Snow Inventory Agent Script - Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner Launcher 2
Here you can find the release notes for Snow Inventory Agent Script - Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner Launcher 2.
2.1.0 latest
Release date: 2024-05-08
Compatible Versions
| Snow Inventory Agent for Windows | Microsoft PowerShell | Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Version 5 or later | Version 3 and later | Version 1 or later |
Information
The Scan-SIOHWSLauncher.ps1 script looks for Java installations and launches the Snow Inventory Oracle Middleware Scanner. You can read more about the scanner at Snow Docs - Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner.
The script must be executed as part of the Snow Inventory Agent for Windows, according to the topic Running PowerShell scripts as part of the scanning process on Snow Docs.
In the case that you want to run a manual scan, this script must be executed with appropriate permissions, so execute it using only sc.exe control SnowInventoryAgent5 128, as described in the Windows Agent - Command line topic on Snow Docs.
For debugging purposes, the script can be executed manually and supports common parameters, so you will receive detailed logs using the command Scan-SIOHWSLauncher.ps1 -Debug -InformationAction 'Continue'.
Only java binaries with a valid signature will be started.
The Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner must be in the root layer of the Snow Inventory Agent folder.
The script is digitally signed by Snow Software AB for enhanced security and verification.
Function
The script looks for the Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner siowhs.jar in the following paths:
$env:ProgramFiles\Snow Software\Inventory\Agent$env:snow_agent
It also checks for the SnowInventoryAgent5 service path using Get-WMIObject or Get-Service.
The script looks for the snowagent.config file in the identified agent paths and extracts the value of the env.java_home setting, if set. This is then used as first java source.
The script checks the following paths for Java Installations:
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{{$ {env:ProgramFiles(x86)}
\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe}}
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$env:ProgramFiles\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe -
{{$ {env:JAVA_HOME}
)bin\java.exe}}
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$env:ProgramFiles\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe -
$env:windir\System32\java.exe
The script checks the following registry locations for javahome paths:
HKLM:\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime EnvironmentHKLM:\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit
Furthermore, it uses the Get-Command CmdLet to identify existing Java installations.
Once it identified siohws.jar and java.exe, the script checks the Java installation for a valid signature using the Get-AuthenticodeSignature CmdLet and then starts the Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner.
It returns the script manifest using the name Scan-SIOHWSLauncher.
It returns the duration and result as <CustomRegKey> using the Registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Snow Software\Scan-SIOHWSLauncher.
MediumIntegrity
This script does need medium integrity to find java and execute the the Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner.
Troubleshooting
Custom encryption might need to be applied to this script when running on Snow Inventory Agent for Windows prior to version 7, as it will not be executed in medium integrity.
If you cannot see the <CustomRegKey> with the Name HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Snow Software\Scan-SIOHWSLauncher and values duration and / or status, the script maybe hit the defined powershell timeout in the Snow Inventory Agent.
NEW
- Signature validation for Java executables.
- Duration and status of the script execution are now reported as CustomRegKey.
CORRECTIONS
- File encoding changed to UTF-8-BOM to prevent HashMismatch errors (04771125).
DEPRECATED
- There will be no encrypted snow-ps1 version of this script provided by Snow Software.
2.0
Release date: 2024-02-08
Compatible Versions
| Snow Inventory Agent for Windows | Microsoft PowerShell | Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Version 5 or later | Version 3 and later | Version 1 or later |
Information
The Scan-SIOHWSLauncher.ps1 script looks for Java installations and launches the Snow Inventory Oracle Middleware Scanner. You can read more about the scanner at Snow Docs - Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner.
The script must be executed as part of the Snow Inventory Agent for Windows, according to the topic Running PowerShell scripts as part of the scanning process on Snow Docs.
In the case that you want to run a manual scan, this script must be executed with appropriate permissions, so execute it using only sc.exe control SnowInventoryAgent5 128, as described in the Windows Agent - Command line topic on Snow Docs.
For debugging purposes, the script can be executed manually and supports common parameters, so you will receive detailed logs using the command Scan-SIOHWSLauncher.ps1 -Debug -InformationAction 'Continue'.
The Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner must be in the root layer of the Snow Inventory Agent folder.
The script looks for the Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner siowhs.jar in the following paths:
$env:ProgramFiles\Snow Software\Inventory\Agent$env:snow_agent
It also checks for the SnowInventoryAgent5 service path using Get-WMIObject or Get-Service.
The script looks for the snowagent.config file in the identified agent paths and extracts the value of the env.java_home setting, if set. This is then used as first java source.
The script checks the following paths for Java Installations:
$env:ProgramFiles(x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe$env:ProgramFiles\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe$($env:JAVA_HOME)bin\java.exe$env:ProgramFiles\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe$env:windir\System32\java.exe
The script checks the following registry locations for javahome paths:
HKLM:\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Runtime EnvironmentHKLM:\SOFTWARE\JavaSoft\Java Development Kit
Furthermore, it uses the Get-Command CmdLet to identify existing Java installations.
Once it identified siohws.jar and java.exe, the script starts the Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner using the identified Java installation.
It returns the script manifest using the name Scan-SIOHWSLauncher.
MediumIntegrity
This script does need medium integrity to find java and execute the the Snow Inventory Oracle Hardware Scanner.
Troubleshooting
Custom encryption might need to be applied to this script when running on Snow Inventory Agent for Windows prior to version 7, as it will not be executed in medium integrity.
NEW
- Snow Inventory Agent for Windows 7 support.
- The script is now signed by Snow Software AB.
DEPRECATED
- There will be no encrypted snow-ps1 version of this script provided by Snow Software.
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