Exchange Managed Shell from C#

Question

I'm trying to run next script remotely from client computer:

Get-Mailbox | foreach { Get-InboxRule -Mailbox $_.Name | Remove-InboxRule }

There is my code:

private const string SHELL_URI = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/Microsoft.Exchange";

    static public void RunPowerShellScript(string scriptfile, List<CommandParameter> cmdList, string runasUsername, string runasPassword, string serverIP)
    {
        // Prepare the credentials that will be used when connecting
        // to the server. More info on the user to use on the notes
        // below this code snippet.

        System.Uri serverUri = new Uri(String.Format("http://{0}/POWERSHELL?serializationLevel=Full", serverIP));
        System.Security.SecureString securePassword = new System.Security.SecureString();

        foreach (char c in runasPassword.ToCharArray())
        {
            securePassword.AppendChar(c);
        }

        System.Management.Automation.PSCredential creds = new System.Management.Automation.PSCredential(runasUsername, securePassword);

        RunspaceConfiguration rc = RunspaceConfiguration.Create();
        WSManConnectionInfo wsManInfo = new WSManConnectionInfo(serverUri, SHELL_URI, creds);
        wsManInfo.AuthenticationMechanism = AuthenticationMechanism.Basic;
        RunspaceConfiguration runspaceConfiguration = RunspaceConfiguration.Create();

        Runspace runspace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace(runspaceConfiguration);
        runspace.Open();

        RunspaceInvoke scriptInvoker = new RunspaceInvoke(runspace);

        Pipeline pipeline = runspace.CreatePipeline();

        //Here's how you add a new script with arguments
        Command myCommand = new Command(scriptfile, true);

        if(cmdList != null)
        {
            foreach (var cmd in cmdList)
                myCommand.Parameters.Add(cmd);
        }

        pipeline.Commands.Add(myCommand);

        // Execute PowerShell script
        var results = pipeline.Invoke();
    }

As a result, the last line throws exception:

The term 'Get-Mailbox' 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.

I know, that i'm using PowerShell there, not ExchangeManagedShell. I`ve tried to add snapin like this:

RunspaceConfiguration rsConfig = RunspaceConfiguration.Create();
PSSnapInException snapInException = null;
PSSnapInInfo info = rsConfig.AddPSSnapIn("Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Admin", out snapInException);
Runspace myRunSpace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace(rsConfig);
myRunSpace.Open(rsConfig);

but there is no ExchangeManagedShell on client computer.

P.S. I'm trying to connect to Exchange2013.

What im doing wrong?

[EDITION #1]

Oh, I've found out, what i'm doing wrong:

WSManConnectionInfo wsManInfo = new WSManConnectionInfo(serverUri, SHELL_URI, creds);
wsManInfo.AuthenticationMechanism = AuthenticationMechanism.Basic;
RunspaceConfiguration runspaceConfiguration = RunspaceConfiguration.Create();

Runspace runspace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace(runspaceConfiguration);
runspace.Open();

I even don't connect to remote computer. Creating wsManInfo, but don't use it in RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace();.

But i still don't know how to solve the problem...

Do you get an error message from the AddPSSnapIn method call or does it work fine? On Exchange 2010 the snapin name is Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.E2010. Could you use PowerShell and run Get-PSSnapin -Registered on the machine to find the name of the PSSnapin? — Robert Westerlund
When i'm trying to add snapin, i receive next exception: "The Windows PowerShell snap-in 'Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Admin' is not installed on this machine." I`ve tried .E2010 and .E2013 - the same. — IStar
Could you try using PowerShell (without the C# application) to Enter-PSSession to the remote computer and then run the Add-PSSnapin in that session? Does that work or do you get an error message there as well? — Robert Westerlund
Hmm. It seems to me that I don't understand how to do this. I've tried like this: Enter-PSSession -Computer 192.168.0.60. As a result get this: Enter-PSSession : Connecting to remote server failed with the following error message : The WinRM client cannot process the request. Default authentication may be used with an IP address under the following conditions:... — IStar
If the computers are in the same domain, do use the computer name instead of IP-address. If they are not, or if you have to use the IP-address, I think you'll have to add the address to the TrustedHosts-list. You'll have to ensure you can connect to the remote computer using PSSessions before you try running commands through a PSSessions. — Robert Westerlund

Vivek Madhav Vivek Madhav · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-03T17:51:48

Have you checked whether the credentials that you are using have the right to invoke the "Get-Mailbox" command? If not,account has to be given the privilege to execute the command via RBAC.

Exchange Managed Shell from C#

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