WMI Query Script as a Job
- by Kenneth
I have two scripts. One calls the other with a list of servers as parameters. The second query is designed to execute a WMI query. When I run it manually, it does this perfectly. When I try to run it as a job it hangs forever and I have to remove it.
For the sake of space here is the relevant part of the calling script:
ProcessServers.ps1
Start-Job -FilePath .\GetServerDetailsLight.ps1 -ArgumentList $sqlsrv,$destdb,$server,$instance
GetServerDetailsLight.ps1
param($sqlsrv,$destdb,$server,$instance)
$password = get-content C:\SQLPS\auth.txt | convertto-securestring
$credentials = new-object -typename System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -argumentlist "DOMAIN\MYUSER",$password
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('Microsoft.SqlServer.SMO')
$box_id = 0;
if ($sqlsrv.length -eq 0) {
write-output "No data passed"
break
}
function getinfo {
param(
[string]$svr,
[string]$inst
)
"Entered GetInfo with: $svr,$inst"
$cs = get-wmiobject win32_operatingsystem -computername $svr -credential $credentials -authentication 6 -Verbose -Debug |
select Name, Model, Manufacturer, Description, DNSHostName, Domain, DomainRole, PartOfDomain,
NumberOfProcessors, SystemType, TotalPhysicalMemory, UserName, Workgroup
write-output "WMI Results: $cs"
}
getinfo $server $instance
write-output "Complete"
Executed as a job it will show as 'running' forever:
PS C:\sqlps> Start-Job -FilePath .\GetServerDetailsLight.ps1 -ArgumentList DBSERVER,LOGDB,SERVER01,SERVER01
Id Name State HasMoreData Location Command
-- ---- ----- ----------- -------- -------
21 Job21 Running True localhost param($sqlsrv,$destdb,...
GAC Version Location
--- ------- --------
True v2.0.50727 C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo\10.0.0.0__89845dcd8080cc91\Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll
getinfo MSDCHR01 MSDCHR01
Entered GetInfo with: SERVER01,SERVER01
The last output I ever get is the 'Entered GetInfo with: SERVER01,SERVER01'. If I run it manually like so: PS C:\sqlps> .\GetServerDetailsLight.ps1 DBSERVER LOGDB SERVER01 SERVER01
The WMI query executes just as expected.
I am trying to determine why this is, or at least a useful way to trap errors from within jobs.
Thanks!
