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Publish-BCFileContent

Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:14 pm

NAME Publish-BCFileContent



SYNOPSIS

Generates hashes for files in shared folders.





SYNTAX

Publish-BCFileContent [-Path] <String[]> [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-Force] [-Recurse] [-ReferenceFile <String>] [-StageData] [-StagingPath

<String>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-UseVersion <UInt32>] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

The Publish-BCFileContent cmdlet generates hashes, also called content information, for files in shared folders on file servers that have

BranchCache enabled and the BranchCache for Network Files role service installed.



This cmdlet is also used to stage data for the creation of a data preloading package. Run this cmdlet with the StageData parameter on one or more

collections of files. Run the Export-BCCachePackage cmdlet to produce a data package that contains all the staged data. You can import that data

package on remote hosted cache computers.





PARAMETERS

-CimSession [<CimSession[]>]

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession

or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Force [<SwitchParameter>]

Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Path <String[]>

Specifies the file path or the path of a folder that contains files that this cmdlet hashes.



Required? true

Position? 2

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Recurse [<SwitchParameter>]

Indicates that hashes are created for content in subfolders. If you do not specify this parameter, this cmdlet creates hashes only for content

in the top folder.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ReferenceFile [<String>]

Specifies a reference file from a previous run. A reference file contains a list of identifiers that describe the data in a data package. If

you specify a reference file, this cmdlet excludes all data described in that file from the output. You can use a reference files to create

data packages that only contain the changes from the previous time a data package was created.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-StageData [<SwitchParameter>]

Indicates that this cmdlet saves data to a staging area for future export using the Export-BCCachePackage cmdlet. If you do not specify this

parameter, hashes are generated for data, but the data is not prepared for export.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-StagingPath [<String>]

Specifies a temporary folder to which this cmdlet saves the staging data. If you do not specify a location, this cmdlet uses a default

location on the local hard disk. Use this parameter if a large data package is being created that must be housed on a separate hard disk.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ThrottleLimit [<Int32>]

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0

is entered, then Windows PowerShell???? calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running

on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-UseVersion [<UInt32>]

Specifies the version of the BranchCache hashing scheme to use. If the version specified is 1, content information is generated according to

the scheme used by firstref_client_7 clients. If version specified is 2, content information is generated according to the more efficient

hashing scheme used by client computers that run operating systems later than Windows????7.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value none

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value false

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value false

Accept pipeline input? false

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

None









OUTPUTS

None









Example 1: Hash the contents of a folder for export



PS C:\\>Publish-BCFileContent -Path "D:\\share" -StageData



This command hashes the contents of D:\\share and adds the data to a cache package that can later be exported and sent to a remote hosted cache

server.







RELATED LINKS

Export-BCCachePackage