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FIM2010: How to Run Management Agent via XML Source with PowerShell

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The source is an XML file containing the details of Management Agent profile. If there is any change in the sequence of profile Run, the administrator can do the change in XML without modifying the script or code.

The format of XML file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<Task name="Daily Cycle">

<step task="run" profile="Full Import" maname="SQL MA"/>

<step task="run" profile="Full Synchronization" maname="SQL MA"/>

</Task>

The Script

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 function Runprofile($x,$y)

{

$MaName= "$x"

$ProfileName="$y"

$curMA = @(get-wmiobject -class "MIIS_ManagementAgent" -namespace "root\MicrosoftIdentityIntegrationServer" -computername "." -filter "Name='$MaName'")

$Execution=$($curMA[0].Execute($ProfileName).ReturnValue)

}

$run=[xml](Get-Content C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Profile.xml) # Path of the XML file having the MA profile details

$run.Task.ChildNodes|%{

$x=$_.maname

$y=$_.Profile

Write-Host "Executing the Management Agent $x and $y"

Runprofile $x $y

}

References

Configuring a PowerShell Script to Run as a Scheduled Task.