ServiceNow MID server Powershell Module

Powershell module for ServiceNow MID server installation

Version	Info	Date
1.1.4	Progress bar set to silent to boost download speed	16.09.2020
1.1.3	Suppress error message on Get-ChildItem	14.04.2020
1.1.1	Small fix in the installation process	25.02.2020
1.1	Initial working release	15.01.2020

Commands

Command	Info
Install-ServiceNowMIDServer	Downloads and installs ServiceNow MID server agent

Usage

• Create MID server user in ServiceNow to table sys_user and add MID server role to it
• Login to your Windows 2016/2019 server that is going to be your MID server
• Open Powershell terminal at the MID server
• Install Powershell ServiceNow MID server module and MID server agent by typing these commands in the Powershell shell:

Install-Module -Name ServiceNow-MIDServer

Install-ServiceNowMIDServer -ServiceNowInstanceName <string> -Name <string> -Credential <PSCredential>

• Note that if script execution policy is set to disabled you must first enable it by typing this command:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

• Installer will prompt your ServiceNow MID server user credentials if you haven't provided PSCredential object for it
• Enter MID server user credentials and wait until the script downloads the agent and installs it, agent is around 200-300 MBs in size
• Validate the MID server in ServiceNow

Example

Install-Module -Name ServiceNow-MIDServer
Install-ServiceNowMIDServer -ServiceNowInstanceName 'dev78602' -Name 'AzureMIDServer' -Credential (Get-Credential)