Scheduling Powershell / Toolkit

[btok]

Does anyone have a syntax example for executing a powershell script for vmware utilizing scheduling in XP?

thanks

[ief]

create a scheduled task with the following syntax

powershell -command "& 'c:\path\test.ps1'

[btok]

Thanks for the response

Wouldn't you need to call the vitoolkit instead of powershell?

[admin · Accepted solution]

You can run your script using PowerShell as long as you add the command "add-pssnapin VMware.VimAutomation.Core" at the top of your script. The toolkit environment just loads this snapin, sets a few aliases, and a few other things.

[EXPRESS]

Hi All need some assistance I have been trying to ran a Scheduled Task running XP for a PowerShell Script, but i can't get it to go....

1. I start Add Schedule Task

2. I search for the Windows PowerShell program

3. Give the task a name and when to perform the task

4. Place my log in credentials

5. now in the Run: is where I am having problem I dont know what should go there

any advice?

Thank you,

Express

[LucD]

In the Run field you give PowerShell + parameters + script.

Something like this

C:\WINDOWS\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe -PSConsoleFile "C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIToolkitForWindows\vim.psc1" -NoExit -Command "C:\script.ps1"

Have a look at Alan's blog entry on this subject: Running a PowerCLI Scheduled task

[EXPRESS]

Thanks for the infor I finally got it to work last night at about 2am. Just about everything you have except for the (VIToolkitForWindows\vim.psc1) since I did not install that.

Thanks.

Thank you,

Express