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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"

Export-SCSMManagementPack

Get-SCSMManagementPack

New-SCSMManagementPack

Protect-SCSMManagementPack

Test-SCSMManagementPack

New-SCSMManagementPackBundle

Remove-SCSMManagementPack