Install-BluGenieSysMon



Install-BluGenieSysMon

SYNOPSIS

Install-BluGenieSysMon will Install, Update, or Uninstall SysMon

SYNTAX

Install-BluGenieSysMon [[-SourcePath] <String>] [[-ConfigFile] <String>] [-Uninstall] [-ForceInstall] [-ClearGarbageCollecting] [[-DBName] <String>] [[-DBPath] <String>] [-UpdateDB] [-ForceDBUpdate] [-NewDBTable] 
[-Walkthrough] [-ReturnObject] [-OutUnEscapedJSON] [-OutYaml] [[-FormatView] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Install-BluGenieSysMon will Install, Update, or Uninstall the SysMon SysInternals tool

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Command: Install-BluGenieSysMon

Description: This will copy the SysMon Source to the remote systems destination and install the the SysMon service.
Notes:

EXAMPLE 2

Command: Install-BluGenieSysMon -Help

Description: Call Help Information
Notes: If Help / WalkThrough is setup as a parameter, this script will be called to setup the Dynamic Help Menu if not the normal
Get-Help will be called with the -Full parameter

EXAMPLE 3

Command: Install-BluGenieSysMon -WalkThrough

Description: Call Help Information [2]
Notes: If Help / WalkThrough is setup as a parameter, this script will be called to setup the Dynamic Help Menu if not the normal
Get-Help will be called with the -Full parameter

EXAMPLE 4

Command: Install-BluGenieSysMon -OutUnEscapedJSON

Description: Return a detailed function report in an UnEscaped JSON format
Notes:  The OutUnEscapedJSON is used to Beautify the JSON return and not Escape any Characters.  Normal return data is a Hash Table.

EXAMPLE 5

Command: Install-BluGenieSysMon -OutYaml

Description: Return a detailed function report in YAML format
Notes:  The OutUnEscapedJSON is used to Beautify the JSON return and not Escape any Characters.  Normal return data is a Hash Table.

EXAMPLE 6

Command: Install-BluGenieSysMon -ReturnObject

Description: Return Output as a Object
Notes:  The ReturnObject is used to return a PowerShell Object.  Normal return data is a Hash Table.
       This parameter is also used with the FormatView

EXAMPLE 7

Command: Install-BluGenieSysMon -ReturnObject -FormatView Yaml

Description: Output PSObject information in Yaml format
Notes:  Current formats supported by default are ('Table','Custom','CustomModified','None','JSON','OutUnEscapedJSON','CSV', 'Yaml')
       Default is set to (None) and normal PSObject.

PARAMETERS

SourcePath

-SourcePath <String>
   Description: The Source location of the SysMon tools
   Notes: The default is set to BluGenie's Tools Directory $ToolsDirectory\SysMonService
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    1
   Default value                $(Join-Path -Path $ToolsDirectory -ChildPath 'SysMon')
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

ConfigFile

-ConfigFile <String>
   Description: Full file path for a SysMon Configuation XML
   Notes:
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    2
   Default value                
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

Uninstall

-Uninstall [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Stop and Remove the SysMon Service
   Notes:
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

ForceInstall

-ForceInstall [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Overwrite the current installation and remove and reinstall the service.
   Notes:
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

ClearGarbageCollecting

-ClearGarbageCollecting [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Garbage Collection in Powershell to Speed up Scripts and help lower memory consumption
   Notes: This is enabled by default.  To disable use -ClearGarbageCollecting:$False
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

DBName

-DBName <String>
   Description: Database Name (Without extention)
   Notes: The default name is set to 'BluGenie'
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    3
   Default value                BluGenie
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

DBPath

-DBPath <String>
   Description: Path to either Save or Update the Database
   Notes: The default path is $('{0}\BluGenie' -f $env:ProgramFiles)  Example: C:\Program Files\BluGenie
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    4
   Default value                $('{0}\BluGenie' -f $env:ProgramFiles)
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

UpdateDB

-UpdateDB [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Save return data to the Sqlite Database
   Notes:
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

ForceDBUpdate

-ForceDBUpdate [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Force an update of the return data to the Sqlite Database
   Notes: By default only new items are saved.  The primary key is ( FullName )
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

NewDBTable

-NewDBTable [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Delete and Recreate the Database Table
   Notes:
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

Walkthrough

-Walkthrough [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description:  Start the dynamic help menu system to help walk through the current command and all of the parameters
   Notes:
   Alias: Help
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

ReturnObject

-ReturnObject [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Return information as an Object
   Notes: By default the data is returned as a Hash Table
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

OutUnEscapedJSON

-OutUnEscapedJSON [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Remove UnEsacped Char from the JSON information.
   Notes: This will beautify json and clean up the formatting.
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

OutYaml

-OutYaml [<SwitchParameter>]
   Description: Return detailed information in Yaml Format
   Notes: Only supported in Posh 3.0 and above
   Alias:
   ValidateSet:
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    named
   Default value                False
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

FormatView

-FormatView <String>
   Description: Automatically format the Return Object
   Notes: Yaml is only supported in Posh 3.0 and above
   Alias:
   ValidateSet: 'Table','Custom','CustomModified','None','JSON','OutUnEscapedJSON','CSV', 'Yaml'
   
   Required?                    false
   Position?                    5
   Default value                None
   Accept pipeline input?       false
   Accept wildcard characters?  false

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.