Powershell module for creating and submitting Mitrend assessments. It's purpose is to simplify the process of assessment's request by providing a single powershell command.
> Request-Assessment -Company 'MyCompany' -AssessmentName 'MyAssessment' -DeviceType 'MyDevice' -File 'C:\Myfile.zip'This module can be useful for automating planed assessment's request to provide long term insight of your infrastructure.
As stated in the Mitrend's website:
Mitrend helps IT professionals by providing a clear and accurate view of datacenter infrastructure. Our automated services include assessments of a wide range of infrastructure components, from Server and Virtualization to Storage and Backup Systems.
- Powershell 4 (If possible get the latest version available)
- A valid Mitrend account
#Automated installation from the Powershell Gallery (Powershell 5):
Install-Module PSMitrend
# Or manual setup
# Download the repository
# Unblock the zip
# Extract the PSMitrend folder to a module path (e.g. $env:USERPROFILE\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\)
# Import the module
Import-Module PSMitrend #Alternatively, Import-Module \\Path\To\PSMitrend
# Get commands in the module
Get-Command -Module PSMitrend
# Get help
Get-Help Request-Assessment -Full #Get help for a specific command
Get-Help PSMitrendYou can find more detailed scripts here
1- Follow the mitrend documentation to gather all relevant files
2- Open a Powershell console and import the PSMitrend module
> Import-Module PSMitrend3- Get your Mitrend credentials
> $Credentials = Get-Credential4- Request an assessment
> $Assessment = Request-Assessment -Credentials $Credentials -Company 'MyCompany' -AssessmentName 'MyAssessment' -DeviceType 'Unity' -File 'C:\Myfile.zip'7- If everything goes well, you should receive emails from Mitrend stating that they are processing the data
8- You can request Mitrend to send you an email with the assessment in xml format with the command Request-EmailReport. I you need powerpoint's reports, you will have to download them from the Mitrend website
> Request-EmailReport -Credentials $Credentials -Assessment $Assessment.idErwan Quélin
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