Comments on: PowerShell Scripting with WMI http://www.powershellpro.com Sharing the Experience Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:09:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nicholas http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Nicholas Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:40:37 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-660 Great stuff here. Now to put all the output into a SQL database and this will be a very nice piece for data center inventory. Great stuff here. Now to put all the output into a SQL database and this will be a very nice piece for data center inventory.

]]> By: Erik http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/comment-page-1/#comment-658 Erik Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:40:52 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-658 Our computers are all in a workgroup. The admin password is different on every machine. How do I get access to do a list printer port and/or create new ones? We are migrating our printers to a new subnet and I want to pre-create the ports. Thanks Our computers are all in a workgroup. The admin password is different on every machine. How do I get access to do a list printer port and/or create new ones?

We are migrating our printers to a new subnet and I want to pre-create the ports.
Thanks

]]> By: Paras http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/comment-page-1/#comment-629 Paras Mon, 23 May 2011 14:34:54 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-629 If i get necessary information on my Powershell prompt how can i store those information in my database? Please let me know urgently. If i get necessary information on my Powershell prompt how can i store those information in my database? Please let me know urgently.

]]> By: Mitesh http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/comment-page-1/#comment-610 Mitesh Mon, 02 May 2011 06:38:55 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-610 This is an awesome article, thanks for publishing it! This is an awesome article, thanks for publishing it!

]]> By: susan http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/comment-page-1/#comment-590 susan Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:10:19 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-590 if I name this file name.ps1 #sets the computer to local $strComputer =”.” #Creates a variable called $colItems which contains the WMI Object $colItems = Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem -Namespace “root\CIMV2? ` -ComputerName $strComputer #Use a foreach loop to iterate the $colItems (collection). #Store the properties information in the $objItem Variable. foreach($objItem in $colItems) { #Use the Write-Host cmdlet to output required property information Write-Host “Computer Manufacturer: ” $objItem.Manufacturer Write-Host “Computer Model: ” $objItem.Model Write-Host “Total Memory: ” $objItem.TotalPhysicalMemory “bytes” } error The string starting: At c:\Myscripts\name.ps1:18 char:64 +Write-host "Total Memory:" $objItem.TotalPhysical Memory "bytes <<<< " is missing the terminator: ". at c:\MyScripts\name.ps1:20 char:1 + <<<< + categoryInfo :ParserError: [] ParseException +FullQualifierdDerrrorld :Terminatior ExpectedAt End of String if I name this file name.ps1

#sets the computer to local
$strComputer =”.”

#Creates a variable called $colItems which contains the WMI Object
$colItems = Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem -Namespace “root\CIMV2? `
-ComputerName $strComputer

#Use a foreach loop to iterate the $colItems (collection).
#Store the properties information in the $objItem Variable.
foreach($objItem in $colItems) {
#Use the Write-Host cmdlet to output required property information
Write-Host “Computer Manufacturer: ” $objItem.Manufacturer
Write-Host “Computer Model: ” $objItem.Model
Write-Host “Total Memory: ” $objItem.TotalPhysicalMemory “bytes”
}

error
The string starting:
At c:\Myscripts\name.ps1:18 char:64 +Write-host “Total Memory:” $objItem.TotalPhysical Memory “bytes <<<< " is missing the terminator: ". at c:\MyScripts\name.ps1:20 char:1 + <<<<
+ categoryInfo :P arserError: [] ParseException +FullQualifierdDerrrorld :Terminatior ExpectedAt End of String

]]> By: yizhak http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/comment-page-1/#comment-539 yizhak Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:24:47 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-539 thanks for this great tutorial helped me alot can i export the entire results to csv file? thanks thanks for this great tutorial helped me alot
can i export the entire results to csv file?
thanks

]]> By: Seth Flowers http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Seth Flowers Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:13:21 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-513 Thanks for the great tutorials. Thanks for the great tutorials.

]]> By: Jesse Hamrick http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Jesse Hamrick Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:16:36 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-403 Try this... $arrComputers = get-Content -Path "C:\MyScripts\Servers2.txt" foreach ($strComputer in $arrComputers) { $objCollection = Get-WmiObject Win32_BIOS -comp $strComputer foreach ($objItem in $objCollection){ Write-Host "Computer Name:" $strComputer write-host "BIOS: " $objItem.Description write-host "BIOS: " $objItem.SMBIOSBIOSVersion Write-Host } } Try this…
$arrComputers = get-Content -Path “C:\MyScripts\Servers2.txt”

foreach ($strComputer in $arrComputers) {
$objCollection = Get-WmiObject Win32_BIOS -comp $strComputer
foreach ($objItem in $objCollection){
Write-Host “Computer Name:” $strComputer
write-host “BIOS: ” $objItem.Description
write-host “BIOS: ” $objItem.SMBIOSBIOSVersion
Write-Host
}
}

]]> By: John V http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/comment-page-1/#comment-402 John V Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:19:53 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-402 I know I am thick as a brick and I am a complete newbie to PowerShell, but I have stripped out every extraneous thing I can think of and still get the same error on every script. The most basic thing I have tried is; $arrComputers = get-Content -Path “C:\MyScripts\Servers2.txt” foreach ($strComputer in $arrComputers) { Write-Host `Computer Name:` $strComputer $strComputer = Get-WmiObject Win32_BIOS -Namespace `root\CIMV2``-computername $strComputer write-host "BIOS: " $objItem.Description write-host "BIOS: " $objItem.SMBIOSBIOSVersion write-host } but when I debug I ALWAYS get an error about Invalid parameter At :line:10 char:28 + $strComputer = Get-WmiObject <<<< Win32_BIOS -Namespace `root\CIMV2``-computername $strComputer with the "t" of WMIObject highlighted. WHat have I done wrong. I know I am thick as a brick and I am a complete newbie to PowerShell, but I have stripped out every extraneous thing I can think of and still get the same error on every script. The most basic thing I have tried is;

$arrComputers = get-Content -Path “C:\MyScripts\Servers2.txt”

foreach ($strComputer in $arrComputers) {

Write-Host `Computer Name:` $strComputer

$strComputer = Get-WmiObject Win32_BIOS -Namespace `root\CIMV2“-computername $strComputer

write-host “BIOS: ” $objItem.Description
write-host “BIOS: ” $objItem.SMBIOSBIOSVersion
write-host
}
but when I debug I ALWAYS get an error about
Invalid parameter
At :line:10 char:28
+ $strComputer = Get-WmiObject <<<< Win32_BIOS -Namespace `root\CIMV2“-computername $strComputer

with the “t” of WMIObject highlighted. WHat have I done wrong.

]]> By: Erlan http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Erlan Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:29:45 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-391 I am having an issue with Get-WmiObject -computername $machine The Variable $machine is an IP. But it gives the following error message if the IP is not in the hosts file. Get-WmiObject : The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA) Is there anyway that it does not use this lookup and it just uses the ip provided? I am having an issue with Get-WmiObject -computername $machine

The Variable $machine is an IP. But it gives the following error message if the IP is not in the hosts file.

Get-WmiObject : The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0×800706BA)

Is there anyway that it does not use this lookup and it just uses the ip provided?

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