Powershell Script to Update Central PolicyDefintions Store against the local machine

Hi all,
i've created a powershell script to update my central policydefinitions store against a local machine for example the newest domaincontroller or member server. It can be started with the parameters -source (for the source directory e.g. C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions)
and -destination (for the target directory e.g. C:\Windows\SYSVOL_DFSR\sysvol\domain.local\Policies\PolicyDefinitions).
It checks the source directory for language folders and admx files. Compares the Fileage with the files in the target directory and allows you to replace them. Maybe this script is helpful for one of you and maybe someone can check it and give me some feedback
to make this script better.
Please be very careful with this and try it on your own risk. You should try it in a testenvironment first. Or e.g. against an empty target directory. In the first version the script asks for confirmation for every single change against the target directory.
You can find it here: http://pastebin.com/dwJytWck
Regards

Hi,
You may also want to add this script to the script repository:
https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter
That'll make it easier for more people to find.
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# Bind to the user object.
# If user not found, $User.Name will be $Null.
$User = [ADSI]"LDAP://$DN"
If ($User.Name -ne $Null)
$Found = $True
$Step = "17"
If ($Cols[$ID - 1] -eq "samaccountname")
Trap
Write-Host ""
"Error translating name: $_"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "## Error translating name $Value"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value " Description: $_"
$Script:Errors = $Script:Errors + 1
Continue
# Convert sAMAccountName to distinguishedName.
$DN = ""
$Step = "18"
$objNT.InvokeMember("Set", "InvokeMethod", $Null, $objTrans, (3, "$NetBIOSDomain$Value"))
$DN = $objNT.InvokeMember("Get", "InvokeMethod", $Null, $objTrans, 1)
$Step = "19"
If ($DN -ne "")
$Step = "20"
# Any forward slash characters must be escaped.
$DN = $DN.Replace("/", "\/")
# Bind to the user object.
$User = [ADSI]"LDAP://$DN"
$Found = $True
If ($Found -eq $True)
$Step = "21"
# Read remaining values for this user.
$Changed = $False
For ($k = 1; $k -le $Columns.Count; $k = $k + 1)
# Skip the identifying column.
If ($k -ne $ID)
$Step = "22"
# Retrieve attribute name for this column from array.
$AttrName = $Cols[$k - 1]
# Retrieve attribute syntax from hash table.
$Syntax = $Attributes[$AttrName]
$Step = "23"
# Retrieve attribute value for this user.
$Value = $Sheet.Cells.Item($j, $k).Text
# Skip blank values.
If ($Value -ne "")
If ($Syntax -eq "String")
Trap
If ("$_".StartsWith("The directory property cannot be found"))
Continue
Else
Write-Host ""
"Error retrieving value from Active Directory: $_"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "## Error retrieving $AttrName for user $DN"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value " Description: $_"
$Script:Errors = $Script:Errors + 1
Continue
$Step = "24"
# Single-valued string attribute.
# Retrieve existing value.
$OldValue = ""
$OldValue = $User.Get($AttrName)
# Check if existing value to be deleted.
If ($Value.ToLower() -eq ".delete")
If ($OldValue -ne "")
If ($AttrName.ToLower -eq "samaccountname")
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value `
"## Mandatory attribute sAMAccountName cannot be cleared for user: $DN"
$Script:Errors = $Script:Errors + 1
Else
Trap
Write-Host ""
"Error deleting value from Active Directory: $_"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "## Error deleting $AttrName for user $DN"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value " Description: $_"
$Script:Errors = $Script:Errors + 1
Continue
$Step = "25"
# Make the attribute value "not set".
$User.PutEx(1, $AttrName, 0)
$Changed = $True
Else
$Step = "26"
# Check if new value from spreadsheet different.
If ($Value -ne $OldValue)
Trap
Write-Host ""
"Error assigning value from Active Directory: $_"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "## Error assigning $AttrName for user $DN"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value " Description: $_"
$Script:Errors = $Script:Errors + 1
Continue
# Assign the new value to the attribute.
$User.Put($AttrName, $Value)
$Changed = $True
Else
# Unexpected error.
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value `
"## Unexpected syntax: $Syntax for attribute $AttrName for user $DN"
$Script:Errors = $Script:Errors + 1
If ($Changed -eq $True)
Trap
Write-Host ""
"Error saving to Active Directory: $_"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "## Error saving to AD for user $DN"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value " Description: $_"
$Script:Errors = $Script:Errors + 1
$Script:Updated = $Script:Updated - 1
Continue
$User.SetInfo()
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "Update user: $DN"
Write-Host "." -NoNewLine
$Script:Updated = $Script:Updated + 1
Else
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "User unchanged: $DN"
Write-Host "." -NoNewLine
$Script:Unchanged = $Script:Unchanged + 1
Else
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "## User not found: $Value"
Write-Host "." -NoNewLine
$Script:Errors = $Script:Errors + 1
$j = $J + 1
} Until ($Sheet.Cells.Item($j, $ID).Text -eq "")
$Step = "27"
CleanUp
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value $("Finished: " + (Get-Date).ToString())
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "Number of users updated: $Script:Updated"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "Number of users unchanged: $Script:Unchanged"
Add-Content -Path $LogFile -Value "Number of errors: $Script:Errors"
Write-Host ""
"Done"
"Number of errors: $Script:Errors"
"See log file: $LogFile"

Actually scripts run fine with excel file, currently we are using user-id to pick to update AD. Now we want to update AD use employee id. You can say to identify the record in AD through employee ID instead of user-id.
I do not think you will get anyone here to fix that for you. You need to find someone who knows PowerShell to help you or learn PowerShell your self.
I would fix it for you but not for free. It is too oddly designed and has too many dependencies. Any small change is likely to break it.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Migration to lync 2013 select central management store - what name should be there?

hello
trying to migration from lync 2010 to lync 2013. populated the topogoly builder and was going to publish.
the name in select central management store has the name of the lync 2010 environment, but if I hit next it has my new sql server.
should the new lync 2013 CMS be listed there?

Did you move the Central Management Store via the Powershell yet? If not, check this article:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj688013.aspx
If you have moved it, you're most likely seeing an old topology, download it again before making changes and publishing. If you download again and still see the old server even though it's moved, I'd re-run through the steps in the article again.
Please remember, if you see a post that helped you please click "Vote As Helpful" and if it answered your question please click "Mark As Answer".
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Help modifying a powershell script

Hello,
I have recently been given a task to write/find a script that is capable of performing Full and Incremental backups. I found a script that does exactly what I need, however, it requires user input. I need this to be a scheduled task and therefore I need
the input to be a static path. Here is the script I am talking about:
#region Params
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$DestDir,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$HashPath,
[Parameter(Position=3, Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateSet("Full","Incremental","Differential")]
[System.String]
$BackupType="Full",
[Parameter(Position=4, Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$LogFile=".\Backup-Files.log",
[Parameter(Position=5, Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter]
$SwitchToFull
#endregion
begin{
function Write-Log
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$Message,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$LogFile
#endregion
try{
Write-Host $Message
Out-File -InputObject $Message -Append $LogFile
catch {throw $_}
function Get-Hash
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$HashTarget,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateSet("File","String")]
[System.String]
$HashType
#endregion
begin{
try{ $objGetHashMD5 = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider }
catch {throw $_ }
process{
try {
#Checking hash target is file or just string
switch($HashType){
"String" {
$objGetHashUtf8 = New-Object -TypeName System.Text.UTF8Encoding
$arrayGetHashHash = $objGetHashMD5.ComputeHash($objGetHashUtf8.GetBytes($HashTarget.ToUpper()))
break
"File" {
$arrayGetHashHash = $objGetHashMD5.ComputeHash([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($HashTarget))
break
#Return hash
Write-Output $([System.Convert]::ToBase64String($arrayGetHashHash))
catch { throw $_ }
function Copy-File
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Any'})]
[System.String]
$SourceFile,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$DestFile
#endregion
try{
#The script fails when folder being copied to file. So the item will be removed to avoid the error.
if(Test-Path -LiteralPath $DestFile -PathType Any){
Remove-Item -LiteralPath $DestFile -Force -Recurse
#Creating destination if doesn't exist. It's required because Copy-Item doesn't create destination folder
if(Test-Path -LiteralPath $SourceFile -PathType Leaf){
New-Item -ItemType "File" -Path $DestFile -Force
#Copying file to destination directory
Copy-Item -LiteralPath $SourceFile -Destination $DestFile -Force
catch{ throw $_ }
function Backup-Files
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$DestDir,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNull()]
[System.Collections.Hashtable]
$HashTable
#endregion
try{
$xmlBackupFilesHashFile = $HashTable
Write-Host "Backup started"
Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path $SourceDir|ForEach-Object{
$currentBackupFilesItem = $_
#Full path to source and destination item
$strBackupFilesSourceFullPath = $currentBackupFilesItem.FullName
$strBackupFilesDestFullPath = $currentBackupFilesItem.FullName.Replace($SourceDir,$DestDir)
#Checking that the current item is file and not directory. True - the item is file.
$bBackupFilesFile = $($($currentBackupFilesItem.Attributes -band [System.IO.FileAttributes]::Directory) -ne [System.IO.FileAttributes]::Directory)
Write-Host -NoNewline ">>>Processing item $strBackupFilesSourceFullPath..."
#Generating path hash
$hashBackupFilesPath = $(Get-Hash -HashTarget $strBackupFilesSourceFullPath -HashType "String")
$hashBackupFilesFile = "d"
#If the item is file then generate hash for file content
if($bBackupFilesFile){
$hashBackupFilesFile = $(Get-Hash -HashTarget $strBackupFilesSourceFullPath -HashType "File")
#Checking that the file has been copied
if($xmlBackupFilesHashFile[$hashBackupFilesPath] -ne $hashBackupFilesFile){
Write-Host -NoNewline $("hash changed=>$hashBackupFilesFile...")
Copy-File -SourceFile $strBackupFilesSourceFullPath $strBackupFilesDestFullPath|Out-Null
#Returning result
Write-Output @{$hashBackupFilesPath=$hashBackupFilesFile}
else{
Write-Host -NoNewline "not changed..."
Write-Host "done"
Write-Host "Backup completed"
catch { throw $_ }
function Backup-Full
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
#region Params
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$DestDir,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$HashFile,
[Parameter(Position=3, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$ChainKey
#endregion
try{
#Creating an empty hash table
$xmlBackupFullHashFile = @{}
#Starting directory lookup
$uintBackupFullCount = 0
Backup-Files -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $("$DestDir\$ChainKey\Full_" + $(Get-Date -Format "ddMMyyyy")) -HashTable $xmlBackupFullHashFile|`
ForEach-Object{
$xmlBackupFullHashFile.Add([string]$_.Keys,[string]$_.Values)
$uintBackupFullCount++
#Saving chain key.
$xmlBackupFullHashFile.Add("ChainKey",$ChainKey)
Write-Host -NoNewline "Saving XML file to $HashFile..."
Export-Clixml -Path $HashFile -InputObject $xmlBackupFullHashFile -Force
Write-Host "done"
Write-Output $uintBackupFullCount
catch { throw $_ }
function Backup-Diff
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$DestDir,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'leaf'})]
[System.String]
$HashFile
#endregion
try{
#Loading hash table
$xmlBackupDiffHashFile = Import-Clixml $HashFile
$chainKeyBackupDiffDifferential = $xmlBackupDiffHashFile["ChainKey"]
$uintBackupDiffCount = 0
#Starting directory lookup
Backup-Files -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $("$DestDir\$chainKeyBackupDiffDifferential\Differential_" + $(Get-Date -Format "ddMMyyyy.HHmm")) -HashTable $xmlBackupDiffHashFile|`
ForEach-Object{ $uintBackupDiffCount++ }
Write-Output $uintBackupDiffCount
catch { throw $_ }
function Backup-Inc
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$DestDir,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'leaf'})]
[System.String]
$HashFile
#endregion
try{
#Loading hash table
$xmlBackupIncHashFile = Import-Clixml $HashFile
$chainKeyBackupIncIncremental = $xmlBackupIncHashFile["ChainKey"]
$uintBackupIncCount = 0
#Starting directory lookup
Backup-Files -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $("$DestDir\$chainKeyBackupIncIncremental\Incremental_" + $(Get-Date -Format "ddMMyyyy.HHmm")) -HashTable $xmlBackupIncHashFile|`
ForEach-Object{
$xmlBackupIncHashFile[[string]$_.Keys]=[string]$_.Values
$uintBackupIncCount++
Write-Host -NoNewline "Saving XML file to $HashFile..."
Export-Clixml -Path $HashFile -InputObject $xmlBackupIncHashFile -Force
Write-Host "Done"
Write-Output $uintBackupIncCount
catch { throw $_ }
#0 - is OK. 1 - some error
$exitValue=0
process{
try{
$filesCopied=0
$strSourceFolderName = $(Get-Item $SourceDir).Name
$strHasFile = $("$HashPath\Hash_$strSourceFolderName.xml")
$strMessage = $($(Get-Date -Format "HH:mm_dd.MM.yyyy;") + "$BackupType backup of $SourceDir started")
#Automatically switch to full backup
$bSwitch = $(!$(Test-Path -LiteralPath $strHasFile -PathType "Leaf") -and $SwitchToFull)
Write-Log -Message $strMessage -LogFile $LogFile
switch($true){
$($BackupType -eq "Full" -or $bSwitch) {
$filesCopied = Backup-Full -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $DestDir -HashFile $strHasFile -ChainKey $("Backup_$strSourceFolderName" + "_" + $(Get-Date -Format "ddMMyyyy"))
break
$($BackupType -eq "Incremental") {
$filesCopied = Backup-Inc -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $DestDir -HashFile $strHasFile
break
$($BackupType -eq "Differential") {
$filesCopied = Backup-Diff -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $DestDir -HashFile $strHasFile
break
$strMessage = $($(Get-Date -Format "HH:mm_dd.MM.yyyy;") + "$BackupType backup of $SourceDir completed successfully. $filesCopied items were copied.")
Write-Log -Message $strMessage -LogFile $LogFile
Write-Output $filesCopied
catch {
$strMessage = $($(Get-Date -Format "HH:mm_dd.MM.yyyy;") + "$BackupType backup of $SourceDir failed:" + $_)
Write-Log -Message $strMessage -LogFile $LogFile
$exitValue = 1
end{exit $exitValue}
I have some experience writing Powershell scripts,but I am lost at how this script prompts for Source and Destination paths. I tried modifying the Param section, but this didnt work and up until now I thought the only way you could get a prompt was with
"read-host". Any and all education on this matter would be greatly appreciated. (Side note: I have posted this question on the forum in which I found it and have not got an answer yet).
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$DestDir,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$HashPath,
[Parameter(Position=3, Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateSet("Full","Incremental","Differential")]
[System.String]
$BackupType="Full",
[Parameter(Position=4, Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$LogFile=".\Backup-Files.log",
[Parameter(Position=5, Mandatory=$false,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter]
$SwitchToFull
#endregion
begin{
function Write-Log
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$Message,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$LogFile
#endregion
try{
Write-Host $Message
Out-File -InputObject $Message -Append $LogFile
catch {throw $_}
function Get-Hash
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$HashTarget,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateSet("File","String")]
[System.String]
$HashType
#endregion
begin{
try{ $objGetHashMD5 = New-Object -TypeName System.Security.Cryptography.MD5CryptoServiceProvider }
catch {throw $_ }
process{
try {
#Checking hash target is file or just string
switch($HashType){
"String" {
$objGetHashUtf8 = New-Object -TypeName System.Text.UTF8Encoding
$arrayGetHashHash = $objGetHashMD5.ComputeHash($objGetHashUtf8.GetBytes($HashTarget.ToUpper()))
break
"File" {
$arrayGetHashHash = $objGetHashMD5.ComputeHash([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($HashTarget))
break
#Return hash
Write-Output $([System.Convert]::ToBase64String($arrayGetHashHash))
catch { throw $_ }
function Copy-File
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Any'})]
[System.String]
$SourceFile,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$DestFile
#endregion
try{
#The script fails when folder being copied to file. So the item will be removed to avoid the error.
if(Test-Path -LiteralPath $DestFile -PathType Any){
Remove-Item -LiteralPath $DestFile -Force -Recurse
#Creating destination if doesn't exist. It's required because Copy-Item doesn't create destination folder
if(Test-Path -LiteralPath $SourceFile -PathType Leaf){
New-Item -ItemType "File" -Path $DestFile -Force
#Copying file to destination directory
Copy-Item -LiteralPath $SourceFile -Destination $DestFile -Force
catch{ throw $_ }
function Backup-Files
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$DestDir,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNull()]
[System.Collections.Hashtable]
$HashTable
#endregion
try{
$xmlBackupFilesHashFile = $HashTable
Write-Host "Backup started"
Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path $SourceDir|ForEach-Object{
$currentBackupFilesItem = $_
#Full path to source and destination item
$strBackupFilesSourceFullPath = $currentBackupFilesItem.FullName
$strBackupFilesDestFullPath = $currentBackupFilesItem.FullName.Replace($SourceDir,$DestDir)
#Checking that the current item is file and not directory. True - the item is file.
$bBackupFilesFile = $($($currentBackupFilesItem.Attributes -band [System.IO.FileAttributes]::Directory) -ne [System.IO.FileAttributes]::Directory)
Write-Host -NoNewline ">>>Processing item $strBackupFilesSourceFullPath..."
#Generating path hash
$hashBackupFilesPath = $(Get-Hash -HashTarget $strBackupFilesSourceFullPath -HashType "String")
$hashBackupFilesFile = "d"
#If the item is file then generate hash for file content
if($bBackupFilesFile){
$hashBackupFilesFile = $(Get-Hash -HashTarget $strBackupFilesSourceFullPath -HashType "File")
#Checking that the file has been copied
if($xmlBackupFilesHashFile[$hashBackupFilesPath] -ne $hashBackupFilesFile){
Write-Host -NoNewline $("hash changed=>$hashBackupFilesFile...")
Copy-File -SourceFile $strBackupFilesSourceFullPath $strBackupFilesDestFullPath|Out-Null
#Returning result
Write-Output @{$hashBackupFilesPath=$hashBackupFilesFile}
else{
Write-Host -NoNewline "not changed..."
Write-Host "done"
Write-Host "Backup completed"
catch { throw $_ }
function Backup-Full
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
#region Params
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$DestDir,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$HashFile,
[Parameter(Position=3, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$ChainKey
#endregion
try{
#Creating an empty hash table
$xmlBackupFullHashFile = @{}
#Starting directory lookup
$uintBackupFullCount = 0
Backup-Files -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $("$DestDir\$ChainKey\Full_" + $(Get-Date -Format "ddMMyyyy")) -HashTable $xmlBackupFullHashFile|`
ForEach-Object{
$xmlBackupFullHashFile.Add([string]$_.Keys,[string]$_.Values)
$uintBackupFullCount++
#Saving chain key.
$xmlBackupFullHashFile.Add("ChainKey",$ChainKey)
Write-Host -NoNewline "Saving XML file to $HashFile..."
Export-Clixml -Path $HashFile -InputObject $xmlBackupFullHashFile -Force
Write-Host "done"
Write-Output $uintBackupFullCount
catch { throw $_ }
function Backup-Diff
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$DestDir,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'leaf'})]
[System.String]
$HashFile
#endregion
try{
#Loading hash table
$xmlBackupDiffHashFile = Import-Clixml $HashFile
$chainKeyBackupDiffDifferential = $xmlBackupDiffHashFile["ChainKey"]
$uintBackupDiffCount = 0
#Starting directory lookup
Backup-Files -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $("$DestDir\$chainKeyBackupDiffDifferential\Differential_" + $(Get-Date -Format "ddMMyyyy.HHmm")) -HashTable $xmlBackupDiffHashFile|`
ForEach-Object{ $uintBackupDiffCount++ }
Write-Output $uintBackupDiffCount
catch { throw $_ }
function Backup-Inc
#region Params
[CmdletBinding()]
[OutputType([System.String])]
param(
[Parameter(Position=0, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'Container'})]
[System.String]
$SourceDir,
[Parameter(Position=1, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
[System.String]
$DestDir,
[Parameter(Position=2, Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$false)]
[ValidateScript({Test-Path -LiteralPath $_ -PathType 'leaf'})]
[System.String]
$HashFile
#endregion
try{
#Loading hash table
$xmlBackupIncHashFile = Import-Clixml $HashFile
$chainKeyBackupIncIncremental = $xmlBackupIncHashFile["ChainKey"]
$uintBackupIncCount = 0
#Starting directory lookup
Backup-Files -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $("$DestDir\$chainKeyBackupIncIncremental\Incremental_" + $(Get-Date -Format "ddMMyyyy.HHmm")) -HashTable $xmlBackupIncHashFile|`
ForEach-Object{
$xmlBackupIncHashFile[[string]$_.Keys]=[string]$_.Values
$uintBackupIncCount++
Write-Host -NoNewline "Saving XML file to $HashFile..."
Export-Clixml -Path $HashFile -InputObject $xmlBackupIncHashFile -Force
Write-Host "Done"
Write-Output $uintBackupIncCount
catch { throw $_ }
#0 - is OK. 1 - some error
$exitValue=0
process{
try{
$filesCopied=0
$strSourceFolderName = $(Get-Item $SourceDir).Name
$strHasFile = $("$HashPath\Hash_$strSourceFolderName.xml")
$strMessage = $($(Get-Date -Format "HH:mm_dd.MM.yyyy;") + "$BackupType backup of $SourceDir started")
#Automatically switch to full backup
$bSwitch = $(!$(Test-Path -LiteralPath $strHasFile -PathType "Leaf") -and $SwitchToFull)
Write-Log -Message $strMessage -LogFile $LogFile
switch($true){
$($BackupType -eq "Full" -or $bSwitch) {
$filesCopied = Backup-Full -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $DestDir -HashFile $strHasFile -ChainKey $("Backup_$strSourceFolderName" + "_" + $(Get-Date -Format "ddMMyyyy"))
break
$($BackupType -eq "Incremental") {
$filesCopied = Backup-Inc -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $DestDir -HashFile $strHasFile
break
$($BackupType -eq "Differential") {
$filesCopied = Backup-Diff -SourceDir $SourceDir -DestDir $DestDir -HashFile $strHasFile
break
$strMessage = $($(Get-Date -Format "HH:mm_dd.MM.yyyy;") + "$BackupType backup of $SourceDir completed successfully. $filesCopied items were copied.")
Write-Log -Message $strMessage -LogFile $LogFile
Write-Output $filesCopied
catch {
$strMessage = $($(Get-Date -Format "HH:mm_dd.MM.yyyy;") + "$BackupType backup of $SourceDir failed:" + $_)
Write-Log -Message $strMessage -LogFile $LogFile
$exitValue = 1
end{exit $exitValue}

Hi Ryan Blaeholder,
Thanks for your posting.
To schedule a powershell script with input value, instead of modifying the script above, you can also try to add the input during creating a scheduled task like this:(save the script above as D:\backup.ps1)
-command "& 'D:\backup.ps1' 'input1' 'input2'"
For more detailed information, please refer to this article to complete:
Schedule PowerShell Scripts that Require Input Values:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2011/01/12/schedule-powershell-scripts-that-require-input-values.aspx
I hope this helps.
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Not able to configure BDC (Business Data connectivity )service in SharePoint 2012 Using Powershell Script

HI
Now there is an issue while iam running powershell script for BDC service.
Below is the script i am using to configure BDC service.
Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true,ValueFromPipeline=$true)]
    [string]$ServiceName = $null,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]$ServiceProxyName = $null,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]$AppPoolAccount = $null,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]$AppPoolName = $null,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]$DatabaseServer = $null,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
    [string]$DatabaseName = $null
# check to ensure Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell is loaded if not using the SharePoint Management Shell
$snapin = Get-PSSnapin | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell'}
if ($snapin -eq $null) {
    Write-Host "Loading SharePoint Powershell Snapin"
    Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell"
Write-Host "Successfully Sharepoint Powershell snapin Loaded"
Write-Host "Started executing Powershell script for configuring Business Data Connectivity Service in sharepoint farm ..."
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Checking if Application Pool Accounts exists"
$AppPoolAccount = Get-SPManagedAccount -Identity $AppPoolAccount -EA 0
if($AppPoolAccount -eq $null)
Write-Host "Please supply the password for the Service Account..."
$AppPoolCred = Get-Credential $AppPoolAccount
$AppPoolAccount = New-SPManagedAccount -Credential $AppPoolCred -EA 0
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Checking wether the Application Pool exists"
$AppPool = Get-SPServiceApplicationPool -Identity $AppPoolName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if (!$AppPool)
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Creating Application Pool"
$AppPool = New-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name $AppPoolName -Account $AppPoolAccount -Verbose
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Checking if BDC Service Application exists"
$ServiceApplication = Get-SPServiceApplication -Name $ServiceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if (!$ServiceApplication)
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Creating BDC Service Application"
$ServiceApplication = New-SPBusinessDataCatalogServiceApplication –ApplicationPool $AppPool –DatabaseName $DatabaseName –DatabaseServer $DatabaseServer –Name $ServiceName
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Starting the BDC Service"
#$ServiceInstance = Get-SPServiceInstance | Where-Object { $_.TypeName -like "BDC Service*" }
#Start-SPServiceInstance $ServiceInstance
Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.DisplayName -eq $ServiceName} | Start-SPServiceInstance > $null
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Done - BDC Service is up and running."
Error i am getting ->
Started executing Powershell script for configuring Business Data Connectivity S
ervice in sharepoint farm ...
Checking if Application Pool Accounts exists
Checking wether the Application Pool exists
Creating Application Pool
VERBOSE: Leaving BeginProcessing Method of New-SPServiceApplicationPool.
New-SPServiceApplicationPool : The trust relationship between the primary
domain and the trusted domain failed.
At C:\SP2013Service\BDC1.ps1:67 char:12
+ $AppPool = New-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name $AppPoolName -Account
$AppPoolAcco ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...ApplicationPool:
   SPCmdletNewIisWebServiceApplicationPool) [New-SPServiceApplicationPool], S
ystemException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletNewIisWe
   bServiceApplicationPool
VERBOSE: Leaving ProcessRecord Method of New-SPServiceApplicationPool.
VERBOSE: Leaving EndProcessing Method of New-SPServiceApplicationPool.
Checking if BDC Service Application exists
Creating BDC Service Application
New-SPBusinessDataCatalogServiceApplication : Cannot bind argument to
parameter 'ApplicationPool' because it is null.
At C:\SP2013Service\BDC1.ps1:75 char:84
+ ... pplicationPool $AppPool –DatabaseName $DatabaseName –DatabaseServer
$DatabaseSer ...
+                    ~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [New-SPBusinessD...viceApplicat
   ion], ParameterBindingValidationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,M
   icrosoft.SharePoint.BusinessData.SharedService.SPNewBusinessDataCatalogSer
viceApplication

hi guys,
same script i have modified with parametes,in below script i have hard corded values for parameters,and it is executing without errors.
Below is script executing without error->
Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
#Settings
$ServiceName = "BDC Service"
$ServiceProxyName = "BDC Proxy"
$AppPoolAccount = "DOMAIN\USERNAME"
$AppPoolName = "BDC SP Ser App Pool"
$DatabaseServer = "SPSQL"
$DatabaseName = "SP2013 BDC"
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Checking if Application Pool Accounts exists"
$AppPoolAccount = Get-SPManagedAccount -Identity $AppPoolAccount -EA 0
if($AppPoolAccount -eq $null)
Write-Host "Please supply the password for the Service Account..."
$AppPoolCred = Get-Credential $AppPoolAccount
$AppPoolAccount = New-SPManagedAccount -Credential $AppPoolCred -EA 0
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Checking wether the Application Pool exists"
$AppPool = Get-SPServiceApplicationPool -Identity $AppPoolName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if (!$AppPool)
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Creating Application Pool"
$AppPool = New-SPServiceApplicationPool -Name $AppPoolName -Account $AppPoolAccount -Verbose
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Checking if BDC Service Application exists"
$ServiceApplication = Get-SPServiceApplication -Name $ServiceName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if (!$ServiceApplication)
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Creating BDC Service Application"
$ServiceApplication = New-SPBusinessDataCatalogServiceApplication –ApplicationPool $AppPool –DatabaseName $DatabaseName –DatabaseServer $DatabaseServer –Name $ServiceName
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow "Starting the BDC Service"
#$ServiceInstance = Get-SPServiceInstance | Where-Object { $_.TypeName -like "BDC Service*" }
#Start-SPServiceInstance $ServiceInstance
Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.DisplayName -eq $ServiceName} | Start-SPServiceInstance > $null
Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green "Done - BDC Service is up and running."
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Monitor SQL Database mirroring using powershell script

I am trying use the below powershell script to monitor SQL Database mirroring. The motive here is to determine if there are databases which are in "Disconnected" or "Suspended" mode.
I am running the script on the Principal Server:
$returnStateOK = 0
$returnStateWarning = 1
$returnStateCritical = 2
$returnStateUnknown = 3
$NagiosStatus = ""
# Load SMO extension
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo") | Out-Null;
# Servers to check
$sqlservers = @("$env:computername");
foreach($server in $sqlservers)
$srv = New-Object "Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server" $server;
# Get mirrored databases
$databases = $srv.Databases | Where-Object {$_.IsMirroringEnabled -eq $true -and $_.MirroringStatus -eq "Suspended" -or $_.MirroringStatus -eq "Synchronizing" -or $_.MirroringStatus -eq "Disconnected"
-or $_.MirroringStatus -eq "None" -and $_.Name -ne "Master" -and $_.Name -ne "model" -and $_.Name -ne "msdb" -and $_.Name -ne "tempdb"};
if ($databases -ne $null)
$databases | Select-Object -Property Name, MirroringStatus | Format-Table -AutoSize;
exit $returnStateCritical
} Else {
Write-Host "All Databaes are Mirrored"
exit $returnStateOK
I have Suspended few databases for testing purpose but when I run the above script the output says "All Databaes are Mirrored"
If I make changes to $database and use it below i.e. I am changing the AND operator to OR after "$_.IsMirroringEnabled -eq $true"
$databases = $srv.Databases | Where-Object {$_.IsMirroringEnabled -eq $true -or $_.MirroringStatus -eq "Suspended" -or $_.MirroringStatus -eq "Synchronizing" -or $_.MirroringStatus
-eq "Disconnected" -or $_.MirroringStatus -eq "None" -and $_.Name -ne "Master" -and $_.Name -ne "model" -and $_.Name -ne "msdb" -and $_.Name -ne "tempdb"};
I get the below output:
Name
MirroringStatus
DB1
Synchronized
DB2
Synchronized
DB3 Synchronized
DB4
Suspended
DB5 Suspended
DB6
Suspended
DB7
Synchronized
DB8
Synchronized
I only want the databases which are Suspended or Disconnected to be listed.

I only want the databases which are Suspended or Disconnected to be listed.
Hi raul-133,
Based on your description, to list the databases which are Suspended or Disconnected ,I recommend you execute the following Transact-SQL statements in SQL Server firstly. If you can get the expected results from this query, then use the SQL Server query
in powershell script. For more details, please review this similar blog:
Monitor database mirroring.
Use master
go
select d.name, m.mirroring_state_desc
from sys.database_mirroring m,
sys.databases d
where m.database_id = d.database_id and (m.mirroring_state in (0,1))
For more details about mirroring state, you can review this article:
sys.database_mirroring (Transact-SQL).
Thanks,
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