A small number of EventSentry tasks can be automated with the EventSentry PowerShell module that can be downloaded from our github here. The module is under development and new versions with additional functionality will be posted here. Suggestions for new functionality are welcome.

Prerequisites

Requires EventSentry build v4.2.3.56 or later
All listed commands must be performed on the host where EventSentry was installed.
The EventSentry Management Console may not be running commands that change the configuration are executed.
PowerShell must be launched as Administrator

If you get an error message about the module not being loaded, execute:

set-executionpolicy remotesigned

The EventSentry PowerShell module should automatically, if it does not then execute:

Import-Module EventSentry

Commands

The module currently includes the following functionality. Use the Get-Help command for additional details.

Add-ESGroup
Adds a new group

Remove-ESGroup
Removes a group

Test-ESGroup
Verifies that a group exists

Set-ESGroupProperty
Customizes heartbeat monitoring settings for a given group

Get-ESHosts
Displays all hosts in a group

Add-ESHost
Adds a host to a group

Set-ESHostProperty
Customizes heartbeat monitoring settings for a given host

Remove-ESHost
Removes a host from a group

Add-ESVariable
Defines a new variable

Set-ESVariable
Sets the value of a variable for a group

Add-ESMaintenance
Adds a maintenance schedule (similar to "Maintenance Now") to a host

Set-ESAuthPasswordWindows
Updates the password of an existing authentication entry in the authentication manager

Save-ESConfig
Activates the current configuration for local services and for the collector if automatic deployment is enabled.

Installation

Download the zip file and extract all files into an EventSentry sub folder, in one of the supported modules directories. You can find out which module directories are in PowerShell's search path with the following command:

$ENV:PSModulePath

For example:
C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\EventSentry C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\Modules\EventSentry

No other steps are necessary to install the EventSentry PowerShell module.

Usage

In most cases the module should be automatically loaded as soon as any of the included functions are called. To utilize the module, execute any of its funtions, e.g.

Get-ESHosts "Default Group"