M-Files PowerShell Admin Module ?

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I&rsquo;m using M-Files Server version 24.9 and I&rsquo;m wondering if there is a script-based method (PowerShell script, etc.) to stop a specific vault &mdash; or set it to offline &mdash; and then bring it online again with another command. 
 The reason I need this is to safely back up the vault folder. I&rsquo;ve heard there is something called the M-Files PowerShell Admin Module that might support this. 
 Is this available, or is there another recommended way to achieve the same result? 
 Thanks in advance!

susanowoslo · Accepted Answer

I have found the solution; the example is a PowerShell script for setting a vault to offline mode. 
 
 # Configuration $vaultGuid = "{ vault ID }" 
 # User credentials &ndash; Windows user! $authType = 2 # MFAuthTypeSpecificWindowsUser $userName = " useraccount " # or another Windows account $password = " password " # replace with the actual password $domain = "." # dot = local machine 
 # TCP/IP connection $protocolSequence = "ncacn_ip_tcp" $networkAddress = " mfiles server IP " $endpoint = 2266 $encryptedConnection = $false $spn = "" $localComputerName = "" 
 # Load M-Files COM API $null = [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Interop.MFilesAPI") 
 # Create connection $tzi = New-Object -ComObject MFilesAPI.TimeZoneInformation $tzi.LoadWithCurrentTimeZone() 
 $server = New-Object -ComObject MFilesAPI.MFilesServerApplication 
 # Connect as server administrator $server.ConnectAdministrativeEx( $tzi, $authType, $userName, $password, $domain, $spn, $protocolSequence, $networkAddress, $endpoint, $encryptedConnection, $localComputerName ) 
 # Take the vault offline Write-Host "Taking the Vault offline..." $server.VaultManagementOperations.TakeVaultOffline($vaultGuid, $true) Write-Host "Vault is now offline."

Joonas Linkola · Answer

I haven't heard of this "M-Files PowerShell Admin Module", I don't think such a thing exists. In general PowerShell can be used for operations if you know how to write PowerShell scripts. See for instance this earlier discussion and the linked GitHub resource: Online/Offline Vault via PowerShell

M-Files PowerShell Admin Module ?

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