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How to stop (terminate) processes on a remote server using PowerShell and CIM / WMI?
My friends asked me simple question: How to stop (terminate) processes on a remote server? Of course you can use: Invoke-Command -ComputerName RemoteServer or Invoke-Command -Session $existingSessionToRemoteServer But in this case my friends had established CIM session in their script. I wrote a few simple examples how to stop process using WMI and CIM and […]
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PowerShell – Script to run one-time full deduplication including optimization, garbage collection and scrubbing
I wrote a simple script to run full deduplication. It is handy when you need one-time deduplication including garbage collection and scrubbing job. $ErrorActionPreference = ‘Stop’ Function Wait-RvDedupJob { Write-Warning -Message ‘Wait for all jobs to finish’ while (Get-DedupJob -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { Start-Sleep -Seconds 10 } } Get-DedupVolume | ForEach-Object -Process ` { $_.Volume Wait-RvDedupJob […]
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How to setup Debug Mode in Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
If you work on custom DSC resources then debug mode is very handy for you because you may need to re-import your updated DSC resource again and again. Without re-import (force import) the DSC uses cache. How to set DebugMode: None Signifies that DebugMode is False and not applicable. ForceModuleImport Enforce the resource module to […]
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How to remove all PowerShell DSC configuration documents (MOF files)?
Recently I got question from one developer that uses DSC about DSC configuration documents (MOF files) that are used for current configuration and he did not believe me that MOF file for current configuration is just a file in C:\Windows\System32\Configuration directory. I would like to present you a simple piece of code that shows you […]
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Simplify your PowerShell DSC Configurations by using parameterized DSC Resources
Often I can see that DSC adopters use similar code: Configuration TooVerbose { Import-DscResource -ModuleName PSDesiredStateConfiguration Service abc { Name = ‘abc’ State = ‘Running’ Ensure = ‘Present’ } Service def { Name = ‘abc’ State = ‘Running’ Ensure = ‘Present’ } Service xyz { Name = ‘abc’ State = ‘Running’ Ensure = ‘Present’ } […]