Power Shell Script to Count and List Files - Hope this Helps Someone

This was a major PITA to track down and create. Thanks to my powershell guy, Jeff and the Power Shell manual provided by SolarWinds, we finally got it!

$files = Get-ChildItem \\${IP}\d$;

write-host "statistic: " $files.count;

write-host "message: " $files;

exit(0);

Line-by-line:

store the command get-childitem <string> in the $files variable. The ${IP} variable is a SolarWinds universal variable which pulls the node you are testing this against.

write the number of files to a statistic (and display it in script output)

write the results of the $files variable (which is just a fancy way of doing a 'dir' command in the current d$ drive)

exit with a 0 (up) if successful

Important Note! Make sure to place a checkmark in 'Impersonate with component's credentials.' This is what kept us from figuring this out!!!

Hope this helps someone!

Mike Sh

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aLTeReGo

Have you considered posting this as an application template to the Content Sharing Zone? This way other users can download your template from within the product itself.

Thanks for sharing Bain_606!

mrxinu

I dig it, but you're returning 0 (UP) no matter what happens. Would it make sense to fail if maybe you couldn't get the count? Try something like this:

try {

$files = Get-ChildItem \\${IP}\d$ -ErrorAction Stop

Write-Host -Object ("Statistic: {0}" -f $files.Count)

Write-Host -Object ("Message: {0}" -f $files)

Exit(0)

}

catch {

Write-Host "Statistic: 0"

Write-Host "Message: Get-ChildItem failed to get a file count."

Exit(1) # something didn't go right

}

FormerMember

Good Catch, Steven!

The script file was mostly a POC, but your addition makes it work completely, thanks!

mrxinu

My pleasure. Thanks for sharing with everyone.

danielleh

Don't forget... points are awarded for uploading to the Content Exchange as alterego suggested.