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Getting PowerShell scripts to run tasks remotely

The solution to this problem was to add the Invoke-Command cmdlet to the beginning of my PowerShell script that establishes a remote session between the console and the management server and runs the script on the server. Here is an example:

Invoke-Command -ComputerName Server01 {
$active = Get-SCSMEnumeration IncidentStatusEnum.Active
$incident = Get-SCSMObject -Class(Get-SCSMClass -Name System.WorkItem.Incident$) | where {$_.Id –eq “IR123”}
$incident | Set-SCSMObject –Property Status –Value $active }

Now this cmdlet can be applied to most any application that needs a PowerShell script run remotely. A prerequisite for the Invoke-Command cmdlet is the installation and setup of Windows Remote Management (WinRM) as well has having the WinRM listener setup. This is achieved by opening a PowerShell window on the target computer and entering:

WinRM QuickConfig

This command will configure WinRM on the target computer. You will then be prompted that to use the remote services you need to setup listeners on HTTP://*. Select “yes” and a listener will be added and your target computer will be ready to accept PS Sessions which will allow you to run PowerShell scripts remotely.