scheduling_powershell script_task scheduler

[jvm2016]

Hi Luc,

I am on windows 2008 r2 server and wants to create schedule task to run this report automatically at one particular time of the day .

iam running using ISE .but for some reasons its not working .

[LucD]

I would need some more information.
What is the script doing?
How did you define the scheduled task?

Command, user...

[jvm2016]

script is doing healthcheck for vsphere environment .

[LucD]

To create the scheduled task from a script, you do something like this.

If you need the scheduled task to run at the highest level (RunLevel), you will need to run the script from an elevated PS session.

#Requires -Modules ScheduledTasks

$user = 'domain\user'

$pswd = 'VMware1!'

$sAction = @{

   Execute = 'Powershell.exe'

   Argument = '-NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -File C:\Scripts\hello.ps1'

}

$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction @sAction

$sTrigger = @{

   Daily = $true

   At = '9am'

}

$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger @sTrigger

$sTask = @{

   Action = $action

   Trigger = $trigger

   User = $user

   Password = $pswd

   TaskName = 'Test Task'

   Description = 'Testing a scheduled task'

   RunLevel = 'Highest'

}

$task = Register-ScheduledTask @sTask

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[jvm2016]

Thanks ,

I am checking it .

[jvm2016]

thnaks Luc .iam able to schedule task with this code .

can you please tell me if i can sort that event when task started using get-eventlog command .

[LucD]

Do you mean the results coming out from Get-EventLog?

If yes, you can indeed sort the objects.

For example

Get-EventLog -LogName Application |

Sort-Object -Property TimeGenerated

[jvm2016]

lets say powershell script was run @ 14:30 PM using scheduled task.

once this is completed ,am i supposed to get entry in below ? or it will not be captured as it runs in background.

get-eventlog -logname application

[LucD]

Not sure what you mean by "...in below".

The easiest way is to redirect your stdin and stdout for the script.

It only requires a small change.
But watch out, this will not capture output from Write-Host, only stdout & stderr!

$sAction = @{

   Execute = 'Powershell.exe'

   Argument = '-NoProfile -WindowStyle Hidden -Command C:\Scripts\hello.ps1 2>&1 > c:\Output\script.log'

}

$action = New-ScheduledTaskAction @sAction

[jvm2016]

Thanks Luc .i will ask my query in next thread .

[sjesse]

You don't schedule ise, that's the editor, you schedule the powershell.exe, and you put the location of the script in the arguments part

[jvm2016]

i attached scren shot.

[LucD]

The script will only run when the user is logged on (as you defined in the task).
Is the script not running, producing errors, hanging...?

How do you pass the credentials to connect to the vSphere server?

Hardcoded? Or via a CredentialStoreItem entry?

Note that the latter needs to be created by the same user as the account running the script.

Perhaps add a Start-Transcript to get an idea of what is going on.

[jvm2016]

i wanted to check thats why i have given that it shud run when user logs in .

script runs fine when i run manullay

password is hardcoded as per the last thread .

[LucD]

Do you mean the script in the ISe with "manual"?

What happens when you right-click the entry in the Task Scheduler and select Run?

What does the History tab show when you select the task?

[jvm2016]

can you give me powershell commands to schedule this .

[LucD]

Schedule what?
You mean creating the scheduled task via a script?

[jvm2016]

only thing which is not provided in health chck script is

C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\PowerCLI\Scripts> .\Initialize-PowerCLIEnvironment.ps1

as powercli commnads are not loaded in powershell .

[LucD]

Are you still using an old PowerCLI version?

That init script is not needed in newer versions.

But you didn't answer what actually goes wrong.