Starting SMA runbook with parameteres using powershell via REST

Question

Hello!
I am trying to start SMA runbook using powershell via REST. I can do that normally for simple runbook without parameters using REST web service (for example
https://my.server.com:9090/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/Runbooks%28guid%27bd55d199-c261-4c50-9cef-a83d5c976ce2%27%29/Start
However, I do not understand how to start a runbook which has parameters? For example I have 2 runbooks - 1 with single parameter and second with 3 parameters, how can I pass parameters value? I would really appreciate any help!

Answer 1

Hello
Does this Link answer your question?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh921685.aspx
Thanks
Josh
Code from that URL in case the link ever dies:
# Details of the runbook we are going to run
$rbid = "00000000-0000-0000-00000000000000001"
$rbParameters = @{"00000000-0000-0000-00000000000000002" = "This is the value for Param1.";" 00000000-0000-0000-00000000000000003" = " This is the value for Param2."}
# Create the request object
$request = [System.Net.HttpWebRequest]::Create("http:// server01.contoso.com:81/Orchestrator2012/Orchestrator.svc/Jobs")
# Set the credentials to default or prompt for credentials
$request.UseDefaultCredentials = $true
# $request.Credentials = Get-Credential
# Build the request header
$request.Method = "POST"
$request.UserAgent = "Microsoft ADO.NET Data Services"
$request.Accept = "application/atom+xml,application/xml"
$request.ContentType = "application/atom+xml"
$request.KeepAlive = $true
$request.Headers.Add("Accept-Encoding","identity")
$request.Headers.Add("Accept-Language","en-US")
$request.Headers.Add("DataServiceVersion","1.0;NetFx")
$request.Headers.Add("MaxDataServiceVersion","2.0;NetFx")
$request.Headers.Add("Pragma","no-cache")
# If runbook servers are specified, format the string
$rbServerString = ""
if (-not [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($RunbookServers)) {
$rbServerString = -join ("<d:RunbookServers>",$RunbookServers,"</d:RunbookServers>")
# Format the Runbook parameters, if any
$rbParamString = ""
if ($rbParameters -ne $null) {
# Format the param string from the Parameters hashtable
$rbParamString = "<d:Parameters><![CDATA[<Data>"
foreach ($p in $rbParameters.GetEnumerator())
#$rbParamString = -join ($rbParamString,"&lt;Parameter&gt;&lt;ID&gt;{",$p.key,"}&lt;/ID&gt;&lt;Value&gt;",$p.value,"&lt;/Value&gt;&lt;/Parameter&gt;")
$rbParamString = -join ($rbParamString,"<Parameter><ID>{",$p.key,"}</ID><Value>",$p.value,"</Value></Parameter>")
$rbParamString += "</Data>]]></d:Parameters>"
# Build the request body
$requestBody = @"
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<entry xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
<content type="application/xml">
<m:properties>
<d:RunbookId m:type="Edm.Guid">$rbid</d:RunbookId>
$rbserverstring
$rbparamstring
</m:properties>
</content>
</entry>
# Create a request stream from the request
$requestStream = new-object System.IO.StreamWriter $Request.GetRequestStream()
# Sends the request to the service
$requestStream.Write($RequestBody)
$requestStream.Flush()
$requestStream.Close()
# Get the response from the request
[System.Net.HttpWebResponse] $response = [System.Net.HttpWebResponse] $Request.GetResponse()
# Write the HttpWebResponse to String
$responseStream = $Response.GetResponseStream()
$readStream = new-object System.IO.StreamReader $responseStream
$responseString = $readStream.ReadToEnd()
# Close the streams
$readStream.Close()
$responseStream.Close()
# Get the ID of the resulting job
if ($response.StatusCode -eq 'Created')
$xmlDoc = [xml]$responseString
$jobId = $xmlDoc.entry.content.properties.Id.InnerText
Write-Host "Successfully started runbook. Job ID: " $jobId
else
Write-Host "Could not start runbook. Status: " $response.StatusCode