powershell not expanding variable - powershell

I am trying to create a powershell script which installs a load of firewall policies.
I have a file firewalls.txt which has "firewall" "policy" on a single line. I then put that into a variable and try to call it using the "fwm load" command which is an external firewall application binary but the $fwPolstring is not being expanded within the command
$fwPol = Get-Content firewalls.txt
$fwPolString = $fwPol
fwm load "$fwPolString" 2>&1 > InstallLog.txt
I get error in InstallLog.txt
fwm : Missing targets
At C:\fw_estate_install.ps1:3 char:1
+ fwm load "$fwPolString" 2>&1 > InstallLog.txt

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Execute external powershell script in jenkins pipleline

I was trying to execute powershell script in a remote machine via jenkins pipeline.my script location ex: $server_vm_name\d$\scripts\testscript.ps1 . and I need to pass parameter to the testscript.ps1 as parameter name -clientpath. for the client path u have used this external path ex:
\${client_vm_name}\d$\Client\Application . I have used the network paths for both script location and parameter
I have write the following code snippet to get the work done. but its not working. anyone have idea what i have done in wrong way?.
error msg :
*
org.codehaus.groovy.control.MultipleCompilationErrorsException: startup failed:
WorkflowScript: 885: unexpected char: '\' # line 885, column 49.
rshell script: "\\$db_vm_name\d$\script
stage('Installation') {
agent{
label PS_AGENT_LABEL
}
steps{
script{
powershell script: "\\$server_vm_name\d$\scripts\testscript.ps1 -clientPath \\${client_vm_name}\d$\Client\Application"
}
}
}

Modify datasource IP addresses in WebSphere Application Server

I have nearly a hundred data sources in a WebSphere Application Server (WAS) and due to office relocation, the IP of the database servers have changed and I need to update the datasource IP addresses in my WAS too.
Considering it error-prone to update hundred IPs through admin console.
Is there any way that I can make the change by updating config files or running a script? My version of WAS is 7.0.
You should be able to use the WAS Admin Console's built-in "command assistance" to capture simple code snippets for listing datasources and changing them by just completing those operations in the UI once.
Take those snippets and create a new jython script to list and update all of them.
More info on command assistance:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/websphere/library/techarticles/0812_rhodes/0812_rhodes.html
wsadmin scripting library:
https://github.com/wsadminlib/wsadminlib
You can achieve this using wsadmin scripting. Covener has the right idea with using the admin console's command assistance to do the update once manually (to get the code) and then dump that into a script that you can automate.
The basic idea is that a datasource has a set of properties nested under it, one of which is the ip address. So you want to write a script that will query for the datasource, find its nested property set, and iterate over the property set looking for the 'ipAddress' property to update.
Here is a function that will update the value of the "ipAddress" property.
import sys
def updateDataSourceIP(dsName, newIP):
ds = AdminConfig.getid('/Server:myServer/JDBCProvider:myProvider/DataSource:' + dsName + '/')
propertySet = AdminConfig.showAttribute(ds, 'propertySet')
propertyList = AdminConfig.list('J2EEResourceProperty', propertySet).splitlines()
for prop in propertyList:
print AdminConfig.showAttribute(prop, 'name')
if (AdminConfig.showAttribute(prop, 'name') == 'ipAddress'):
AdminConfig.modify(prop, '[[value '" + newIP + "']]')
AdminConfig.save();
# Call the function using command line args
updateDataSourceIP(sys.argv[0], sys.argv[1])
To run this script you would invoke the following from the command line:
$WAS_HOME/bin/wsadmin.sh -lang jython -f /path/to/script.py myDataSource 127.0.0.1
**Disclaimer: untested script. I don't know the name of the "ipAddress" property off the top of my head, but if you run this once it will print out all the properties on your ds, so you can get it there
Some useful links:
Basics about jython scripting
Modifying config objects using wsadmin
As an improvement to aguibert's script, to avoid having to provide all 100 datasource names and to update it to correct the containment path of the configuration id, consider this script which will update all datasources, regardless of the scope at which they're defined. As always, backup your configuration before beginning and once you're satisified the script is working as expected, replace the AdminConfig.reset() with save(). Note, these scripts will likely not work properly if you're using connection URLs in your configuration.
import sys
def updateDataSourceIP(newIP):
datasources = AdminConfig.getid('/DataSource:/').splitlines()
for datasource in datasources:
propertySet = AdminConfig.showAttribute(datasource, 'propertySet')
propertyList = AdminConfig.list('J2EEResourceProperty', propertySet).splitlines()
for prop in propertyList:
if (AdminConfig.showAttribute(prop, 'name') == 'serverName'):
oldip = AdminConfig.showAttribute(prop, 'value')
print "Updating serverName attribute of datasource '" + datasource + "' from " + oldip + " to " + sys.argv[0]
AdminConfig.modify(prop, '[[value ' + newIP + ']]')
AdminConfig.reset();
# Call the function using command line arg
updateDataSourceIP(sys.argv[0])
The script should be invoked similarly to the above, but without the datasource parameter, the only parameter is the new hostname or ip address:
$WAS_HOME/bin/wsadmin.sh -lang jython -f /path/to/script.py 127.0.0.1

Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is an empty string

I am trying to run custom script on windows AWS AMI. The steps I am using is as given here:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/DeveloperGuide/mon-scripts-powershell.html
My Instance is already associated with IAM role and credential file path is set.
I am trying to run following command in power-shell:
.\mon-put-metrics-mem.ps1 -mem_util -mem_used -mem_avail -page_avail -page_used -page_util -memory_units Megabytes
The error I am getting is:
Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is an empty string.
Your script is not able to see AWS_CREDENTIAL_FILE env var.
So try loading ur credential file
setx AWS_CREDENTIAL_FILE C:\aws\myCredentialFile.txt'
Then open a new powershell window because if you attempt to run it in the same window, it will not see the AWS_CREDENTIAL_FILE env var. Now try running
.\mon-put-metrics-mem.ps1 -mem_util -mem_used -mem_avail -page_avail -page_used -page_util -memory_units Megabytes -verbose

Installing an exe with Powershell DSC Package resource gets return code 1619

I'm trying to use Powershell DSC's Package resource to install an exe... Perforce's P4V to be specific. Here's my code:
Configuration PerforceMachine
{
Node "SERVERNAME"
{
Package P4V
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "Perforce Visual Components"
Path = "\\nas\share\p4vinst64.exe"
ProductId = ''
Arguments = "/S /V/qn" # args for silent mode
LogPath = "$env:ProgramData\p4v_install.log"
}
}
}
When running this, this is the error Powershell gives me:
PowerShell provider MSFT_PackageResource failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message: The return code 1619 was not expected. Configuration is likely not
correct
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (:) [], CimException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ProviderOperationExecutionFailure
+ PSComputerName : SERVERNAME
According to documentation, return code 1619 means the MSI package couldn't be opened. However, when I manually log in to the machine and run "\\nas\share\p4vinst64.exe /S /V/qn", the install works flawlessly.
Does anyone know why this is failing? Alternately, can anyone tell me how to troubleshoot this? I pasted all the error information I got from the terminal, my log file (p4v_install.log) is a 0 byte file, and there are no events in the event viewer. I don't know how to troubleshoot it any further!
EDIT: I should note that I also tried using the File resource to copy the file locally, and then install it from there. Sadly, that met with the same result.
Daniel over at the Powershell.org forums was able to figure this out for me.
The P4V InstallShield setup wrapper puts the MSI file into wrong path if you execute as LocalSystem.
I’ve managed to develop a Configuration that works, see below. The key is the /b switch here which puts the MSI file into a defined location. I’ve added ALLUSERS=1 to get the shortcuts visible to all users and REBOOT=ReallySuppress to avoid a sudden restart (which will happen otherwise).
Configuration PerforceMachine
{
Package P4V
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "Perforce Visual Components"
Path = "C:\My\p4vinst64.exe"
ProductId = ''
Arguments = '/b"C:\Windows\Temp\PerforceClient" /S /V"/qn ALLUSERS=1 REBOOT=ReallySuppress"' # args for silent mode
}
}
Well, what happens here is that the package gets installed (not tested with p4vinst64.exe yet! So, not sure why it says pack cannot be opened as the error) but since you did not specify a ProductID value, the verification at the end of install fails. That is the error you are seeing. The Package resource is no good for installing .exe packages or even MSIs with no ProductID represented as a GUID.
You can use the WindowsProcess resource instead.

Use AppCmd to LIST CONFIG in APPHOST only

I have a requirement to use powershell to configure IIS7.5 on WebApplications that have not yet had code deployed (possibly at all, possibly old/broken web.configs exist) to the file system. I would like to be able to do this all at the APPHOST level. (Note at the bottom about use of Powershell > AppCmd).
I can SET all the values properly, however, being somewhat diligent, I like to also validate the values were set properly by retrieving them after setting.
Here's the scenario:
I can set this value using AppCmd so the setting is applied at the APPHOST level using the /Commit:APPHOST flag. However, I havent found a way to READ the values exclusively at the APPHOST level.
Setting the Code is successful:
C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe set config "webSiteName/webAppName" -section:system.webServer/security/authentication/anonymousAuthentication /enabled:"True" /commit:apphost
However, I cant find a way to read the values using AppCmd (or Powershell):
Running the following AppCmd returns an error due to the broken pre-existing web.config in the folder (the specific error is unimportant, as it is reading the WebApp's web.config instead of the ApplicationHost.config/APPHOST):
C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list config "MACHINE/WEBROOT/APPHOST/webSiteName/webAppName" -section:system.webServer/security/authentication/anonymousAuthentication
ERROR ( message:Configuration error
Filename: \\?\c:\inetpub\wwwroot\webSiteName\webAppName\web.config
Line Number: 254
Description: The configuration section 'system.runtime.caching' cannot be read because it is missing a section declaration
. )
Note: I would prefer to do this all in Powershell instead of using AppCmd, so if anyone has the syntax for modifying the APPHOST settings for anonymousAuthentication section of a WebApplication, that lives under a Website, from inside Powershell (Get-WebConfiguration seems to only use the WebApp web.config), that would be totally awesome and much appreciated!
Here's how to do this in PowerShell:
[Reflection.Assembly]::Load(
"Microsoft.Web.Administration, Version=7.0.0.0,
Culture=Neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35") > $null
$serverManager = New-Object Microsoft.Web.Administration.ServerManager
$config = $serverManager.GetApplicationHostConfiguration()
$anonymousAuthenticationSection = $config.GetSection("system.webServer/security/authentication/anonymousAuthentication", "simpleasp.net")
Write-Host "Current value: " $anonymousAuthenticationSection["enabled"]
# Now set new value
$anonymousAuthenticationSection["enabled"] = $true
$serverManager.CommitChanges()