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About PowerShell Scripting in AppAssure 5

Windows PowerShell is a Microsoft .NET Framework-connected environment

designed for administrative automation. AppAssure 5 includes comprehensive client

software development kits (SDKs) for PowerShell scripting that lets administrative

users execute user-provided PowerShell scripts at designated occurrences; for

example, before or after a snapshot, attachability and mountability checks, and so

on. Administrators can execute scripts from both the AppAssure 5 Core and the

Agent. Scripts can accept parameters, and the output of a script is written to core

and agent log files.

Script files are located in the %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\AppRecovery\Scripts folder.

 In Windows 7, the path to locate the %ALLUSERSPROFILE% folder is:

C:\ProgramData.

 In Windows 2003, the path to locate the folder is: Documents and Settings\All

Users\Application Data\.

Prerequisites for PowerShell Scripting

Before using and executing the PowerShell scripts for AppAssure 5, you must have

Windows PowerShell 3.0 installed.

powershell.exe.config

<?xml version="1.0"?>

</startup>

</configuration>

For nightly jobs, you should preserve one script file and the JobType input parameter to

distinguish between nightly jobs.

Windows PowerShell is required and must be installed and configured prior to using and

executing AppAssure 5 scripts.

Make sure to place the powershell.exe.config file in the PowerShell home directory. For example,

C:\WindowsPowerShell\powershell.exe.