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I am working on a project that preps some servers for MS Lync installation. I have created a VB.Net program that will generate a PS1 file based on the role a specific server will play. I need the contents of that file to execute on a remote server. The beginning of that PS1 file has the following:

Code: 
Enter-PSSession SERVERNAME -Credential domain\username
Import-Module ServerManager -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature AS-NET-Framework -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework-Core -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature MSMQ-Server -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature MSMQ-Directory -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature PowerShell-ISE -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature Telnet-Client -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature FS-FileServer -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature SNMP-Service -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature SNMP-WMI-Provider -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature WAS-Process-Model -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature WAS-NET-Environment -verbose
Add-WindowsFeature WAS-Config-APIs -verbose
Exit-PSSession

The problem I am having is that the Add-WindowsFeature commands are executing locally rather than on the computer targeted int he remote session. Can anyone point me to what I am doing wrong?

I hope that helps.

Regards,

Mark

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So, have you tried creating a PS session using
Code: 
$LyncSession = New-Pssession -Name "Lync" -ConnectionURI [URL unfurl="true"]https://$LyncServer/ocspowershell/[/URL] -Credential $UserCredential
Import-PSSession $LyncSession -AllowClobber

to see if it's any different?

I've got a Lync prereq script as well. Curious to see how yours works out.

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Yes, I had initially tried that. My issue is only with Windows 2008 R2. My VB.Net application launches PowerShell interactively just fine on a Windows 7 box but not on Windows 2008 R2.

This is driving me totally nuts. I discovered I needed to use Invoke-Command and use -ScriptBlock to be able to execute a script remotely. Apparently the session is for an interactive experience and not to launch scripts.

So, for whatever reason, VB.Net is able to launch PowerShell, but I can't get it to accept the file argument on 2008 R2, but the same code does pass the argument on Windows 7.


I hope that helps.

Regards,

Mark

Check out my scripting solutions at
Work SMARTER not HARDER. The Spider's Parlor's Admin Script Pack is a collection of Administrative scripts designed to make IT Administration easier! Save time, get more work done, get the Admin Script Pack.
 
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