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Posted on by Christos Christou 511

Hi all,

First attempt to use PowerShell. Trying to type "New-NAVServerInstance", can't find it. Do I need to add any add-ons or install anything?

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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017

Trying to do something similar like Waldo did in one of his "How Do I videos".

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Thanks,

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    Community Member Microsoft Employee on at
    RE: PowerShell - NAV commands

    Running these scripts didn't help me.

    Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1"

    Import-Module "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\RoleTailored Client\NavModelTools.ps1"

    We currently have both NAV2009 and NAV2017.

    NAV2009 is on Prem but being replaced by NAV2017 in hosted remotely be a 3rd party company.

    The server has the NAVAdminTool.ps1 but not the NAVModelTools.ps1 located at \\RemoteServer\c$\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NAVAdminTool.ps1

    Locally, NAV2017 is installed at C:\NAV201764BIT\RoleTailored Client\ .

    There are no *.ps1 in this whole directory on the C Drive, how do I get the registry to look at the powershell scripts?

     

    How can I import it from a remote server?

    Can I copy the NavAdminTool.ps1 file and paste it on My C Drive and import the module there?

    I did try this but received the following error message:

    "

    Welcome to the Server Admin Tool Shell!
    For a complete list of Server cmdlets type

    Get-Command -Module Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Management, Microsoft.Dynamics.Nav.Apps.Management

    Get-ItemProperty : Cannot find path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service' because it does not exist.

    At C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1:17 char:32

    + ...  $snapInAssembly = Join-Path (Get-ItemProperty -path $nstPath).Path " ...

    +                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (HKLM:\SOFTWARE\...NAV\100\Service:String) [Get-ItemProperty], ItemNotFoundException

       + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

    Join-Path : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.

    At C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1:17 char:31

    + ... InAssembly = Join-Path (Get-ItemProperty -path $nstPath).Path "\$snap ...

    +                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Join-Path], ParameterBindingValidationException

       + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.JoinPathCommand

    Test-Path : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.

    At C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1:18 char:18

    +   if(!(Test-Path $snapInAssembly)) { $snapInAssembly = Join-Path (Get ...

    +                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Test-Path], ParameterBindingValidationException

       + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestPathCommand

    Import-Module : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Name' because it is null.

    At C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1:21 char:17

    +   Import-Module $snapInAssembly -ErrorVariable errorVariable -ErrorAc ...

    +                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Import-Module], ParameterBindingValidationException

       + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

    Get-ItemProperty : Cannot find path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service' because it does not exist.

    At C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1:17 char:32

    + ...  $snapInAssembly = Join-Path (Get-ItemProperty -path $nstPath).Path " ...

    +                                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (HKLM:\SOFTWARE\...NAV\100\Service:String) [Get-ItemProperty], ItemNotFoundException

       + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.GetItemPropertyCommand

    Join-Path : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.

    At C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1:17 char:31

    + ... InAssembly = Join-Path (Get-ItemProperty -path $nstPath).Path "\$snap ...

    +                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Join-Path], ParameterBindingValidationException

       + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.JoinPathCommand

    Test-Path : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.

    At C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1:18 char:18

    +   if(!(Test-Path $snapInAssembly)) { $snapInAssembly = Join-Path (Get ...

    +                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Test-Path], ParameterBindingValidationException

       + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestPathCommand

    Import-Module : Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Name' because it is null.

    At C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1:21 char:17

    +   Import-Module $snapInAssembly -ErrorVariable errorVariable -ErrorAc ...

    +                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

       + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (:) [Import-Module], ParameterBindingValidationException

       + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationErrorNullNotAllowed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.ImportModuleCommand

    "

    Thanks in advance

  • Zaid Tariq Profile Picture
    Zaid Tariq 2,266 on at
    RE: PowerShell - NAV commands

    Great, glad to hear.

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    Christos Christou Profile Picture
    Christos Christou 511 on at
    RE: PowerShell - NAV commands

    I upgraded my windows home to windows pro edition and web components have been installed successfully.

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    Christos Christou Profile Picture
    Christos Christou 511 on at
    RE: PowerShell - NAV commands

    Thanks Zaid. I think the problem is that i am on Windows 10 HOME - I wont be able to install web server components. I would need Windows 10 PRO Edition for that. Let me do that and update you. :)

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    Christos Christou Profile Picture
    Christos Christou 511 on at
    RE: PowerShell - NAV commands

    Thanks Roberto. I think the problem is that i am on Windows 10 HOME - I wont be able to install web server components. I would need Windows 10 PRO Edition for that. Let me do that and update you. :)

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    Roberto Stefanetti Profile Picture
    Roberto Stefanetti 12,998 on at
    RE: PowerShell - NAV commands

    hi

    take a look here

    community.dynamics.com/.../195134

    community.dynamics.com/.../205229

    and here

    social.technet.microsoft.com/.../problem-installing-dynamics-nav-2016

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    Zaid Tariq Profile Picture
    Zaid Tariq 2,266 on at
    RE: PowerShell - NAV commands

    Well, It seems like you missed something.

    Can you please verify the following:

    - .Net framework 3.5/4.5

    - IIS (rewrite component) installed successfully,

    - HTTP Activation is selected.

    If so try pc restart and then reinstall NAV components.

    Let me know in either case. Thanks

  • Christos Christou Profile Picture
    Christos Christou 511 on at
    RE: PowerShell - NAV commands

    Now I am in the process of installing Web Server components but I am getting an error. See image below

    web-server-components-NAV-2017.png

    P.S I installed IIS features based on this article https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh167503(v=nav.90).aspx#Win8

    I also made sure ports 7045, 7046, 7047, 7048 are not used in my instances. 

    What's wrong with it?

    Thanks,

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    Christos Christou Profile Picture
    Christos Christou 511 on at
    RE: PowerShell - NAV commands

    Great. It worked. Thanks Zaid!

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    Zaid Tariq Profile Picture
    Zaid Tariq 2,266 on at
    RE: PowerShell - NAV commands

    Hi,

    - First, Make sure you run powershell as administration.

    - Run Following commands:

    Import-Module "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1"

    Import-Module "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics NAV\100\RoleTailored Client\NavModelTools.ps1"

    These commands are for NAV 2017 but if you are on 2016 change them accordingly like change 100 to 90

    Thanks

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