ConfigMgr – PowerShell Script to collect remote log files

Looking at a client’s ConfigMgr Agent log files is inevitable when managing a Configuration Manager infrastructure. If you are working within a local area network only, then you will most likely just connect to the remote systems configuration manager log folder and drag and drop the appropriate log files into CMTrace.exe. But if your clients are distributed across a WAN network with slow network links opening the log file from a remote location is probably not the most efficient way for analyzing the log files content. And because troubleshooting typically requires looking at multiple log files you finally end up copying multiple log files or just the whole log folder to your client to open them locally.

I have therefore created the below listed Get-RemoteCMLogs.ps1 PowerShell script that does the following:

Connect to the remote client via PowerShell Remoting
On the remote client start a process to create a ZIP file containing the ConfigMgr logs folder and windowsupdate.log
From the remote client create a new remote connection back to the host that invoked the script
Transfer the ZIP file through the PowerShell Remoting session and store it locally with the users Documents Folder

The script uses two additional functions written by others. The ZIP File functions was written by Ken Sweet and the Send-File function was written by Lee Holmes.

Note that the use of this script requires that Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is enabled within your environment.

After you have downloaded the script from here. Open a PowerShell command prompt and enter

Get-RemotCMLogs.ps1 -Computer <Computername>,<Computername>

Next you will be prompted to enter your credentials. Enter a username and password that has permissions on the remote and local client.

Once completed, you will have the log files stored in your Documents \ RemoteCMlogs folder.

&lt;#
.Synopsis
   Gather Configuration Manager log files from remote systems
.DESCRIPTION
   The script uses PowerShell remoting to connect to the remote client, then creates a ZIP archive file remotely
   containing all Configuration Manager log files and then transfers the archive back. 
.EXAMPLE
   Get-RemoteCMLogs -Computer computer1, computer2
.NOTES
    Version 1.0
    Written by Alex Verboon, Zip function written by  Kenneth D. Sweet, Send-File function wirtten by lee holmes
    Requirements: WinRM must be enabled
#&gt;

[cmdletbinding()]

Param(
 [Parameter(Mandatory=$True,Position=0)]
 [string[]]$Computername
  )


Function Get-CMLogs ($Computername) {
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Global Variables
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# The location where the CM Agent log files are stored, will make this dynamic in a future release
# currently this relates to the CM12 Agent
$CMLogFldr = "C:\Windows\CCM\Logs"
$ThisComputer = [System.Net.Dns]::GetHostByName(($env:computerName)).HostName
#The folder where the log archive files are stored to
$localtmpfolder = "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\RemoteCMLogs"

#Check if the RemoteCMlogs folder already exists othrwise create it
If (!(Test-path $localtmpfolder)) {New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $localtmpfolder}

$cred = Get-Credential

Function ZIP-CMlogs  ($Computername, $CMLogFldr, $ThisComputer,$cred,$localtmpfolder) {

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ZIP File Function. Credits for this function go to Kenneth D. Sweet

# http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/ZIP-Files-script-b5374a5d/view/Discussions#content
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Function Zip-File () {
  &lt;#
    .SYNOPSIS
      Add, Removes, and Extracts files and folders to a Zip Archive
    .DESCRIPTION
      Add, Removes, and Extracts files and folders to a Zip Archive
    .PARAMETER ZipFile
      Name os Zip Archive
    .PARAMETER Add
      Names of Files or Folders to Add to Zip Archive
      Will not overwrite existing Files in the Zip Archive
      Will only add in Files from Sub Folders to the Zip Archive when you add a Folder
    .PARAMETER Remove
      Names of Files or Folders to Remove from Zip Archive
      If "Display Delete Confirmation" is enable you will be prompted confirm to Remove each File
    .PARAMETER Extract
      Names of Files or Folders to Extract from Zip Archive
      Recreates Folders structure when extracting Files, even Folders that have no Matching Files to Extract 
    .PARAMETER Destination
      Destination Folder to Extract Files or Folders to
    .PARAMETER Folders
      Add, Remove, or Extract Folders instead of Files from the Zip Archive
    .PARAMETER List
      List the Contents of the Zip Archive
    .INPUTS
    .OUTPUTS
    .NOTES
      Written by Kenneth D. Sweet CopyRight (c) 2012
      Add, Removes, and Extracts files and folders to a Zip Archive
    .EXAMPLE
      Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Add "C:\Temp\Temp_01.txt", "C:\Temp\Temp_02.txt"
    .EXAMPLE
      Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Add "C:\Temp_01", "C:\Temp_02" -Folders
    .EXAMPLE
      Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Remove "*.xls", "*.xlsx"
    .EXAMPLE
      Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Remove "Temp_01" -Folders
    .EXAMPLE
      Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Extract "*.doc", "*.docx"-Destination "C:\Temp" 
    .EXAMPLE
      Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Extract "Temp_02" -Destination "C:\Temp" -Folders
    .EXAMPLE
      Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -List
    .LINK
      Ken Sweet Rules the MultiVerse
  #&gt;
  [CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName="Add")]
  Param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Add")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Remove")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Extract")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="List")]
    [String]$ZipFile,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Add")]
    [String[]]$Add,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$False, ParameterSetName="Add")]
    [Switch]$Recurse,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Remove")]
    [String[]]$Remove,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Extract")]
    [String[]]$Extract,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$False, ParameterSetName="Extract")]
    [String]$Destination=$PWD,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$False, ParameterSetName="Add")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$False, ParameterSetName="Remove")]
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$False, ParameterSetName="Extract")]
    [Switch]$Folders,
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="List")]
    [Switch]$List
  )
  DynamicParam {
    if ($ZipFile -match ".*Zip\\.*")  {
      $NewAttrib = New-Object -TypeName  System.Management.Automation.ParameterAttribute
      $NewAttrib.ParameterSetName = "List"
      $NewAttrib.Mandatory = $True
      $AttribCollection = New-Object -TypeName System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection[System.Attribute]
      $AttribCollection.Add($NewAttrib)
      $DynamicParam = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameter("Path", [String], $AttribCollection)
      $paramDictionary = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameterDictionary
      $paramDictionary.Add("Path", $DynamicParam)
      return $ParamDictionary
    }
  }
  Begin {
    $Shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application
    if (![System.IO.File]::Exists($ZipFile) -and ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "Add")) {
      Try {
        [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($ZipFile, $("PK" + [Char]5 + [Char]6 + $("$([Char]0)" * 18)))
      }
      Catch {
      }
    }
    $ZipArchive = $Shell.NameSpace($ZipFile)
    if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "Add") {
      $TempFolder = "$([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath())$([System.IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName())"
      if (![System.IO.Directory]::Exists($TempFolder)) {
        [Void][System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($TempFolder)
      }
    }
  }
  Process {
    Switch ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName) {
      "Add" {
        Try {
          if ($Folders) {
            ForEach ($File in $Add) {
              $SearchPath = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($File)
              $SearchName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($File)
              $DirList = [System.IO.Directory]::GetDirectories($SearchPath, $SearchName)
              $Total = $ZipArchive.Items().Count
              ForEach ($Dir in $DirList) {
                $ParseName = $ZipArchive.ParseName([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($Dir))
                if ([String]::IsNullOrEmpty($ParseName)) {
                  if (!$Recurse) {
                    # Write-Host "Adding Folder: $Dir " original line from zip function
                    Write-Host "Processing Computer: $Computername Adding Folder: $Dir to $filename" # customized message 
                  }
                  $ZipArchive.CopyHere($Dir, 0x14)
                  Do {
                    [System.Threading.Thread]::Sleep(100)
                  } While ($ZipArchive.Items().Count -eq $Total)
                } else {
                  if (!$Recurse) {
                    Write-Host "Folder Exists in Archive: $Dir"
                  }
                }
              }
            }
          } else {
            ForEach ($File in $Add) {
              $SearchPath = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($File)
              $SearchName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($File)
              $FileList = [System.IO.Directory]::GetFiles($SearchPath, $SearchName)
              $Total = $ZipArchive.Items().Count
              ForEach ($File in $FileList) {
                $ParseName = $ZipArchive.ParseName([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($File))
                if ([String]::IsNullOrEmpty($ParseName)) {
                  Write-Host "Adding File: $File"
                  $ZipArchive.CopyHere($File, 0x14)
                  Do {
                    [System.Threading.Thread]::Sleep(100)
                  } While ($ZipArchive.Items().Count -eq $Total)
                } else {
                  Write-Host "File Exists in Archive: $File"
                }
              }
              if ($Recurse) {
                $DirList = [System.IO.Directory]::GetDirectories($SearchPath)
                ForEach ($Dir in $DirList) {
                  $NewFolder = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($Dir)
                  if (!$ZipArchive.ParseName($NewFolder)) {
                    [Void][System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory("$TempFolder\$NewFolder")
                    [System.IO.File]::WriteAllText("$TempFolder\$NewFolder\.Dir", "")
                    Zip-File -ZipFile $ZipFile -Add "$TempFolder\$NewFolder" -Folders -Recurse
                  }
                  $NewAdd = @()
                  ForEach ($Item in $Add) {
                    $NewAdd += "$([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($Item))\$NewFolder\$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($Item))"
                  }
                  Zip-File -ZipFile "$ZipFile\$NewFolder" -Add $NewAdd -Recurse:$Recurse
                }
              }
            }
          }
        }
        Catch {
          Throw "Error Adding Files to Zip Archive"
        }
        Break
      }
      "Remove" {
        Try {
          ForEach ($File in $Remove) {
            if ($Folders) {
              $($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.IsFolder -and (($_.Name -eq $File) -or ($_.Name -match $File.Replace('.', '\.').Replace('*', '.*'))) }) | ForEach-Object -Process { Write-Host "Removing Folder: $($_.Name)"; $_.InvokeVerbEx("Delete", 0x14) }
            } else {
              $($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { !$_.IsFolder -and (($_.Name -eq $File) -or ($_.Name -match $File.Replace('.', '\.').Replace('*', '.*'))) }) | ForEach-Object -Process { Write-Host "Removing File: $($_.Name)"; $_.InvokeVerbEx("Delete", 0x14) }
            }
          }
          ForEach ($Folder in $($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.IsFolder })) {
            Zip-File -ZipFile "$ZipFile\$($Folder.Name)" -Remove $Remove -Folders:$Folders
          }
        }
        Catch {
          Throw "Error Removing Files from Zip Archive"
        }
        Break
      }
      "Extract" {
        Try {
          if (![System.IO.Directory]::Exists($Destination)) {
            [Void][System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($Destination)
          }
          $DestFolder = $Shell.NameSpace($Destination)
          ForEach ($File in $Extract) {
            if ($Folders) {
              $($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.IsFolder -and (($_.Name -eq $File) -or ($_.Name -match $File.Replace('.', '\.').Replace('*', '.*'))) }) | ForEach-Object -Process { Write-Host "Extracting Folder: $($_.Name) to $Destination"; $DestFolder.CopyHere($_, 0x14) }
            } else {
              $($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { !$_.IsFolder -and (($_.Name -eq $File -and $_.Name -ne ".Dir") -or ($_.Name -match $File.Replace('.', '\.').Replace('*', '.*'))) }) | ForEach-Object -Process { Write-Host "Extracting File: $($_.Name) to $Destination"; $DestFolder.CopyHere($_, 0x14) }
            }
          }
          ForEach ($Folder in $($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.IsFolder })) {
            Zip-File -ZipFile "$ZipFile\$($Folder.Name)" -Extract $Extract -Destination "$Destination\$($Folder.Name)" -Folders:$Folders
          }
        }
        Catch {
        $Error[0]
          Throw "Error Extracting Files from Zip Archive"
        }
        Break
      }
      "List" {
        Try {
          $ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { !$_.IsFolder -and $_.Name -ne ".Dir" } | Select-Object -Property "Name", "Size", "ModifyDate", "Type", @{"Name"="Path";"Expression"={$(if ($($PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Path"])) {$($PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Path"])} else {"\"})}}
          ForEach ($Folder in $($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.IsFolder })) {
            Zip-File -ZipFile "$ZipFile\$($Folder.Name)" -List -Path "$(if ($($PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Path"])) {$($PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Path"])})\$($Folder.Name)"
          }
        }
        Catch {
          Throw "Error Listing Files in Zip Archive"
        }
        Break
      }
    }
  }
  End {
    $Shell = $Null
    $ZipArchive = $Null
    if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "Add") {
      if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($TempFolder)) {
        [Void][System.IO.Directory]::Delete($TempFolder, $True)
      }
    }
  }
}
# end of ZIP-File Function



Function Send-File {

##############################################################################
##
## Send-File
##
## From Windows PowerShell Cookbook (O'Reilly)
## by Lee Holmes (http://www.leeholmes.com/guide)
##
## http://www.powershellcookbook.com/recipe/ISfp/program-transfer-a-file-to-a-remote-computer
##############################################################################

&lt;#

.SYNOPSIS

Sends a file to a remote session.

.EXAMPLE

PS &gt;$session = New-PsSession leeholmes1c23
PS &gt;Send-File c:\temp\test.exe c:\temp\test.exe $session

#&gt;

param(
    ## The path on the local computer
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    $Source,

    ## The target path on the remote computer
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    $Destination,

    ## The session that represents the remote computer
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PSSession] $Session
)



Set-StrictMode -Version Latest

## Get the source file, and then get its content
$sourcePath = (Resolve-Path $source).Path
$sourceBytes = [IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($sourcePath)
$streamChunks = @()

## Now break it into chunks to stream
Write-Progress -Activity "Sending $Source" -Status "Preparing file"
$streamSize = 1MB
for($position = 0; $position -lt $sourceBytes.Length;
    $position += $streamSize)
{
    $remaining = $sourceBytes.Length - $position
    $remaining = [Math]::Min($remaining, $streamSize)

    $nextChunk = New-Object byte[] $remaining
    [Array]::Copy($sourcebytes, $position, $nextChunk, 0, $remaining)
    $streamChunks += ,$nextChunk
}

$remoteScript = {
    param($destination, $length)

    ## Convert the destination path to a full filesytem path (to support
    ## relative paths)
    $Destination = $executionContext.SessionState.`
        Path.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath($Destination)

    ## Create a new array to hold the file content
    $destBytes = New-Object byte[] $length
    $position = 0

    ## Go through the input, and fill in the new array of file content
    foreach($chunk in $input)
    {
        Write-Progress -Activity "Writing $Destination" `
            -Status "Sending file" `
            -PercentComplete ($position / $length * 100)

        [GC]::Collect()
        [Array]::Copy($chunk, 0, $destBytes, $position, $chunk.Length)
        $position += $chunk.Length
    }

    ## Write the content to the new file
    [IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($destination, $destBytes)

    ## Show the result
    Get-Item $destination
    [GC]::Collect()
}

## Stream the chunks into the remote script
$streamChunks | Invoke-Command -Session $session $remoteScript `
    -ArgumentList $destination,$sourceBytes.Length


}
### End of Send-File function


# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Below are the commands we execute remotely
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

# Get the Windows Temp folder on the remote system
$tmpfolder = "$env:SystemRoot\TEMP\"
# create timestamp variable 
$timestamp = $((get-date).tostring("MMddyyyyHHmmss"))
# construct the filename including the path
$filename =  "cmlog_" + $Computername + "_" + $timestamp + ".zip"

# Generate ZIP file with content from CM log folder. Note the $CMLogFldr variable is defined at the top of the script. 
If (Test-path $CMLogFldr) {zip-file -ZipFile "$tmpfolder$filename" -Add $CMLogFldr -Folders} Else {Write-Warning "Could not find folder" $CMLogFldr}

# Because the Windowsupdate.log file is also important we also collect it
If (Test-path "$env:Systemroot\Windowsupdate.log") {zip-file -ZipFile "$tmpfolder$filename" -Add "$env:Systemroot\Windowsupdate.log"} Else {Write-Warning "Could not find $env:Systemroot\Windowsupdate.log" }

# On the remote machine, start a new remote session back to the script execution host
$RSession = New-PSSession $ThisComputer -Credential $cred
# Transfer the logs archive through the open session
Send-File "$tmpfolder$filename" "$localtmpfolder\$filename" $RSession
# close the session from the remote host to the script execution host
Remove-PSSession $RSession

}
# End of ZIP-CMLogs function

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Commands from Get-CMLogs Main function
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# Process all computers provided
ForEach ($iComputername in $Computername)
{
    Function Get-Remotelogs {
    # Settings this option prevents the creation of the user profile on the remote system 
    $SesOpt = New-PSSessionOption -NoMachineProfile 
    # Start a new Remote Session
    $ses = New-PSSession -ComputerName $iComputername -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -SessionOption $SesOpt
    # Execute the ZIP-CMLogs function on the remote machine. 
    $ab = Invoke-Command -Session $ses -ScriptBlock ${function:ZIP-CMlogs} -ArgumentList $iComputername, $CMLogFldr,$ThisComputer,$cred,$localtmpfolder
    # Clsoe the session
    Remove-PSSession $ses
    }

Get-Remotelogs $iComputername
}

}
# End of Get-CMLogs function

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Get-CMLogs $Computername

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.Synopsis

Gather Configuration Manager log files from remote systems

.DESCRIPTION

The script uses PowerShell remoting to connect to the remote client, then creates a ZIP archive file remotely

containing all Configuration Manager log files and then transfers the archive back.

.EXAMPLE

Get-RemoteCMLogs -Computer computer1, computer2

.NOTES

Version 1.0

Written by Alex Verboon, Zip function written by Kenneth D. Sweet, Send-File function wirtten by lee holmes

Requirements: WinRM must be enabled

[cmdletbinding()]

Param(

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,Position=0)]

[string[]]$Computername

)

Function Get-CMLogs ($Computername) {

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Global Variables

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# The location where the CM Agent log files are stored, will make this dynamic in a future release

# currently this relates to the CM12 Agent

$CMLogFldr = "C:\Windows\CCM\Logs"

$ThisComputer = [System.Net.Dns]::GetHostByName(($env:computerName)).HostName

#The folder where the log archive files are stored to

$localtmpfolder = "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\RemoteCMLogs"

#Check if the RemoteCMlogs folder already exists othrwise create it

If (!(Test-path $localtmpfolder)) {New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $localtmpfolder}

$cred = Get-Credential

Function ZIP-CMlogs ($Computername, $CMLogFldr, $ThisComputer,$cred,$localtmpfolder) {

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# ZIP File Function. Credits for this function go to Kenneth D. Sweet

# http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/ZIP-Files-script-b5374a5d/view/Discussions#content

#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Function Zip-File () {

.SYNOPSIS

Add, Removes, and Extracts files and folders to a Zip Archive

.DESCRIPTION

Add, Removes, and Extracts files and folders to a Zip Archive

.PARAMETER ZipFile

Name os Zip Archive

.PARAMETER Add

Names of Files or Folders to Add to Zip Archive

Will not overwrite existing Files in the Zip Archive

Will only add in Files from Sub Folders to the Zip Archive when you add a Folder

.PARAMETER Remove

Names of Files or Folders to Remove from Zip Archive

If "Display Delete Confirmation" is enable you will be prompted confirm to Remove each File

.PARAMETER Extract

Names of Files or Folders to Extract from Zip Archive

Recreates Folders structure when extracting Files, even Folders that have no Matching Files to Extract

.PARAMETER Destination

Destination Folder to Extract Files or Folders to

.PARAMETER Folders

Add, Remove, or Extract Folders instead of Files from the Zip Archive

.PARAMETER List

List the Contents of the Zip Archive

.INPUTS

.OUTPUTS

.NOTES

Add, Removes, and Extracts files and folders to a Zip Archive

.EXAMPLE

Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Add "C:\Temp\Temp_01.txt", "C:\Temp\Temp_02.txt"

.EXAMPLE

Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Add "C:\Temp_01", "C:\Temp_02" -Folders

.EXAMPLE

Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Remove "*.xls", "*.xlsx"

.EXAMPLE

Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Remove "Temp_01" -Folders

.EXAMPLE

Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Extract "*.doc", "*.docx"-Destination "C:\Temp"

.EXAMPLE

Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -Extract "Temp_02" -Destination "C:\Temp" -Folders

.EXAMPLE

Zip-File -ZipFile "C:\Test.zip" -List

.LINK

Ken Sweet Rules the MultiVerse

[CmdletBinding(DefaultParameterSetName="Add")]

Param(

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Add")]

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Remove")]

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Extract")]

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="List")]

[String]$ZipFile,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Add")]

[String[]]$Add,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$False, ParameterSetName="Add")]

[Switch]$Recurse,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Remove")]

[String[]]$Remove,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="Extract")]

[String[]]$Extract,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$False, ParameterSetName="Extract")]

[String]$Destination=$PWD,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$False, ParameterSetName="Add")]

[Parameter(Mandatory=$False, ParameterSetName="Remove")]

[Parameter(Mandatory=$False, ParameterSetName="Extract")]

[Switch]$Folders,

[Parameter(Mandatory=$True, ParameterSetName="List")]

[Switch]$List

)

DynamicParam {

if ($ZipFile -match ".*Zip\\.*") {

$NewAttrib = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.ParameterAttribute

$NewAttrib.ParameterSetName = "List"

$NewAttrib.Mandatory = $True

$AttribCollection = New-Object -TypeName System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection[System.Attribute]

$AttribCollection.Add($NewAttrib)

$DynamicParam = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameter("Path", [String], $AttribCollection)

$paramDictionary = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.RuntimeDefinedParameterDictionary

$paramDictionary.Add("Path", $DynamicParam)

return $ParamDictionary

}

Begin {

$Shell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application

if (![System.IO.File]::Exists($ZipFile) -and ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "Add")) {

Try {

[System.IO.File]::WriteAllText($ZipFile, $("PK" + [Char]5 + [Char]6 + $("$([Char]0)" * 18)))

}

Catch {

}

$ZipArchive = $Shell.NameSpace($ZipFile)

if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "Add") {

$TempFolder = "$([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath())$([System.IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName())"

if (![System.IO.Directory]::Exists($TempFolder)) {

[Void][System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($TempFolder)

}

Process {

Switch ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName) {

"Add" {

Try {

if ($Folders) {

ForEach ($File in $Add) {

$SearchPath = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($File)

$SearchName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($File)

$DirList = [System.IO.Directory]::GetDirectories($SearchPath, $SearchName)

$Total = $ZipArchive.Items().Count

ForEach ($Dir in $DirList) {

$ParseName = $ZipArchive.ParseName([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($Dir))

if ([String]::IsNullOrEmpty($ParseName)) {

if (!$Recurse) {

# Write-Host "Adding Folder: $Dir " original line from zip function

Write-Host "Processing Computer: $Computername Adding Folder: $Dir to $filename" # customized message

}

$ZipArchive.CopyHere($Dir, 0x14)

Do {

[System.Threading.Thread]::Sleep(100)

} While ($ZipArchive.Items().Count -eq $Total)

} else {

if (!$Recurse) {

Write-Host "Folder Exists in Archive: $Dir"

}

} else {

ForEach ($File in $Add) {

$SearchPath = [System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($File)

$SearchName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($File)

$FileList = [System.IO.Directory]::GetFiles($SearchPath, $SearchName)

$Total = $ZipArchive.Items().Count

ForEach ($File in $FileList) {

$ParseName = $ZipArchive.ParseName([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($File))

if ([String]::IsNullOrEmpty($ParseName)) {

Write-Host "Adding File: $File"

$ZipArchive.CopyHere($File, 0x14)

Do {

[System.Threading.Thread]::Sleep(100)

} While ($ZipArchive.Items().Count -eq $Total)

} else {

Write-Host "File Exists in Archive: $File"

}

if ($Recurse) {

$DirList = [System.IO.Directory]::GetDirectories($SearchPath)

ForEach ($Dir in $DirList) {

$NewFolder = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($Dir)

if (!$ZipArchive.ParseName($NewFolder)) {

[Void][System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory("$TempFolder\$NewFolder")

[System.IO.File]::WriteAllText("$TempFolder\$NewFolder\.Dir", "")

Zip-File -ZipFile $ZipFile -Add "$TempFolder\$NewFolder" -Folders -Recurse

}

$NewAdd = @()

ForEach ($Item in $Add) {

$NewAdd += "$([System.IO.Path]::GetDirectoryName($Item))\$NewFolder\$([System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($Item))"

}

Zip-File -ZipFile "$ZipFile\$NewFolder" -Add $NewAdd -Recurse:$Recurse

}

Catch {

Throw "Error Adding Files to Zip Archive"

}

Break

}

"Remove" {

Try {

ForEach ($File in $Remove) {

if ($Folders) {

$($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.IsFolder -and (($_.Name -eq $File) -or ($_.Name -match $File.Replace('.', '\.').Replace('*', '.*'))) }) | ForEach-Object -Process { Write-Host "Removing Folder: $($_.Name)"; $_.InvokeVerbEx("Delete", 0x14) }

} else {

$($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { !$_.IsFolder -and (($_.Name -eq $File) -or ($_.Name -match $File.Replace('.', '\.').Replace('*', '.*'))) }) | ForEach-Object -Process { Write-Host "Removing File: $($_.Name)"; $_.InvokeVerbEx("Delete", 0x14) }

}

ForEach ($Folder in $($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.IsFolder })) {

Zip-File -ZipFile "$ZipFile\$($Folder.Name)" -Remove $Remove -Folders:$Folders

}

Catch {

Throw "Error Removing Files from Zip Archive"

}

Break

}

"Extract" {

Try {

if (![System.IO.Directory]::Exists($Destination)) {

[Void][System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($Destination)

}

$DestFolder = $Shell.NameSpace($Destination)

ForEach ($File in $Extract) {

if ($Folders) {

$($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.IsFolder -and (($_.Name -eq $File) -or ($_.Name -match $File.Replace('.', '\.').Replace('*', '.*'))) }) | ForEach-Object -Process { Write-Host "Extracting Folder: $($_.Name) to $Destination"; $DestFolder.CopyHere($_, 0x14) }

} else {

$($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { !$_.IsFolder -and (($_.Name -eq $File -and $_.Name -ne ".Dir") -or ($_.Name -match $File.Replace('.', '\.').Replace('*', '.*'))) }) | ForEach-Object -Process { Write-Host "Extracting File: $($_.Name) to $Destination"; $DestFolder.CopyHere($_, 0x14) }

}

ForEach ($Folder in $($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.IsFolder })) {

Zip-File -ZipFile "$ZipFile\$($Folder.Name)" -Extract $Extract -Destination "$Destination\$($Folder.Name)" -Folders:$Folders

}

Catch {

$Error[0]

Throw "Error Extracting Files from Zip Archive"

}

Break

}

"List" {

Try {

$ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { !$_.IsFolder -and $_.Name -ne ".Dir" } | Select-Object -Property "Name", "Size", "ModifyDate", "Type", @{"Name"="Path";"Expression"={$(if ($($PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Path"])) {$($PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Path"])} else {"\"})}}

ForEach ($Folder in $($ZipArchive.Items() | Where-Object -FilterScript { $_.IsFolder })) {

Zip-File -ZipFile "$ZipFile\$($Folder.Name)" -List -Path "$(if ($($PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Path"])) {$($PSCmdlet.MyInvocation.BoundParameters["Path"])})\$($Folder.Name)"

}

Catch {

Throw "Error Listing Files in Zip Archive"

}

Break

}

End {

$Shell = $Null

$ZipArchive = $Null

if ($PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName -eq "Add") {

if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($TempFolder)) {

[Void][System.IO.Directory]::Delete($TempFolder, $True)

}

# end of ZIP-File Function

Function Send-File {

##############################################################################

## Send-File

## From Windows PowerShell Cookbook (O'Reilly)

## by Lee Holmes (http://www.leeholmes.com/guide)

## http://www.powershellcookbook.com/recipe/ISfp/program-transfer-a-file-to-a-remote-computer

##############################################################################

.SYNOPSIS

Sends a file to a remote session.

.EXAMPLE

PS >$session = New-PsSession leeholmes1c23

PS >Send-File c:\temp\test.exe c:\temp\test.exe $session

param(

## The path on the local computer

[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]

$Source,

## The target path on the remote computer

[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]

$Destination,

## The session that represents the remote computer

[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]

[System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.PSSession] $Session

)

Set-StrictMode -Version Latest

## Get the source file, and then get its content

$sourcePath = (Resolve-Path $source).Path

$sourceBytes = [IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($sourcePath)

$streamChunks = @()

## Now break it into chunks to stream

Write-Progress -Activity "Sending $Source" -Status "Preparing file"

$streamSize = 1MB

for($position = 0; $position -lt $sourceBytes.Length;

$position += $streamSize)

{

$remaining = $sourceBytes.Length - $position

$remaining = [Math]::Min($remaining, $streamSize)

$nextChunk = New-Object byte[] $remaining

[Array]::Copy($sourcebytes, $position, $nextChunk, 0, $remaining)

$streamChunks += ,$nextChunk

}

$remoteScript = {

param($destination, $length)

## Convert the destination path to a full filesytem path (to support

## relative paths)

$Destination = $executionContext.SessionState.`

Path.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath($Destination)

## Create a new array to hold the file content

$destBytes = New-Object byte[] $length

$position = 0

## Go through the input, and fill in the new array of file content

foreach($chunk in $input)

{

Write-Progress -Activity "Writing $Destination" `

-Status "Sending file" `

-PercentComplete ($position / $length * 100)

[GC]::Collect()

[Array]::Copy($chunk, 0, $destBytes, $position, $chunk.Length)

$position += $chunk.Length

}

## Write the content to the new file

[IO.File]::WriteAllBytes($destination, $destBytes)

## Show the result

Get-Item $destination

[GC]::Collect()

}

## Stream the chunks into the remote script

$streamChunks | Invoke-Command -Session $session $remoteScript `

-ArgumentList $destination,$sourceBytes.Length

}

### End of Send-File function

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

# Below are the commands we execute remotely

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

# Get the Windows Temp folder on the remote system

$tmpfolder = "$env:SystemRoot\TEMP\"

# create timestamp variable

$timestamp = $((get-date).tostring("MMddyyyyHHmmss"))

# construct the filename including the path

$filename = "cmlog_" + $Computername + "_" + $timestamp + ".zip"

# Generate ZIP file with content from CM log folder. Note the $CMLogFldr variable is defined at the top of the script.

If (Test-path $CMLogFldr) {zip-file -ZipFile "$tmpfolder$filename" -Add $CMLogFldr -Folders} Else {Write-Warning "Could not find folder" $CMLogFldr}

# Because the Windowsupdate.log file is also important we also collect it

If (Test-path "$env:Systemroot\Windowsupdate.log") {zip-file -ZipFile "$tmpfolder$filename" -Add "$env:Systemroot\Windowsupdate.log"} Else {Write-Warning "Could not find $env:Systemroot\Windowsupdate.log" }

# On the remote machine, start a new remote session back to the script execution host

$RSession = New-PSSession $ThisComputer -Credential $cred

# Transfer the logs archive through the open session

Send-File "$tmpfolder$filename" "$localtmpfolder\$filename" $RSession

# close the session from the remote host to the script execution host

Remove-PSSession $RSession

}

# End of ZIP-CMLogs function

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

# Commands from Get-CMLogs Main function

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

# Process all computers provided

ForEach ($iComputername in $Computername)

{

Function Get-Remotelogs {

# Settings this option prevents the creation of the user profile on the remote system

$SesOpt = New-PSSessionOption -NoMachineProfile

# Start a new Remote Session

$ses = New-PSSession -ComputerName $iComputername -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -SessionOption $SesOpt

# Execute the ZIP-CMLogs function on the remote machine.

$ab = Invoke-Command -Session $ses -ScriptBlock ${function:ZIP-CMlogs} -ArgumentList $iComputername, $CMLogFldr,$ThisComputer,$cred,$localtmpfolder

# Clsoe the session

Remove-PSSession $ses

}

Get-Remotelogs $iComputername

}

# End of Get-CMLogs function

# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Get-CMLogs $Computername

Note that the script is written to work with Configuration Manager 2012 Clients. I am planning for an updated version that first checks the agent version and then detects the log folder location. If you want to use the script for ConfigMgr 2007 agents simply adjust the $CMLogFldr variable at the beginning of the script.

Any comments, inputs are welcome.

Happy log file collecting!

One Reply to “ConfigMgr – PowerShell Script to collect remote log files”

Sathyabalan says:

27 July 2014 at 12:43:26

This is to inform you that I had gone through your article it was very helpful for me as I was searching for a solution to open a remote SCCM2012 Client machine log file by CMtrace.exe which was spread across the globe through a WAN network. We are doing a Windows 7 Migration project from Windows XP Machines where if a task sequence fails, we need to troubleshoot it as soon as possible by checking the smsts.log file so my plan is not to copy the entire log file to My Document but I should be able to open the remote machine smsts.log file from my local machine through CMTrace.exe by the powershell script as soon as I enter the computer name into powershell I guess you are getting my point?

Usually by typing the full UNC Path \\computername\c$\windows\ccm\logs\smsts.log I used to open the log file. for one machine it is ok but if it is several machine it is a time consuming job.

So now I need a powershell script which should open the particular log file which is located in the remote machine as soon as I enter the computer name and it should open through the CMTrace tool from the local system itself from where I am working on….

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