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Appendix A — Scripting, About Powershell Scripting, Powershell Scripting Prerequisites

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9 Appendix A - Scripting About Powershell Scripting Windows PowerShell is a Microsoft .NET Framework-connected environment designed for administrative automation. AppAssure 5 includes comprehensive client software development kits (SDKs) for PowerShell scripting that enables administrators to automate the administration and management of AppAssure 5 resources by the execution of commands through scripts. It lets administrative users execute user-provided PowerShell scripts at designated occurrences. For example, before or after a snapshot, attachability and mountability checks, and so on. Administrators can execute scripts from both the AppAssure 5 Core and the agent. Scripts can accept parameters and the output of a script is written to core and agent log files. NOTE: For nightly jobs, preserve one script file and the JobType input parameter to distinguish between nightly jobs. Script files are located in the %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AppRecovery\Scripts folder: • In Windows 7, the path to locate the %ALLUSERSPROFILE% folder is: C:\ProgramData. • In Windows 2003, the path to locate the folder is: Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\. NOTE: Windows PowerShell is required and must be installed and configured prior to using and executing AppAssure 5 scripts. Powershell Scripting Prerequisites Before using and executing the PowerShell scripts for AppAssure 5, you must have Windows PowerShell 2.0 installed. NOTE: Make sure to place the powershell.exe.config file in the PowerShell home directory. For example, C: \WindowsPowerShell\powershell.exe. powershell.exe.config Testing Scripts If you want to test the scripts you plan to run, you can do so by using the PowerShell graphical editor, powershell_is. You also need to add the configuration file, powershell_ise.exe.config to the same folder the configuration file, powershell.exe.config. 149

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Appendix A — Scripting
About Powershell Scripting
Windows PowerShell is a Microsoft .NET Framework-connected environment designed for administrative automation.
AppAssure 5 includes comprehensive client software development kits (SDKs) for PowerShell scripting that enables
administrators to automate the administration and management of AppAssure 5 resources by the execution of
commands through scripts.
It lets administrative users execute user-provided PowerShell scripts at designated occurrences. For example, before or
after a snapshot, attachability and mountability checks, and so on. Administrators can execute scripts from both the
AppAssure 5 Core and the agent. Scripts can accept parameters and the output of a script is written to core and agent
log files.
NOTE:
For nightly jobs, preserve one script file and the JobType input parameter to distinguish between nightly
jobs.
Script files are located in the
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AppRecovery\Scripts
folder:
•
In Windows 7, the path to locate the
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%
folder is:
C:\ProgramData
.
•
In Windows 2003, the path to locate the folder is:
Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\
.
NOTE:
Windows PowerShell is required and must be installed and configured prior to using and executing
AppAssure 5 scripts.
Powershell Scripting Prerequisites
Before using and executing the PowerShell scripts for AppAssure 5, you must have Windows PowerShell 2.0 installed.
NOTE:
Make sure to place the
powershell.exe.config
file in the PowerShell home directory. For example,
C:
\WindowsPowerShell\powershell.exe
.
powershell.exe.config
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
<startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0.30319"/>
<supportedRuntime version="v2.0.50727"/>
</startup>
</configuration>
Testing Scripts
If you want to test the scripts you plan to run, you can do so by using the PowerShell graphical editor,
powershell_is
.
You also need to add the configuration file,
powershell_ise.exe.config
to the same folder the configuration file,
powershell.exe.config
.
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