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Run Arcserve RHA PowerShell

After the installation of Windows PowerShell and Arcserve RHA snap-ins, you can run Arcserve RHA PowerShell from two places:

• Arcserve RHA PowerShell shortcut - when using this option, you can immediately start working with Arcserve RHA PowerShell snap-ins.
• Windows PowerShell shortcut - when using this option, you need to manually add Arcserve RHA PowerShell snap-ins to Windows PowerShell. (See below.)

Important! When running some commands in PowerShell, a system error occurs if you set different passwords on the Master, Replica and Control Service hosts and some operations may fail to run or complete. Use the same administrator password on all hosts to avoid this issue.

To run Arcserve RHA PowerShell from Arcserve RHA PowerShell shortcut:

1. Open Arcserve RHA PowerShell by selecting Start, Programs, arcserve RHA, PowerShell.

   Once you open Arcserve RHA PowerShell, the following window is displayed, listing all Arcserve RHA PowerShell snap-ins:

   Now, you need to connect to the Control Service that manages your Arcserve RHA operations. To perform this, use the Connect-XO command.

To run Arcserve RHA PowerShell from Windows PowerShell shortcut:

1. Open Windows PowerShell by selecting Start, Programs, Windows PowerShell 1.0, Windows PowerShell.

   The Windows PowerShell window is displayed.

2. Enter the following command to change the working directory to your Arcserve RHA PowerShell Snapin INSTALLDIR:

   CD 'INSTALLDIR\Powershell Snapin' 
   

   The directory changes.

3. Enter the following command to install Arcserve RHA PowerShell snap-ins:

   .\xo.ps1
   

   The Arcserve RHA PowerShell snap-ins are installed, and you can start using them to connect to the Control Service that manages your Arcserve RHA operations.