Setup iControlSnapin

Question

I downloaded the powershell msi from this forumns download folder and follwed the steps on the tutorial to get it registered and I get the following error.. 
&nbsp;Assistance would be appreciated.&nbsp;
&nbsp;PS C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn&gt; . .\setupSnapIn.ps1
&nbsp;Registering iControlSnapIn...
&nbsp;Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Installation utility Version 2.0.50727.4927
&nbsp;Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.&nbsp;
The installation failed, and the rollback has been performed.
&nbsp;Remove-Item : Cannot find path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn\iControlSnapIn.InstallLog' because it
&nbsp; does not exist.
&nbsp;At C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn\setupSnapIn.ps1:8 char:5
&nbsp;+     del &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;  iControlSnapIn.InstallLog
&nbsp;    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File...apIn.InstallLog:String) [Remove-Item], ItemNotFoundEx
&nbsp;   ception
&nbsp;    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand&nbsp;
Remove-Item : Cannot find path 'C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn\iControlSnapIn.InstallState' because
&nbsp;it does not exist.
&nbsp;At C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn\setupSnapIn.ps1:9 char:5
&nbsp;+     del &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;  iControlSnapIn.InstallState
&nbsp;    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Program File...In.InstallState:String) [Remove-Item], ItemNotFoundEx
&nbsp;   ception
&nbsp;    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand&nbsp;

adrianallan_181 · Answer

Ok got this far but still having issues:&nbsp;
&nbsp;PS C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn&gt; .\setupSnapIn.ps1
&nbsp;Registering iControlSnapIn...
&nbsp;Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Installation utility Version 2.0.50727.4927
&nbsp;Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.&nbsp;
PS C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn&gt; powershell -psconsolefile .\iControlSnapIn.psc1
&nbsp;WARNING: The following errors occurred when loading console C:\Program Files (x86)\F5
&nbsp;Networks\iControlSnapIn\iControlSnapIn.psc1:
&nbsp;Cannot load Windows PowerShell snap-in iControlSnapIn because of the following error: The Windows PowerShell snap-in
&nbsp;'iControlSnapIn' is not installed on this machine.
&nbsp;Windows PowerShell
&nbsp;Copyright (C) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.&nbsp;&nbsp;

joe_pruitt · Answer

Are you by chance running on a 64-bit platform.  Give this updated script a shot.  I'm still getting feedback on it before I roll it into the primary distribution so let me know if it works for you.&nbsp;
&nbsp;http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iControl/PowerShellSetupSnapin.html&nbsp;
&nbsp;-Joe&nbsp;

rmainar_77944 · Answer

I'm running 64-bit Win7 and here are the errors I'm getting after running the updated script you provided -&nbsp;
&nbsp;PS C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn&gt; .\setup.ps1
&nbsp;Registering iControlSnapin.dll on platform ''
&nbsp;Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Installation utility Version 2.0.50727.4927
&nbsp;Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.&nbsp;
Registering iControlSnapin.dll on platform '64'
&nbsp;Microsoft (R) .NET Framework Installation utility Version 2.0.50727.4927
&nbsp;Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.&nbsp;
PS C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn&gt; get-pssnapin -registered 
&nbsp;Name : iControlSnapIn PSVersion : 2.0 Description : iControl Snap-in for F5 Device Management&nbsp;
&nbsp;PS C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn&gt; add-pssnapin -icontrolsnapin &nbsp;&nbsp;Add-PSSnapin : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name 'icontrolsnapin'. At line:1 char:29 + add-pssnapin -icontrolsnapin &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: ([Add-PSSnapin], ParameterBindingException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddPSSnapinCommand&nbsp;
&nbsp;PS C:\Program Files (x86)\F5 Networks\iControlSnapIn&gt; get-icontrolcommands &nbsp;The term 'get-icontrolcommands' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again. At line:1 char:21 + get-icontrolcommands &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; + CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (get-icontrolcommands:String) [], CommandNotFoundException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException&nbsp;&nbsp;

joe_pruitt · Answer

A couple of things.   Looks like you got the install to complete.  The problem is your add-pssnapin call.  You are using the name of the snapin as the parameter name, not the parameter value.  That's indicated by the "parameter cannot be found" error.  The correct syntax isPS&gt; Add-PSSnapin -Name iControlSnapin
And the second issue is the get cmdlet is missing the "F5." namespace in it.  I think there's some documentation I need to update but in the mean time, you can get the associated iControl cmdlets with the "Get-F5.iControlCommands" cmdlet.  You can also use "Get-Command *F5*".
Take a look at the numerous tech tips and codeshare entries I've written around PowerShell to get you started.
http://devcentral.f5.com/wiki/default.aspx/iControl/PowerShell.html
Hope this helps!
-Joe

rmainar_77944 · Answer

Yup that helped immensely.  I'm new to PS so I was just following the syntax on the Readme.txt file that came with the icontrol download.  The instructions on them are not correct. 
&nbsp;  
&nbsp; Thank you. 
&nbsp;  
&nbsp; Rob

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