Administer the deployment using Windows PowerShell
Applies To: Dynamics CRM 2015
Windows PowerShell enables you to easily run deployment commands to change the configuration of your deployment, such as tasks that can be performed by using the Deployment Manager user interface. You can also use the methods that are described in the Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK to perform these tasks. The PowerShell cmdlets are installed on the computer when you install a Full Server role or when you install the Deployment Tools server role, if you’re installing individual server roles. To execute commands, you must first register the Microsoft Dynamics CRM commands with PowerShell. This topic describes how to do this plus additional tasks to help you use PowerShell.
Find help about the PowerShell cmdlets for Microsoft Dynamics CRM at Microsoft Dynamics CRM PowerShell Reference.
For more information about using PowerShell, see Scripting with Windows PowerShell.
For more information about the programmatic use of the Deployment Web Service, see MSDN: Administer the deployment using the deployment web service.
Get started using the Dynamics CRM PowerShell cmdlets
Use the PowerShell cmdlets
Set properties using PowerShell cmdlets
Get Dynamics CRM PowerShell cmdlet Help topics
Update deployment configuration settings using PowerShell
Sign in to the administrator account on your Microsoft Dynamics CRM server.
Open a PowerShell command prompt.
Enter the following command:
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Crm.PowerShell
This command adds the Dynamics CRM PowerShell snap-in to the current session. The snap-in is registered during installation and setup of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM server.
Important
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For information about registering the XRM tooling connector cmdlets, Get-CrmConnection and Get-CrmOrganizations, see MSDN: Use PowerShell cmdlets for XRM tooling to connect to CRM.
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For information about registering the Package Deployer cmdlets, see Deploy packages using CRM Package Deployer and Windows PowerShell.
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You must register the Dynamics CRM PowerShell commands, otherwise you’ll receive the following message when you try to run a cmdlet:
The term ‘Microsoft Dynamics CRM Windows PowerShell command' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At the PowerShell prompt, type the following:
Get-Help *Crm*
At the PowerShell prompt, type the following, replacing CrmCmdletName with the name of a command:
Get-Help CrmCmdletName
For detailed help for a specific cmdlet, use Get-Help CRMCmdlet –full, such as the Import-CRMOrganization cmdlet.
Get-Help Import-CRMOrganization -full
Once you have registered the Dynamics CRM PowerShell commands, you can use them to perform tasks.
Use the following command to output the list of deployment administrators.
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-CrmDeploymentAdministrator
This command results in the following output.
Id |
Name |
ExtensionData |
-- |
---- |
------------- |
4f431656-90f8-e211-831c-00155da83c4f |
myDomainName\Administrator |
Once you have registered the Microsoft Dynamics CRM PowerShell commands, you can use them to perform tasks, such as set deployment-wide properties or set some organization properties.
For example, to add a Microsoft Dynamics CRM deployment administrator, run the following command where domain\adminName is the Active Directory domain and user name of the administrator that you want to add.
New-CrmDeploymentAdminstrator domain\adminName
For a complete list of the Microsoft Dynamics CRM PowerShell cmdlets with links to Help topics, see the Microsoft Dynamics CRM PowerShell Reference.
Use PowerShell to update deployment-wide settings, such as claims-based authentication, Internet-facing deployment (IFD), and web addresses. More information: Update deployment configuration settings
Update deployment configuration settings
Operating Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015
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