Get or Set Properties of Subconnections

nmooremvsc
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Is it possible set properties of subconnections or at least read them, after the main connection has been created? For example we have a server connection in RDM, I would like to add a subconnection to it for each internal component that we need to track a serial number on.

Stefane Lavergne
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Something like this should work. (not tested)

# get the session
$connection = Get-RDM-Session[0];
# get children
$children = $connection.Session.GetProperty("", "Children");
# child - 1 - set OS
$children[0].SetProperty("MetaInformation", "OS", "Windows Server 2008 R2");
# child - 2 - set OS
$children[1].SetProperty("MetaInformation", "OS", "Windows Server 2012");

Stefane Lavergne

nmooremvsc
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After performing the get children step, all that seems to be being returned is a string.

Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Business.Connection[]

Nick Moore

Stefane Lavergne
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Nick, you are correct we have a bug/feature (for security reasons) that won't let you use the GetProperty to get a none value type...

I will have a new build for you within the next few hours that resolves the issue.

Regards,

Stefane Lavergne

Stefane Lavergne
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Nick,

The issue has been resolved and is available here:

http://download.devolutions.net/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.9.1.0.0.zip

Simply extract the files to your install directory.

Stefane

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nmooremvsc
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Stefane,

Sorry to say, it looks like the same thing is occurring with the new build. The GetProperty method is still returning a string instead of a new object. I've pasted in some of what I've been working with. I was able to use the GetProperty method to retrieve the MAC address from the connection, but I'm still only getting a string returned when using Children.

$Connection=Get-RDM-Session | ?{$_.name -like "*2e47e*"}
$Connection | Get-Member

TypeName: <>f__AnonymousType1`4[[System.String, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089],[System.String, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089],[System.Guid, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089],[Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Business.PS.Session,
RemoteDesktopManager.PowerShell, Version=9.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null]]

Name MemberType Definition
---- ---------- ----------
Equals Method bool Equals(System.Object value)
GetHashCode Method int GetHashCode()
GetType Method type GetType()
ToString Method string ToString()
Group Property string Group {get;}
ID Property guid ID {get;}
Name Property string Name {get;}
Session Property Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Business.PS.Session Session {get;}

$Connection.Session | Get-Member

TypeName: Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Business.PS.Session

Name MemberType Definition
---- ---------- ----------
Equals Method bool Equals(System.Object obj)
GetHashCode Method int GetHashCode()
GetProperty Method System.Object GetProperty(string path, string propertyName)
GetType Method type GetType()
SetCredentials Method bool SetCredentials(string userName, securestring password, string domain)
SetPassword Method bool SetPassword(securestring password)
SetProperty Method bool SetProperty(string path, string propertyName, System.Object value)
ToString Method string ToString()
AddOnData Property RemoteDesktopManager.AddOn.ISessionAddOnData AddOnData {get;}
ConnectionSubType Property string ConnectionSubType {get;set;}
ConnectionTypeName Property string ConnectionTypeName {get;}
CreatedBy Property string CreatedBy {get;}
CreationDateTime Property System.Nullable[datetime] CreationDateTime {get;}
CredentialConnectionID Property string CredentialConnectionID {get;set;}
CustomStatus Property string CustomStatus {get;set;}
Description Property string Description {get;set;}
DescriptionRtf Property string DescriptionRtf {get;set;}
DescriptionUrl Property string DescriptionUrl {get;set;}
Encrypt Property bool Encrypt {get;set;}
Group Property string Group {get;set;}
Host Property string Host {get;}
ID Property guid ID {get;set;}
IncludeInFavorite Property bool IncludeInFavorite {get;set;}
Kind Property RemoteDesktopManager.AddOn.ConnectionKind Kind {get;set;}
Name Property string Name {get;set;}
OpenEmbedded Property bool OpenEmbedded {get;set;}
ShowInTrayIcon Property bool ShowInTrayIcon {get;set;}
SortPriority Property int SortPriority {get;set;}
Status Property string Status {get;set;}
Tag Property System.Object Tag {get;set;}
UpdateDateTime Property System.Nullable[datetime] UpdateDateTime {get;}
UpdatedBy Property string UpdatedBy {get;}

$Connection.Session.GetProperty("MetaInformation","MAC")
C464.13C2.E47E

$Connection.Session.GetProperty("","Children")
Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Business.Connection[]

$Children=$Connection.Session.GetProperty("","Children")
$children | get-member
TypeName: System.String

Thank you for your help so far on this.

Stefane Lavergne
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My bad, I gave you the wrong download link.

http://download.devolutions.net/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.9.1.1.0.zip

It will return you an array of type Sessions (Session[])

Regards,

Stefane Lavergne

nmooremvsc
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That works great, I'm now able to get any information so far from the sub-connections. How would I go about setting updated information? So far, I've tried the following:

$Connection=Get-RDM-Session | ?{$_.name -like "*2e47e*"}
$Children=$Connection.session.getproperty("","Children")
$Children[0].GetProperty("MetaInformation","SerialNumber")
Test-sn

Try 1, it takes the command like it accepted it but it doesn't actually update.
Set-RDM-Property -ID $Children[0].ID -Path "MetaInformation" -Property "SerialNumber" -Value "Test=SN2"

Try 2, removes the subconnection, makes it a normal connection and sets the field. Almost there.
$Child0=$Children[0]
Set-RDM-Session -Session $Child0

Try 3
$Connection.Session.Children=$Child0
The property 'Children' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set.
At line:1 char:1
+ $Connection.Session.Children=$Child0
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: ( [], RuntimeException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : PropertyAssignmentException

Try 4
$Connection.Session.SetProperty("","Children",$Child0)
Exception calling "SetProperty" with "3" argument(s): "Object of type
'Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Business.PS.Session' cannot be converted to type
'Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Business.Connection[]'."
At line:1 char:1
+ $Connection.Session.SetProperty("","Children",$Child0)
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: ( [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ArgumentException

Any ideas?

Stefane Lavergne
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nmooremvsc wrote:

Try 1, it takes the command like it accepted it but it doesn't actually update.
Set-RDM-Property -ID $Children[0].ID -Path "MetaInformation" -Property "SerialNumber" -Value "Test=SN2"

$Child0.SetProperty("MetaInformation", "SerialNumber", "Test=SN2");
Set-RDM-Session $parent.Session

Set-RDM-Session $parent.Session

nmooremvsc wrote:

Try 2, removes the subconnection, makes it a normal connection and sets the field. Almost there.
$Child0=$Children[0]
Set-RDM-Session -Session $Child0

#create array list
$array = New-Object System.Collections.ArrayList($null)
# remove child from list
$array.AddRange($children)
$array.Remove($Child0)
# Save the child as a new session
Set-RDM-Session -Session $Child0
# set the children of the parent to the remaining sessions in the array
$Parent.SetProperty("", "Children", $array.ToArray());
# save the parent
Set-RDM-Session $parent.Session

nmooremvsc wrote:

Try 3
$Connection.Session.Children=$Child0
The property 'Children' cannot be found on this object. Verify that the property exists and can be set.

$Connection.SetProperty("", "Children", @($Child0));

Ok hang on a second... the SetProperty("", "Children",...) might not work, since $Child0 is of type Session... I will need to do another fix... doh!

Stefane Lavergne

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Ok forget every thing I wrote in the last post.

I've added a new property to the Session type, wait for it... it's Children, this will simplify things 5 fold

Here is how you use it:
Get

$children = $Connection.Session.Children

$Connection.Session.Children = $children

$Connection.Session.Children = $session1, $session2, $session3

$Connection.Session.Children = $connection1, $connection2, $connection3

$Connection.Session.Children = $connection1, $session2, $connection3

Until then your code might look something like this.

$list = Get-RDM-Session;
$parent = $list[0];
$children = $parent.Session.Children
# remove first child and save as a standalone session
$firstChild = $children[0]
$children.Remove($firstChild)
Set-RDM-Session $firstChild
# save parent with the child
$parent.Session.Children = $children
Set-RDM-Session $parent.Session

Regards,

Stefane Lavergne

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The build is available (same build number & file name)

http://download.devolutions.net/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.9.1.1.0.zip

Regards,

Stefane Lavergne

nmooremvsc
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Works great!! Thank you for all the help on this.