Month: October 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 – Start a Service

You may use the Microsoft Windows PowerShell script below to start a service, remotely.

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script will a service on the specified server.
.DESCRIPTION
This script automates the process of starting a service.
.EXAMPLE
N/A.
.AUTHOR
Written by Noel Enrique Alvarez on Thursday, March 03, 2016.
#>

#Request the hostname of the server and the name of the service
$SERVER = Read-Host “What is the hostname of the server?”
$SERVICE = Read-Host “What is the name of the service?”

#Request the status of the service
get-service -computername $SERVER | where-object {$_.name -eq “$SERVICE”}

#Pause for (5) seconds
Start-Sleep 5

#Start the service
get-service -name $SERVICE -computername $SERVER | set-service -status running

#Pause for (5) seconds
Start-Sleep 5

#Request the status of the service
get-service -computername $SERVER | where-object {$_.name -eq “$SERVICE”}

#End of script


Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 – Verify Service Status

You may use the Microsoft Windows PowerShell script below to verify the status of the service you specify, remotely.

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script will provide the status of a service on the specified computer.
.DESCRIPTION
This script automates the process for verifying the status of a service.
.EXAMPLE
N/A.
.AUTHOR
Written by Noel Enrique Alvarez on Tuesday, November 24, 2015.
#>

#Request the hostname of the server
$SERVER = Read-Host “What is the hostname of the server?”

#Request the name of the service
$SERVICE = Read-Host “What is the name of the service?”

#Query the status of the service
get-service -computername $SERVER | where-object {$_.name -eq “$SERVICE”}

#End of script


Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 – Verify Network Interface Card Status

You may use the Microsoft Windows PowerShell script below to verify the network interface card (NIC) status on servers running the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system. Additionally, the output of the script will be displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI).

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script will verify the network interface card status of the selected servers.
.DESCRIPTION
This script will automate the process of verifying the network interface card status of the selected servers.
.EXAMPLE
N/A.
.AUTHOR
Written by Noel Enrique Alvarez on Thursday, August 05, 2016.
#>

#Verify the network adapter status of the branch servers
Get-NetAdapter -CimSession (Get-Content “C:\Scripts\Branch Servers.txt”) -Name NIC1, NIC2 | select SystemName, Status, MediaConnectionState | Out-GridView -Title “Network Adapters”

#End of script

 


Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 – Configure Hard Disks

The Microsoft Windows PowerShell script below may be used to automate the process of configuring hard disks in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2.

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script will configure hard disks.
.DESCRIPTION
This script will automate the process of configuring hard disks.
.EXAMPLE
N/A.
.AUTHOR
Written by Noel Enrique Alvarez on Thursday, October 13, 2016.
#>

#Request the disk number
$Disk_Number = Read-Host “What is the disk number?”

#Request the disk letter
$Disk_Letter = Read-Host “What is the drive letter?”

#Request the disk size
$Disk_Size = Read-Host “What is the drive size?”
$Disk_Size = $Disk_Size -as [int]
$Disk_Size = $Disk_Size * “1GB”

#Initialize the disk
Initialize-Disk -Number $Disk_Number

#Pause for (5) seconds
Start-Sleep 5

#Configure the disk
New-Partition -DiskNumber $Disk_Number -DriveLetter $Disk_Letter -Size $Disk_Size
Format-Volume -DriveLetter $Disk_Letter -FileSystem NTFS -Confirm:$False
&”.\configure_disk_settings.ps1″

#End of script

 


Dell Compellent – Verify the Enterprise Manager and Enterprise Services Agent Service Status

You may use the Microsoft Windows PowerShell script below to remotely verify the Enterprise Manager and Enterprise Services Agent Service status. These services are essential to a healthy Enterprise Manager infrastructure.

<#
.SYNOPSIS
This script will provide the status of the Enterprise Manager service on EM01. Additionally, it will provide the status of the Enterprise Services Agent Service on servers utilizing the Enterprise Manager Server Agent.
.DESCRIPTION
This script will automate the process of providing the status of the Enterprise Manager service on EM01. Additionally, it will automate the the process of providing the status of the Enterprise Services Agent Service on servers utilizing the Enterprise Manager Server Agent.
.EXAMPLE
N/A.
.AUTHOR
Written by Noel Enrique Alvarez on Friday, September 30, 2016.
#>

#Query the status of the Enterprise Manager service on EM01
Get-Service -ComputerName EM01 | Where-Object {$_.name -eq “EnterpriseManagerDataCollector”}

#Query the status of the Enterprise Services Agent Service on servers utilizing the Enterprise Manager Server Agent
Get-Service -ComputerName SERVER01 | Where-Object {$_.name -eq “CompellentEMServerAgent”}
Get-Service -ComputerName SERVER02 | Where-Object {$_.name -eq “CompellentEMServerAgent”}
Get-Service -ComputerName SERVER03 | Where-Object {$_.name -eq “CompellentEMServerAgent”}

#End of script