Using PowerShell for managing AWS resources
How to configure PowerShell for managing AWS resources (Windows platform)
- Login to the machine using privileged account.
- From command prompt, run the command below to invoke PowerShell:
- powershell
- Note: You need to run cmd.exe or PowerShell.exe as administrator.
- Run the command below to find out the current PowerShell version:
- $PSVersionTable.PSVersion
- In-case you currently have version older than 5.1, follow the article below to locate the download URL for upgrading to the latest version of PowerShell:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/setup/installing-windows-powershell?view=powershell-6
- Also, review the article below for PowerShell installation pre-requirements:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/setup/windows-powershell-system-requirements?view=powershell-5.1
- Run the below command to check if you have PowerShellGet installed on your system:
- Get-Module PowerShellGet -list | Select-Object Name,Version,Path
- In-case you don’t have PowerShellGet, run the commands below:
- Install-PackageProvider Nuget –Force
- Install-Module -Name PowerShellGet –Force
- For more information about installation or upgrade of PowerShellGet, see:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/gallery/installing-psget
- Run the command below to install AWS tools for PowerShell core:
- Install-Module -Name AWSPowerShell.NetCore -AllowClobber -Force
- Run the command below to import the AWS PowerShell module:
- Import-Module AWSPowerShell
- Run the command below to update to the latest AWS PowerShell module:
- Update-Module -Name AWSPowerShell.NetCore -Force
- To view the installed versions of AWS PowerShell module, run the command below:
- Get-Module -Name AWSPowerShell -List | select Name,Version
- Get-Module -Name AWSPowerShell.NetCore -List | select Name,Version
- To view the list of AWS services supported by the Tools for PowerShell, run the command below:
- Get-AWSPowerShellVersion -ListServiceVersionInfo
How to configure PowerShell for managing Azure resources (CentOS platform)
- Login to the machine using privileged account.
- Run the command below to register the RedHat repository:
- curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/7/prod.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/microsoft.repo
- Note: The above command should be written in a single line
- Run the command below to install PowerShell:
- sudo yum install -y powershell
- From command prompt, run the command below to invoke PowerShell:
- sudo pwsh
- Run the command below to find out the current PowerShell version:
- $PSVersionTable.PSVersion
- Run the below command to check if you have PowerShellGet installed on your system:
- Get-Module PowerShellGet -list | Select-Object Name,Version,Path
- In-case you don’t have PowerShellGet, run the commands below:
- Install-Module -Name PowerShellGet –Force
- For more information about installation or upgrade of PowerShellGet, see:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/gallery/installing-psget
- Run the command below to install AWS tools for PowerShell core:
- Install-Module -Name AWSPowerShell.NetCore -AllowClobber -Force
- Run the command below to update to the latest AWS PowerShell module:
- Update-Module -Name AWSPowerShell.NetCore -Force
- To view the installed versions of AWS PowerShell module, run the command below:
- Get-Module -Name AWSPowerShell.NetCore -List | select Name,Version
- To view the list of AWS services supported by the Tools for PowerShell, run the command below:
- Get-AWSPowerShellVersion -ListServiceVersionInfo
How to configure AWS Account and Access Keys
- Login to the IAM Console:
- From the left pane, click on Users -> click on “Add user” -> specify the user name -> access type: “Programmatic access” -> do not select “AWS Management Console access” -> click “Next: Permissions”
- From the “add user to group”, either select existing group or click on “Create group” -> click “Next: Review” -> click on “Create user”
- Download the CSV file with the “Access key ID” and “Secret access key” and save the CSV file in a secure location
- Click Close
Managing Profiles
- Login to the machine using privileged account.
- From command prompt, run the command below to invoke PowerShell (Windows platform)
- powershell
- From command prompt, run the command below to invoke PowerShell (CentOS platform)
- sudo pwsh
- Run the command below to add a new profile:
- Set-AWSCredential -AccessKey <AWS_Access_Key> -SecretKey <AWS_Secret_Key> -StoreAs <Profile_Name>
- Note 1: Replace <AWS_Access_Key> with the relevant value from the CSV file created above.
- Note 2: Replace <AWS_Secret_Key> with the relevant value from the CSV file created above.
- Note 3: Replace <Profile_Name> with your own profile name
- List all available profiles:
- Get-AWSCredential -ListProfileDetail
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