Powershell script Execution Mode and agent

sw44

Hi 

Our servers are monitored by an agent. I would like to execute a PowerShell script on a machine with an agent. 

Now, If an agent is already installed on the remote server, why does the solarwinds' architecture guide to open a WINRM service on remote machine?

Why not use the agent to run the scripts instead?

And another question -

What would happen if I choose the "Local Host" option for the execution mode, and assign the PowerShell application/component to a monitored machine?

On one hand the script will run locally on the solarwinds server itself, on the other hand it deployed to a remote machine.

In the event of a failure, which node would report the error: the SolarWinds node or the remote machine node?

Thanks

brscott

Preferred Polling Method: Agent (in the advanced area up top)

Execution Mode: Local Host

run the script under the specified account: false

This will run the script on the node.  It will always run as "local system".

Attempts to make it run as another user, or in any other way is an exercise in frustration.  Maybe someone has had different results, but I never have.

If you need to run as a specific user, especially if you need it to run as with elevated privileges (admin), then create a scheduled task with a script to do the work and output to a file,  Have the orion script run the scheduled task,  then read the output.