I'm new to Powershell but am editing a script to remote into multiple workstations using my administrative credentials and perform installs. I am using an Excel sheet to store the workstation and software data. When I run the script, I choose option 6 for the batch install and enter the path to my excel file.The script successfully remotes into a workstation, cycles through all the software to be installed (on a remote server), and then moves to the next workstation. My issue is that when it cycles through the software, it does not seem to be executing the install-file function. So, nothing is actually installed. Any help is appreciated, I feel like there is something small I'm missing.
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I would like to be able to install/uninstall programs on my pc via the SCCM using a script file.
I would like to run the script and have it install the specified program on the pc that it is running on.
https://timmyit.com/2016/08/08/sccm-and-powershell-force-installuninstall-of-available-software-in-software-center-through-cimwmi-on-a-remote-client/
I have tried the script above but just cannot get it to work i believe this is because it is designed to install the program on a remote machine and i have not bee able to figure out if it is possible to do this on a local machine that only has access to the SCCM for a USER perspective not an admin perspective.
Any help or ideas would be much appreciated as i cant see that there are any command line arguments to perform and install by using the SCCM.
Sadly after doing research this is only possible on the admin side of the SCCM and cannot be done on the client side however it would be cool if it was possible
I am trying to install TSF 2017 by using silent installation powershell script. I am able to install it but its not installing properly. And its not creating any folders in program files. But its showing in control panel.
Below is the script which I am using now,
$Installer="D:\TeamFoundationServer2017_Update2\TfsServer2017.2.exe"
$Params=#("D:\TeamFoundationServer2017_Update2\ISO\tfsserver2017.2_enu.iso","/Q","/Full","/NoRestart","/NoWeb","/Passive","/ProductKey","/Layout=C:\Users\ul\Desktop\Test","/NoRefresh","/Log=Desktop\Logfile.txt")
& $Installer $Params
Is there anything I am missing out in $Params. Its calling exe file and executing it. In contorl panel I can able to see. But in program files its not coming. And its not installing also.
Please help me in this.
TfsServer2017.2.exe is a web installer, it will download TFS from VisualStudio.com and kick off the installation. However, the installation process itself simply gets TFS bits onto your machine. At the end of this process, the installer will launch the TFS Configuration Center.
Even select Basic scenario(This scenario is optimized for simplicity, using default options for most inputs), you will still need to choose and enter many configuration.
More details please refer: How to set up TFS on a single server
Besides, this is only suitable for a single server scenario, you could also install TFS under Dual server/ Multiple server configuration . Highly doubt this could be done through a single powershell script.
You could also have a look at this tutorial -- Team Foundation Server 2017 Installation Guide
If you just want to want to use PowerShell DSC resources to install configure a TFS build agent, please refer this code source in GitHub.
I work part-time as a computer tech at the local high school. They needed a system to keep track of all the computers in the district (things like physical location of the machines and serial numbers for inventory), and told me to keep it on a budget. I sat down and wrote a little thousand-line script in Perl/Tk, which accesses a PostgreSQL database on the local server.
I also successfully wrote a launcher in C++ and compiled it with bcc32, so they can single-click the launcher executable to start the program without having to type anything into DOS. That works fine, and I can load this program myself by manually installing all the dependencies for it by hand.
I would like to build a setup program to automatically load the PostgreSQL application, Strawberry Perl, as well as the Tk, and DBD::Pg libraries, and finally, of course, the folder my application is stored in. It'd be nice to be able to create desktop shortcuts or start menu items too.
Has anyone had any success with software to generate .MSI files for Windows Installer on Windows XP and above? If so, what did you use, and did it cost any money? Alternatively, where do I need to begin reading in order to write my own setup program?
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System
I'm not sure if this will do everything you want, but have you looked at Win32::InstallShield?
What would be the best way to deploy upgrades to a piece of software with the following requirements:
The upgrade:
Must be run from a client machine, not a server.
Must Show a dialog to select a network location and copy files to a share.
Must show a dialog to enter SQL Server connection information and the upgrade must connect to SQL Server to run an upgrade script.
Must not change anything on the client machine from which the upgrade is run. (Nothing in Add/Remove programs, registry, etc. I.e. no Windows Installer.)
Must not rely on any additional dlls or frameworks. The user must be able to download a single file and run it from Windows XP SP2 without having to install anything else.
Some things I have looked into:
Batch files (can’t show a dialog to allow the user to enter connection information)
OSQL (can’t show a dialog and can’t copy files)
WiX (runs on top of Windows Installer so it puts things on the client machine from which it is run)
Custom C#/VB app (requires .NET framework)
Winzip/WinRAR (can't show a dialog, can’t run SQL Scripts)
If you don't want to rely on any dlls and frameworks, you should make a native app, this can be, for example, custom winrar sfx (you can run additional scripts after extraction, this can be a batch that executes sqlcmd).
Does anyone know of a good way to do remote administration of a Windows XP machine using just the command line?
At the moment the only things it needs to do is to be able to install applications/patches, and transfer files to and from the machine, and installing registry patches would be nice as well.
Currently we use a horrible hacked together solution that uses NetMeeting, in the past I've thrown together a proof of concept using SSH for windows (at the time windows 2000) but it didn't work to my satisfaction and was pretty buggy. Which was probably the result of the SSH Daemon I was running more then anything.
I'm pretty much open to anything, however a solution using SSH would be ideal since it's already approved for installation in my organization, and it's free. I work in the Canadian Government so anything free is best, and anything that we've already got approved for installation is even better.
psexec will allow you to run commands remotely. Some of the other PsTools can help you kill applications, get a list of processes, etc.
Why must it be
remote administration of a Windows XP machine using just the command line?
I think your very limiting yourself to what is possible by sticking to the command line. In windows environments you can easily use Group Policy to distribute most software and/or patches, and for the ones that you can't you can usually script these changes through any of the popular scripting languages such as JScript, VBScript, Kixtart, AutoIt, Powershell, etc. With these scripting languages you can easily leverage WMI to exceute and mointor processes on remotes systems, copy files, updates registry...basically everything that you're trying to accomplish....and it won't cost you anything but the cost of learning these technologies, and there many online resources and which document how to do them. Here is a link to the Microsoft Script Center, its a great start: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/default.mspx
I wrote this a while back, and used it to maintain my home windows XP desktop for a while:
ssh and telnet on windows
I used the SSH option (not telnet). It worked for my purposes (killing remote tasks, copying files etc.) It uses Cygwin, but you're able to run regular windows commands as well as the bash commands that come with cygwin.
The Software Testing Automation Framework (STAF) is designed for remote access, installing software, transferring files. etc. It's open source and you can write your own service if there isn't one that does what you need. It also has a GUI component for writing, scheduling, queueing and monitoring jobs across a pool of machines.
At the moment the only things it needs to do is to be able to install
applications/patches, and transfer files to and from the machine, and
installing registry patches would be nice as well.
try to download and install eurysco to use in order:
transfer file, applications and patches with multiple-upload feature from eurysco file browser
install applications and patches in silent mode from eurysco command line feature
edit registry from eurysco system-registry feature
http://www.eurysco.com/features