Powershell Get-SPServiceInstance - The term 'Get-SPServiceInstance' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

Question

On a fresh SP2010 install.

I run powershell as the admin

I have my policy set to unrestricted.

I've tried embedding this in a .ps1 file or running in the shell.. but get:

Powershell Get-SPServiceInstance - The term 'Get-SPServiceInstance' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet

I've also tried loading microoft.SharePoint firrst and it did not help

Am I missing something here?

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Answer 1

You need to register SharePoint snap-in that contains the cmdlets by adding Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell before you call any SP cmdlets.

eg.

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell
Get-SPServiceInstance | Where-Object {$_.TypeName -eq 'Central Administration'}

will return

TypeName                         Status   Id                                  
--------                         ------   --                                  
Central Administration           Online   xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

You can also use SharePoint 2010 Management Shell:

• SharePoint 2010 Products administration by using Windows PowerShell

Answer 2

Instead of just loading PowerShell, goto the start menu - all programs - sharepoint server - sharepoint management shell. That loads powershell with the Sharepoint addons.