Administering App-V 5.1 by using Windows PowerShell
Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.1 provides Windows PowerShell cmdlets, which can help administrators perform various App-V 5.1 tasks. The following sections provide more information about using PowerShell with App-V 5.1.
How to administer App-V 5.1 by using PowerShell
Use the following PowerShell procedures to perform various App-V 5.1 tasks.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| How to Load the PowerShell Cmdlets and Get Cmdlet Help | Describes how to install the PowerShell cmdlets and find cmdlet help and examples. |
| How to Manage App-V 5.1 Packages Running on a Stand-Alone Computer by Using PowerShell | Describes how to manage the client package lifecycle on a stand-alone computer using PowerShell. |
| How to Manage Connection Groups on a Stand-alone Computer by Using PowerShell | Describes how to manage connection groups using PowerShell. |
| How to Modify Client Configuration by Using PowerShell | Describes how to modify the client using PowerShell. |
| How to Apply the User Configuration File by Using PowerShell | Describes how to apply a user configuration file using PowerShell. |
| How to Apply the Deployment Configuration File by Using PowerShell | Describes how to apply a deployment configuration file using PowerShell. |
| How to Sequence a Package by Using PowerShell | Describes how to create a new package using PowerShell. |
| How to Create a Package Accelerator by Using PowerShell | Describes how to create a package accelerator using PowerShell. You can use package accelerators automatically sequence large, complex applications. |
| How to Enable Reporting on the App-V 5.1 Client by Using PowerShell | Describes how to enable the computer running the App-V 5.1 to send reporting information. |
| How to Install the App-V Databases and Convert the Associated Security Identifiers by Using PowerShell | Describes how to take an array of account names and to convert each of them to the corresponding SID in standard and hexadecimal formats. |
Important
Make sure that any script you execute with your App-V packages matches the execution policy that you have configured for PowerShell.
PowerShell error handling
Use the following table for information about App-V 5.1 PowerShell error handling.
| Event | Action |
|---|---|
| Using the RollbackOnError attribute with embedded scripts | When you use the RollbackOnError attribute with embedded scripts, the attribute is ignored for the following events:
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| Package name contains $ | If a package name contains the character ($), you must use a single-quote ( ' ), for example, Add-AppvClientPackage 'Contoso$App.appv' |