As many of you know, BizTalk Server has a fairly extensive WMI object model you can
use to manage and run your BizTalk servers. As even more of you know, WMI is
a pain in the neck to work with from pretty much anywhere, particularly C#.
However, PowerShell does
make it a lot easier and actually even fun, since you can interactively execute and
test any WMI query you need to perfection! Given that, it will make a nifty complement
to working with BizTalk Server’s WMI model. Here’s something to open your appettite:
List your BizTalk Hosts on the local server:
$hosts = get-wmiobject MSBTS_HostInstance -namespace ‘root\MicrosoftBizTalkServer’
$hosts | sort HostName | ft HostName, HostType
I’ll demonstrate some more interesting options in later posts!