -->
<variable name="PKG_DEST" value="%ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox"      architecture="x86"/>
<variable name="PKG_DEST" value="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Mozilla Firefox" architecture="x64"/>

If you are creative with your usage of variables then you can use them to dramatically simplify your packages.

Simplify your packages: 

<!-- set destination folder based on architecture -->
<variable architecture="x86" name="PROGFILES" value="%PROGRAMFILES%" />
<variable architecture="x64" name="PROGFILES" value="%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%" />

<!-- BEFORE -->
<check type="logical" condition="or">
     <check type="file" architecture="x86" condition="versiongreaterorequal" path="%PROGRAMFILES%\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE15\MSO.DLL" value="15.0.4420.1017" />
     <check type="file" architecture="x64" condition="versiongreaterorequal" path="%PROGRAMFILES(X86)%\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE15\MSO.DLL" value="15.0.4420.1017" />
</check>

<!-- AFTER -->     <!-- Now you don't have to use a conditional check statement!!! -->
<check type="file" condition="versiongreaterorequal" path="%PROGFILES%\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE15\MSO.DLL" value="15.0.4420.1017" />

ipaddresses

This contains all currently active IP addresses of the system or an empty string, if no network adapter is currently active.

Example usage: 

<host ipaddresses="^10\.0\.0\.[0-9]+$" profile-id="ExternalHosts" />

domainname

This contains the name of the domain the system belongs to or an empty string, if it is not a domain member.

Example usage: 

<host domainname="wpkg.org" profile-id="WpkgHosts" />

groups

This contains the names of all groups the system belongs to or an empty string, if it is not a member of any group.

Example usage: 

<host groups="office" profile-id="OfficeHosts" />

lcid

This contains the language identifier of the operating system, for a list of possible values visit Locale IDs Assigned by Microsoft.

Example usage: 

<!-- default language is English -->
<variable name="PKG_LANGUAGE" value="en-us"/>

<!-- overwrite default language for German systems -->
<variable name="PKG_LANGUAGE" value="de" lcid="407,c07,1407,1007,807"/>

<!-- overwrite default language for Dutch systems -->
<variable name="PKG_LANGUAGE" value="nl" lcid="813,413"/>
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