Comments on: PowerShell Scripting with WMI http://www.powershellpro.com Sharing the Experience Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: JoJo http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-222 JoJo Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:42:28 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-222 Serious Stan is indeed correct. Good catch Stan. Jesse...mega dittos. You should consider compiling these pages and publishing a book. Serious Stan is indeed correct. Good catch Stan. Jesse…mega dittos. You should consider compiling these pages and publishing a book.

]]> By: Serious Stan http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-201 Serious Stan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:57:44 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-201 ... to follow on from (and correct) my previous comment, it isn't actually the "C" that's important. As far as I can tell, the full list is displayed when at least one character in the namespace is capitalised. … to follow on from (and correct) my previous comment, it isn’t actually the “C” that’s important. As far as I can tell, the full list is displayed when at least one character in the namespace is capitalised.

]]> By: Serious Stan http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-200 Serious Stan Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:48:55 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-200 hrp2171 (and anyone else confused about the full / contracted list of properties displayed), I was struck by this too. The thing that makes the difference is actually the "C" in the namespace. Try the following two commands: gwmi -class win32_bios -namespace “root\cimv2“ gwmi -class win32_bios -namespace “root\Cimv2“ Note that the only difference is that the "C" is capitalised in the second example (the -class switch is irrelevant too - providing the class name is there it still works exactly the same). I suspect this is a bug in the WMI system, but it's difficult to imagine what could cause this particular effect. Perhaps there is some other (more intuitive) way to request a full or abridged list of certain properties - I'd be interested to know. hrp2171 (and anyone else confused about the full / contracted list of properties displayed),

I was struck by this too. The thing that makes the difference is actually the “C” in the namespace. Try the following two commands:
gwmi -class win32_bios -namespace “root\cimv2“
gwmi -class win32_bios -namespace “root\Cimv2“

Note that the only difference is that the “C” is capitalised in the second example (the -class switch is irrelevant too - providing the class name is there it still works exactly the same).

I suspect this is a bug in the WMI system, but it’s difficult to imagine what could cause this particular effect. Perhaps there is some other (more intuitive) way to request a full or abridged list of certain properties - I’d be interested to know.

]]> By: NetGuyDave http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-194 NetGuyDave Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:09:54 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-194 Edit....all our servers are running Win 2003, we only have 4.0 for PDC and BDC. I want to enumerate information from our Win2k3 servers. Thanks. Edit….all our servers are running Win 2003, we only have 4.0 for PDC and BDC. I want to enumerate information from our Win2k3 servers. Thanks.

]]> By: NetGuyDave http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-193 NetGuyDave Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:17:31 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-193 Jesse, thanks again for the great tutorial. Corporate feels that it is best to keep me on Novell eDir and my workstation left in Workgroup mode to manage our NT 4.0 domain. With that said, what do you suggest I do to logon to a list of servers to gather the WMI objects, Net Use logon? Or does PowerShell have a logon feature that resolves my situation? I've tried all this but without success. http://powershelllive.com/blogs/lunch/archive/2007/04/02/day-5-using-wmi.aspx Jesse, thanks again for the great tutorial. Corporate feels that it is best to keep me on Novell eDir and my workstation left in Workgroup mode to manage our NT 4.0 domain. With that said, what do you suggest I do to logon to a list of servers to gather the WMI objects, Net Use logon? Or does PowerShell have a logon feature that resolves my situation? I’ve tried all this but without success.
http://powershelllive.com/blogs/lunch/archive/2007/04/02/day-5-using-wmi.aspx

]]> By: Tien http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-126 Tien Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:22:39 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-126 This is the best site for learning PowersShell I have come across so far. I have learned so much in the last 2 days from your site. Big thank you. I am trying to combine PowerShell and ActivePerl and hope to come up with some useful tools to manage Windows machines the ways shell scripts do for Unix boxes. I hope to see somewhere in your tutorials to show us how to schedule PS scripts to run unattended. Cheers This is the best site for learning PowersShell I have come across so far.
I have learned so much in the last 2 days from your site.
Big thank you.
I am trying to combine PowerShell and ActivePerl and hope to come up with some useful tools to manage Windows machines the ways shell scripts do for Unix boxes.

I hope to see somewhere in your tutorials to show us how to schedule PS scripts to run unattended.

Cheers

]]> By: hrp2171 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-98 hrp2171 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:59:15 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-98 Something odd, but certainly not a show stopper: Get-wmiobject syntax section: I run: gwmi -class win32_bios -namespace "root\cimv2" and get the short version of the output as if I ran: gwmi win32_bios Then when I ran: gwmi win32_bios | format-list * it's when I get the full output version of the first screenshot. No biggy, though. It just seems to be kind of backwards. :-) Something odd, but certainly not a show stopper:

Get-wmiobject syntax section:

I run: gwmi -class win32_bios -namespace “root\cimv2″

and get the short version of the output as if I ran: gwmi win32_bios

Then when I ran: gwmi win32_bios | format-list *

it’s when I get the full output version of the first screenshot.

No biggy, though. It just seems to be kind of backwards. :-)

]]> By: Gerhard http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-96 Gerhard Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:24:24 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-96 Thank you! That's a great sample, exactly I'm looking for! Thank you! That’s a great sample, exactly I’m looking for!

]]> By: Jesse Hamrick http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-91 Jesse Hamrick Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:25:34 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-91 pdirt, Thanks for submitting this comment in the PowerShellPro Forums. <a href="http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-forum/?forum=5&topic=55&page=1" rel="nofollow">To continue troubleshooting issue look for my responses there</a>... -Jesse pdirt,
Thanks for submitting this comment in the PowerShellPro Forums. To continue troubleshooting issue look for my responses there…

-Jesse

]]> By: pdirt http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-86 pdirt Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:25:38 +0000 http://www.powershellpro.com/powershell-tutorial-introduction/powershell-scripting-with-wmi/#comment-86 Jesse, have you tried this Class at all? PS C:\Users\administrator.PVMLAB\Desktop\scirptbu> get-wmiobject Win32_registryaction | get-member TypeName: System.Management.ManagementObject#root\cimv2\Win32_RegistryAction Name MemberType Definition ---- ---------- ---------- Invoke Method System.Management.ManagementBaseObject Invoke() ActionID Property System.String ActionID {get;set;} Caption Property System.String Caption {get;set;} Description Property System.String Description {get;set;} Direction Property System.UInt16 Direction {get;set;} EntryName Property System.String EntryName {get;set;} EntryValue Property System.String EntryValue {get;set;} key Property System.String key {get;set;} Name Property System.String Name {get;set;} Registry Property System.String Registry {get;set;} Root Property System.Int16 Root {get;set;} SoftwareElementID Property System.String SoftwareElementID {get;set;} SoftwareElementState Property System.UInt16 SoftwareElementState {get;set;} TargetOperatingSystem Property System.UInt16 TargetOperatingSystem {get;set;} Version Property System.String Version {get;set;} __CLASS Property System.String __CLASS {get;set;} __DERIVATION Property System.String[] __DERIVATION {get;set;} __DYNASTY Property System.String __DYNASTY {get;set;} __GENUS Property System.Int32 __GENUS {get;set;} __NAMESPACE Property System.String __NAMESPACE {get;set;} __PATH Property System.String __PATH {get;set;} __PROPERTY_COUNT Property System.Int32 __PROPERTY_COUNT {get;set;} __RELPATH Property System.String __RELPATH {get;set;} __SERVER Property System.String __SERVER {get;set;} __SUPERCLASS Property System.String __SUPERCLASS {get;set;} ConvertFromDateTime ScriptMethod System.Object ConvertFromDateTime(); ConvertToDateTime ScriptMethod System.Object ConvertToDateTime(); PS C:\Users\administrator.PVMLAB\Desktop\scirptbu> for the life of me I caannot figure out the syntax it wants? You? Jesse, have you tried this Class at all?

PS C:\Users\administrator.PVMLAB\Desktop\scirptbu> get-wmiobject Win32_registryaction | get-member

TypeName: System.Management.ManagementObject#root\cimv2\Win32_RegistryAction

Name MemberType Definition
—- ———- ———-
Invoke Method System.Management.ManagementBaseObject Invoke()
ActionID Property System.String ActionID {get;set;}
Caption Property System.String Caption {get;set;}
Description Property System.String Description {get;set;}
Direction Property System.UInt16 Direction {get;set;}
EntryName Property System.String EntryName {get;set;}
EntryValue Property System.String EntryValue {get;set;}
key Property System.String key {get;set;}
Name Property System.String Name {get;set;}
Registry Property System.String Registry {get;set;}
Root Property System.Int16 Root {get;set;}
SoftwareElementID Property System.String SoftwareElementID {get;set;}
SoftwareElementState Property System.UInt16 SoftwareElementState {get;set;}
TargetOperatingSystem Property System.UInt16 TargetOperatingSystem {get;set;}
Version Property System.String Version {get;set;}
__CLASS Property System.String __CLASS {get;set;}
__DERIVATION Property System.String[] __DERIVATION {get;set;}
__DYNASTY Property System.String __DYNASTY {get;set;}
__GENUS Property System.Int32 __GENUS {get;set;}
__NAMESPACE Property System.String __NAMESPACE {get;set;}
__PATH Property System.String __PATH {get;set;}
__PROPERTY_COUNT Property System.Int32 __PROPERTY_COUNT {get;set;}
__RELPATH Property System.String __RELPATH {get;set;}
__SERVER Property System.String __SERVER {get;set;}
__SUPERCLASS Property System.String __SUPERCLASS {get;set;}
ConvertFromDateTime ScriptMethod System.Object ConvertFromDateTime();
ConvertToDateTime ScriptMethod System.Object ConvertToDateTime();

PS C:\Users\administrator.PVMLAB\Desktop\scirptbu>

for the life of me I caannot figure out the syntax it wants? You?

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