Powershell is Microsoft’s version of shell-scripting in *nix systems. Many years back, VBScript was the only language available to automate various tasks, but it was of limited use. Then they introduced Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and that made scripting much more practical and powerful. Powershell continues in that direction and offers powerful features and the ability to do almost any administration or automation task in Windows.
Below is a script which is very useful if you want to get the details of a system and send it off by email . The script works for the local system only but it can be changed to work with a remotely-accessible system . The mailing part will need the relevant mail server, port and authentication details.
function sysinfo {
$output = ""
$machine = "."
$compInfo = Get-wmiobject win32_computersystem -comp $machine
$output += "COMPUTER INFO `r`n"
$output += "===============`r`n"
$output += "Name :" + $compinfo.name + "`r`n"
$output += "Domain :" + $compinfo.domain + "`r`n"
$output += "Model :" + $compinfo.model + "`r`n"
$output += "RAM :" + "{0:n2} GB" -f ($compinfo.TotalPhysicalMemory/1gb )
$output += "`r`n"
return $output
}
function biosinfo {
$output = ""
$machine = "."
$output += "BIOS INFO `r`n"
$output += "===============`r`n"
$biosInfo = Get-wmiobject win32_bios -comp $machine
$output += "Name :" + $biosinfo.Name + "`r`n"
$output += "Manufacturer :" + $biosinfo.Manufacturer + "`r`n"
$output += "Serial No. :" + $biosinfo.SerialNumber+ "`r`n"
return $output
}
function osinfo {
$output = ""
$machine = "."
$output += "OS INFO `r`n"
$output += "===============`r`n"
$osInfo = get-wmiobject win32_operatingsystem -comp $machine
$output += "OS Name:" + $osInfo.Caption + "`r`n"
$output += "Service Pack:" + $osInfo.ServicePackMajorVersion + "`r`n"
$output += "Windows Serial No.:" + $osInfo.SerialNumber + "`r`n"
return $output
}
function driveInfo{
$output = ""
$machine = "."
$output += "DISK INFO `r`n"
$output += "===============`r`n"
$logicalDisk = Get-WmiObject Win32_LogicalDisk -Filter "DriveType=3" -ComputerName $machine
foreach($disk in $logicalDisk)
{
$diskObj = "" | Select-Object Disk,Size,FreeSpace
$diskObj.Disk = $disk.DeviceID
$diskObj.Size = "{0:n0} GB" -f (($disk | Measure-Object -Property Size -Sum).sum/1gb)
$diskObj.FreeSpace = "{0:n0} GB" -f (($disk | Measure-Object -Property FreeSpace -Sum).sum/1gb)
$text = "{0} {1} Free: {2}" -f $diskObj.Disk,$diskObj.size,$diskObj.Freespace
$output += $text + "`r`n"
}
return $output
}
function servicesInfo {
$machine = "."
$output = ""
$output += "SERVICE LIST `r`n"
$output += "===============`r`n"
foreach($srv in (get-wmiobject win32_service -computername $machine)) {
$output += $srv.DisplayName + " - " + $srv.State + "`r`n"
}
return $output
}
function cpuInfo {
$machine = "."
$output = ""
$output += "CPU INFO LIST `r`n"
$output += "===============`r`n"
foreach($cpu in (get-wmiobject win32_processor -computername $machine)) {
$output += "id:" + $cpu.deviceid+ ", Name:" + $cpu.name + ", Manufacturer:" + $cpu.manufacturer +", Address Width:" + $cpu.AddressWidth + "`r`n"
}
return $output
}
$data1 = sysinfo
$data2 = biosInfo
$data3 = osinfo
$data4 = driveInfo
$data5 = servicesInfo
$data6 = cpuInfo
$finaloutput = $data1 + "`r`n" + $data2 + "`r`n" + "`r`n" + $data4 + "`r`n" + $data5 + "`r`n" + $data6
write-host $finaloutput
$EmailTo = "recipient@somedomain.com"
$EmailFrom = "sender@somedomain.com"
$Subject = "System Info"
$Body = $finaloutput
$SMTPServer = "mail.somedomain.com"
$SMTPMessage = New-Object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage($EmailFrom,$EmailTo,$Subject,$Body)
$SMTPClient = New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($SmtpServer, 25)
$SMTPClient.EnableSsl = $false
$SMTPClient.Credentials = New-Object System.Net.NetworkCredential("sender@somedomain.com","somepassword");
$SMTPClient.Send($SMTPMessage)
This is how the data looks when it comes in the mail:
COMPUTER INFO =============== Name :MADRID109 Domain :CHANGEME Model :G31M-S2L RAM :1.99 GB BIOS INFO =============== Name :Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Manufacturer :Award Software International, Inc. Serial No. : DISK INFO =============== C: 466 GB Free: 75 GB SERVICE LIST =============== Application Experience Lookup Service - Running Alerter - Running Application Layer Gateway Service - Running Application Management - Running Remote Server Manager - Running ASP.NET State Service - Stopped AT&T Labs Natural Voices Text to Speech 1.4 - Stopped Windows Audio - Running Background Intelligent Transfer Service - Running Computer Browser - Stopped Indexing Service - Running ClipBook - Stopped .NET Runtime Optimization Service v2.0.50727_X86 - Stopped Microsoft .NET Framework NGEN v4.0.30319_X86 - Stopped COM+ System Application - Stopped Cryptographic Services - Running DCOM Server Process Launcher - Running Distributed File System - Stopped DHCP Client - Running Logical Disk Manager Administrative Service - Stopped Logical Disk Manager - Running DNS Server - Running DNS Client - Running Web Element Manager - Running Error Reporting Service - Running Event Log - Running COM+ Event System - Running Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0 - Stopped Help and Support - Running HID Input Service - Running HTTP SSL - Running Intel(R) Matrix Storage Event Monitor - Running Windows CardSpace - Stopped IIS Admin Service - Running IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service - Stopped Intersite Messaging - Stopped Kerberos Key Distribution Center - Stopped Server - Running Workstation - Running License Logging - Stopped TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper - Running Intel(R) Management and Security Application Local Management Service - Running Messenger - Stopped NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing - Stopped Distributed Transaction Coordinator - Running FTP Publishing Service - Stopped Windows Installer - Stopped Message Queuing - Running MySQL55 - Running Network DDE - Stopped Network DDE DSDM - Stopped Net Logon - Stopped Network Connections - Running Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service - Stopped Network Location Awareness (NLA) - Running File Replication - Stopped NT LM Security Support Provider - Running Removable Storage - Stopped Plug and Play - Running IPSEC Services - Running Microsoft POP3 Service - Running Protected Storage - Running Remote Access Auto Connection Manager - Stopped Remote Access Connection Manager - Running Remote Desktop Help Session Manager - Stopped Routing and Remote Access - Stopped Remote Registry - Running Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator - Stopped Remote Procedure Call (RPC) - Running Resultant Set of Policy Provider - Stopped Special Administration Console Helper - Stopped Security Accounts Manager - Running Smart Card - Stopped Task Scheduler - Running Secondary Logon - Running System Event Notification - Running Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) - Running Shell Hardware Detection - Running Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) - Running SNMP Service - Running SNMP Trap Service - Stopped Print Spooler - Running Remote Administration Service - Running Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) - Stopped Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider - Stopped Performance Logs and Alerts - Stopped Telephony - Running Terminal Services - Running Themes - Stopped Telnet - Stopped Distributed Link Tracking Server - Stopped Distributed Link Tracking Client - Running Terminal Services Session Directory - Stopped Windows User Mode Driver Framework - Stopped Intel(R) Management and Security Application User Notification Service - Running Uninterruptible Power Supply - Stopped Virtual Disk Service - Stopped Volume Shadow Copy - Stopped Windows Time - Running World Wide Web Publishing Service - Running WebClient - Stopped Windows Event Collector - Running WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service - Stopped Windows Management Instrumentation - Running Windows Remote Management (WS-Management) - Running Portable Media Serial Number Service - Stopped Windows Management Instrumentation Driver Extensions - Stopped WMI Performance Adapter - Stopped Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 4.0.0.0 - Stopped Windows Search - Running Automatic Updates - Running Wireless Configuration - Running Network Provisioning Service - Stopped CPU INFO LIST =============== id:CPU0, Name:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, Manufacturer:GenuineIntel, Address Width:32 id:CPU1, Name:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, Manufacturer:GenuineIntel, Address Width:32 id:CPU2, Name:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, Manufacturer:GenuineIntel, Address Width:32 id:CPU3, Name:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, Manufacturer:GenuineIntel, Address Width:32
HI,
i would like to know how to add the output of
Get-NetIPConfiguration -All -Detailed
to this script . i tried it myself but power shell keeps yelling at me in red .
Thank you .
@Net-Guy
Get-NetIPConfiguration only exists from Powershell 4.0 onwards. The older versions do not recognise the command. To get an idea of your installed Powershell version just type Get-Host in your Powershell console.
Hi,
Can I Export the output in excel except sending an email ?
Please help!!
@Anil Kumar. Yes you can use the built in function Export-CSV to export any data to a csv file. The csv file can then be opened in Excel.
The only thing is that you will have to format the data as comma separated before exporting it as csv.
Eg. $finalOuput | Export-Csv c:\data\sysinfo.csv