GRIT, also known as Gallery Resource Import tool, is a Microsoft provided tool written in PowerShell. It can be used to ease the gallery resource downloading and installing process covered in the previous topic. The GRIT tool provides a graphical user interface for the lifecycle of gallery resource installation or import.
It is recommended to use the GRIT tool while dealing with gallery resources for ease administrator and to avoid any human errors in PowerShell scripts.
GRIT provides the following capabilities in an easy-to-use graphical user interface:
It can be used with both Microsoft provided gallery resources as well as custom developed resources
It can download gallery resources directly from Microsoft (no need for a web PI)
Importing of Resource Extension files
Importing of Resource Definition files
It can compare and configure virtual disk properties (for both OS and data disks) required for gallery resource with disks available...