In PowerShell you can use the Get-WmiObject cmdlet to grab WMI classes.
I have noticed that I can only gain access to win32 classes, can I gain access in PowerShell to any other classes besides the win32_*?
get-wmiobject -list
Will give a list of available classes on your machine. Is that what you were asking?
You can also supply a namespace with the -namespace parameter to list the classes in other namespaces besides root\CIMV2
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I want to list which things are useable under \\root\ .However i don't know how to list or see which things i can use.Because,i am beginner in the powershell.
I am coding this thing:
wmic /namespace:\root\
(But i don't know which things i can use under root.And because of this, i cannot use anything :/)
How can i list which things could be useable under root ?
If someone can help, i will be really happy :D
I tried use "/?" but it didn't help.Also i researched on google BUT again i couldn't find something useful for myself or maybe i couldn't understand their solutions.
There is a WMI class of __namespace you can query:
Get-WmiObject -Namespace Root -Class __Namespace | Select Name
Name
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subscription
DEFAULT
CIMV2
msdtc
Cli
SECURITY
SecurityCenter2
RSOP
PEH
StandardCimv2
WMI
MSPS
directory
Policy
Interop
Hardware
ServiceModel
SecurityCenter
Microsoft
Appv
I would recommend reading through about WMI. It covers some of the discoverability aspects, which are important because:
In a default installation of Windows 8, there are more than 1,100 WMI classes in Root/Cimv2
Newer versions of powershell use CIM over WMI with commands like Get-CimInstance. It's not worth worrying about for now, but it's good to look into while you're learning
WMIC is a separate exe from powershell, and doesn't return powershell objects. I would avoid it unless you're stuck to command prompt
Cpt.Whale's answer is helpful, but is uses the deprecated WMI cmdlets (from the Get-WmiObject docs page: "Starting in PowerShell 3.0, this cmdlet has been superseded by Get-CimInstance"); similarly, wmic.exe is deprecated (see note at the top of the page). Both are deprecated in favor of the CIM cmdlets, so the standard advice applies:
The CIM cmdlets (e.g., Get-CimInstance) superseded the WMI cmdlets (e.g., Get-WmiObject) in PowerShell v3 (released in September 2012). Therefore, the WMI cmdlets should be avoided, not least because PowerShell (Core) v7+, where all future effort will go, doesn't even have them anymore. Note that WMI still underlies the CIM cmdlets, however.
For more information, including the differences between these two sets of cmdlets, see this answer.
Thus, here are solutions based on the CIM cmdlets:
To get all namespaces nested inside another namespace, such as root:
Get-CimInstance -Class __Namespace -Namespace root | ForEach-Object Name
To get all classes inside a given namespace, such as root, by name:
Get-CimClass -Namespace root | ForEach-Object CimClassName
Note:
Append | Sort-Object to the commands above to get alphabetically sorted output.
The default namespace (also for the WMI cmdlets) is root/cimv2, which applies if you omit a -Namespace argument.
I recently wrote a script that updates registry values on remote desktops after checking, for instance, that a certain application, MyApp, is properly installed.
The aforementioned application is installed/deployed by SCCM (2012, not R2 for the moment).
In the process of optimizing the script, I wanted to change the test of the install state of MyApp (from late to early filtering).
So far, no luck and so far, no explanation either.
I can't properly understand why it seems not possible to do some early filtering with the following command :
gwmi -ComputerName myserver -Namespace root\ccm\clientsdk -query "select * from ccm_application where Fullname='MyApp'"
Of course, nor can we use :
gwmi -ComputerName myserver -Namespace root\ccm\clientsdk -class ccm_application -filter "Fullname='MyApp'"
Late filtering, of course, works but I wanted (and expected) early filtering to work, especially since I am checking the Install state of an app for quite a lot of remote desktops.
Of course, I do know that I could (can) use SCCM for that purpose (executing a script only if ...) but that still does not explain why I can't do early filtering.
Whenever I try to query that class with my installation while specifying either properties or a filter, I get the error "Provider is not capable of the attempted operation". It doesn't matter if I use Get-WmiObject or Get-CimInstance.
I get the same error when I run this:
PS C:\> WMIC.EXE /NAMESPACE:\\root\ccm\clientsdk PATH ccm_application GET FullName
Node - <SERVERNAME>
ERROR:
Description = Provider is not capable of the attempted operation
PS C:\> wmic /NAMESPACE:\\root\ccm\clientsdk PATH ccm_application WHERE "FullName='Java 32-bit'"
Node - <SERVERNAME>
ERROR:
Description = Provider is not capable of the attempted operation
Although this works just fine:
WMIC.EXE /NAMESPACE:\\root\ccm\clientsdk PATH ccm_application
Seems like a limitation of the provider then, not a problem with your code. -Filter and -Property don't work by design.
Note that I am using 2012 R2 SP1 (5.00.8239.1000), so this may not perfectly apply. However, it seems unlikely that they would remove the functionality from the provider moving from 2012 to 2012 R2.
I'm trying to create wmi query to sccm to get PC, where was user's last logon.
Something like:
Get-WmiObject -namespace $SCCMNameSpace -computer $SCCMServer -query "select lastlogon, PCname from sms_? where LastLogonUserName='$SamAccountName'" | select lastlogon, PCname.
I can see this information in sccm report, but I don't know what class I have to use for a query. I'm using sms_r_system for getting IP and computer name.
Is anyone knew sccm class with this information or sql queries will be better for me?
Which report are you viewing the data with? You might want to open up the report's SQL code, figure out which ConfigMgr SQL views it's referencing, and then translate that to the SCCM WMI class names. The WMI class names closely correlate to the SQL view names.
Use a WMI browser like SAPIEN's free WMI Explorer GUI tool to help explore the root\sms\site_xyz WMI namespace and discover which class you are looking for. You can also use Windows PowerShell to help discover which class contains this property:
gwmi -name root\cimv2 -list | ? { ($_.Properties.Name -join ',') -match 'lastlogon' }
Note: Make sure you're using PowerShell version 3.0 Release Preview for the above command, otherwise it won't work right.
So, I've been trying my hand at powershell automation of Hyper-V VM administration, and I can't seem to find a reliable way to find the VM Data Root for a given VM. I understand that when programmatically building one, I set it via the Msvm_VirtualSystemGlobalSettingData WMI class. How do I access this class post VM creation?
Thanks!
The GetRelated() method is the key:
PS C:\> $vm = gwmi -namespace root\virtualization Msvm_ComputerSystem -filter 'ElementName="SomeVM"'
PS C:\> $vm.GetRelated("Msvm_VirtualSystemGlobalSettingData")
$iis=Get-WmiObject -namespace root/MicrosoftIISv2 -query "select * from iiswebservicesetting whe
re name='W3SVC'"
OR
$iis = Get-WmiObject -namespace root/MicrosoftIISv2 -class IIsWebServiceSetting
The above as worked very well for me in case of IIS6.0.
But in case of IIS7.5 the namespace is root\WebAdministration.
I am not sure what query i need to run to get the data that i used to obtain when i ran the WMI command for IIS6.0.You can also tell me the class that i need to use.
2) i need to get some information for IIS ASP.Net configuration.
The .NET Framework defines a set of
elements that implement configuration settings, and the ASP.NET configuration schemacontains elements that control how ASP.NET Web applications behave.
I need to get Details like SessionState,Authorisation,authentication mode,compilation etc
I need to know which NAMESPACE i should use and WHICH CLASS within this namespace i need to use.
Please anyone help me with above 2 problems as its very much needed for me to move ahead with my work.
Thanks in advance
You should have a look at the PowerShell Module for Web Administration for IIS 7.5. On a 2008R2 box running IIS, run the following commands and see what you can find.
PS> Import-Module WebAdministration
PS> Get-Command -module WebAdministration
There is also an IIS provider. You can cd into IIS:\ and use get-item/set-item cmdlets.