PDQ command line: args outside of script (PRTG > PDQ)

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Michael Yorke

• November 04, 2021 16:18

Hello,

Probably a basic question, but if I have script such as 

Invoke-Command -ComputerName prtgserver.domain.co.uk -ScriptBlock {pdqdeploy.exe Deploy -Package "Wake Up" -Targets $args[0]} -Args $env:COMPUTERNAME 2>&1

How do I edit the script so I can pass the computername argument outside of the script instead? I'm using PRTG, which can send a command when a sensor enters a particular state (eg run a program when endpoint is offline).

In PRTG, I have to specify the ps1 location, file name, then any arguments. PRTG's variable for the computer name is %host

Background
We use PRTG to monitor our infrastructure. PRTG can fire a "notification" when an sensor enters a particular state. For example, for an endpoint, I have a 'Ping' sensor, which goes into a down state when the endpoint is offline. I can create custom notifications which can run a program (powershell, batch file, vbs, etc) when this sensor enters this down state. I have a PDQ package which send a WOL packet, but need to invoke this from PRTG using  the %host variable from PRTG.

Thanks in advance.

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  Colby Bouma

  • November 04, 2021 16:37

  You can use a param block to pass data into a PowerShell script when you call it.

  [CmdletBinding()]
  param (
      [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
      [String]$Package,
  
      [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
      [String]$PdqServer,
  
      [String[]]$Target = $env:COMPUTERNAME
  )
  
  Invoke-Command -ComputerName $PdqServer -ScriptBlock {PDQDeploy.exe Deploy -Package $Using:Package -Targets $Using:Target}

  Here's a couple examples of calling this script:

  & .\Example.ps1 -Package 'Wake Up' -PdqServer prtgserver.domain.co.uk -Target %host
  & .\Example.ps1 -Package 'Wake Up' -PdqServer prtgserver.domain.co.uk -Target PC1, PC2, PC3

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  Michael Yorke

  • November 08, 2021 21:47

  Amazing! Thanks Colby. This works perfectly when testing on its own. It doesn't work in PRTG - so I need to take it up with them and see what's happening and try to get the logs.

  I'll post back here with a solution.

   

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