Update-VamtProduct
Applies To: Windows 8, Windows Server 2012
Update-VamtProduct
Updates the VAMT database by querying the computers for their current status.
Syntax
Parameter Set: Default
Update-VamtProduct [-Products] <Product[]> [[-Username] <String> ] [[-Password] <String> ] [-DbCommandTimeout <Int32> ] [-DbConnectionString <String> ] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Update-VamtProduct cmdlet updates the information in the VAMT database by querying the computers in the environment for their current status. You can use this cmdlet in a script when product data in the database must be updated on a regular basis.
Parameters
-DbCommandTimeout<Int32>
Indicates how long VAMT waits for a response from the database before timing out. The default value is 30 seconds. You can use the DbCommandTimeout parameter to change the timeout value.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-DbConnectionString<String>
Specifies the database where the products are updated. If no database connection string is provided, VAMT attempts to use the database that the VAMT user console used on the local computer. If VAMT does not find a database, it returns an error. You can find the connection string in the VAMT UI in the Preferences dialog box. On the menu bar, click View, and then click Preferences to open the Volume Activation Management Tool Preferences dialog box. The connection string is in the Database Settings section under Current connection string.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Password<String>
Provides the password for password-protected environments.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
4 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Products<Product[]>
Specifies the product or products in the VAMT database that the Update-VamtProduct cmdlet will update.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Username<String>
Provides the user name for password-protected environments.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
3 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByPropertyName) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Examples
Example
This command updates all of the product information in the database.
PS C:\> get-vamtproduct | update-vamtproduct