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ShaneCal_162988
Dec 16, 2014Altocumulus
iControlSnapIn Problems
I'm at the end of my wits here, I've read through all the guides, followed each of them to a word, I've been through several uninstalls and restarts and I'm still nowhere near getting this snapin to ...
- Apr 26, 2017
Thanks to DeniceJ for necromancing this thread, I would have forgotten about it if I didn't get the alert
Here's the code I've been using for the last few years to register the iControlSnapIn.dll and add the snap-in to the current session
$PSScriptRoot = Split-Path -Parent -Path $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition $snapinPath = "$PSScriptRoot\f5-icontrol-powershell-snapin-12_1_0\iControlSnapIn.dll" $snapinName = "iControlSnapIn" if (Get-PSSnapIn -name $snapinName -ErrorAction Ignore) { Write-Output "Verified that '$snapinName' snap-in is currently registered to this session" } else { Write-Output "The '$snapinName' snap-in is not currently registered to this session, installing assembly for this snap-in from the following path now:`n$snapinPath" $installUtil = "$env:windir\Microsoft.Net\Framework${platform}\v2.0.50727\installUtil.exe"; if ( [System.IO.File]::Exists($installUtil) ) { Set-Alias installUtil $installUtil; installUtil $snapinPath /LogToConsole=false /LogFile=; } Write-Output "The '$snapinName' snap-in assembly has been registered, adding snap-in to this session now..." Add-PSSnapIn $snapinName Add F5 iControl Library Write-Output "The '$snapinName' snap-in has been added to this session, continuing...`n" }
Note that I store the f5-icontrol-powershell-snapin-12_1_0 folder which contains the iControlSnapIn.dll in my script directory, as the script needs to run from different machines that may not have any F5 software installed.
ShaneCal_162988
Dec 16, 2014Altocumulus
I've tried running as my own account and under my local administrator account
- Michael_JenkinsDec 16, 2014CirrostratusBut when you click the Powershell icon, did you try to right-click and select "Run As Administrator"? I've seen instances where Win 8's UAC causes problems with things and even though your account is an admin account, you have to right click the application and "Run As Administrator"
- ShaneCal_162988Dec 16, 2014AltocumulusYes, right-click PowerShell ISE and "Run As Administrator", then enter my admin account details when prompted
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