Import-SCSMManagementPack
Import-SCSMManagementPack
Imports management packs.
Syntax
Parameter Set: FromManagementPackFile
Import-SCSMManagementPack [-Fullname] <String[]> [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-Credential <PSCredential> ] [-PassThru] [-SCSession <Connection[]> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: FromManagementPack
Import-SCSMManagementPack [-ManagementPack] <ManagementPack[]> [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-Credential <PSCredential> ] [-PassThru] [-SCSession <Connection[]> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Import-SCSMManagementPack cmdlet imports management packs.
Service Manager attempts to validate the XML code of the management packs before the import. If the management pack contains XML code that is not valid, the management pack is not imported and an error is returned.
Parameters
-ComputerName<String[]>
Specifies a computer with which to establish a connection. The computer must be running the System Center Data Access service. The default value is the computer for the current management group connection.
Valid formats include a NetBIOS name, an IP address, or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN). To specify the local computer, type the computer name, "localhost", or a dot (.).
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
localhost |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Credential<PSCredential>
Specifies a user account under which the management group connection will run. The account must have access to the server that is specified in the ComputerName parameter, if the server is specified. The default value is the current user.
You can enter a PSCredential object that is returned by the Get-Credential cmdlet.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
User account of the current context. |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Fullname<String[]>
Specifies the full path and file names of the management packs to import. The list must contain files that are management packs (*.xml, *.mp) or management pack bundles (*.mpb). If you specify a management pack bundle, all management packs from that bundle are imported.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ManagementPack<ManagementPack[]>
Specifies one or more management packs to import. You can enter a ManagementPack object that is returned by the Get-SCManagementPack cmdlet.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-PassThru
Passes the newly imported management pack to the pipeline. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-SCSession<Connection[]>
Specifies a connection to a management server. The default value is the current management group connection.
You can enter a management group connection object that is returned by the Get-SCManagementGroupConnection cmdlet.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPack
You can pipe a management pack to the ManagementPack parameter of the Import-SCSMManagementPack cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration.ManagementPack
An object that represents the management pack. It is available only when you use the PassThru parameter.
Notes
- If you specify multiple management packs, the order in which those management packs are imported will satisfy management pack interdependencies. As a result, management packs might be imported in an order that differs from the order that is provided at the command prompt.
Examples
Example 1: Import a management pack file
This command imports the management pack file c:\temp\contosomanagementpack.xml.
PS C:\>Import-SCSMManagementPack "c:\temp\contosomanagementpack.xml"