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Stsadm to Microsoft PowerShell mapping in SharePoint Server

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Where there's no one-to-one mapping between the Stsadm operations and PowerShell cmdlets, the table lists the specific PowerShell parameters you must use to get similar functionality.

   
Stsadm operation Windows PowerShell cmdlet
Activatefeature Enable-SPFeature
Activateformtemplate Enable-SPInfoPathFormTemplate
Addalternatedomain New-SPAlternateUrl
Addcontentdb Mount-SPContentDatabase New-SPContentDatabase
Addexemptuseragent Add-SPInfoPathUserAgent
Addpath New-SPManagedPath
Addpermissionpolicy None
Addsolution Add-SPSolution
Addtemplate None
Adduser New-SPUser
Addwppack Install-SPWebPartPack
Addzoneurl New-SPAlternateUrl
Allowuserformwebserviceproxy Set-SPInfoPathWebServiceProxy Use the AllowForUserForms and Identity parameters.
Allowwebserviceproxy Set-SPInfoPathWebServiceProxy Use the AllowWebServiceProxy and Identity parameters.
Authentication Set-SPWebApplication Use the AuthenticationMethod or AuthenticationProvider parameters.
Backup Backup-SPConfigurationDatabase Backup-SPFarm Backup-SPSite
Backuphistory Get-SPBackupHistory
Binddrservice None
Blockedfilelist None
Canceldeployment None
Changepermissionpolicy None
Copyappbincontent Install-SPApplicationContent
Createadminvs New-SPCentralAdministration
Creategroup None
Createsite New-SPSite
Createsiteinnewdb New-SPSite Use the ContentDatabase parameter. New-SPContentDatabase
Createweb New-SPWeb
Databaserepair Use Get-SPContentDatabaseOrphanedData to detect orphaned data, but note that it doesn't repair orphaned data.
Deactivatefeature Disable-SPFeature
Deactivateformtemplate Disable-SPInfoPathFormTemplate
Deleteadminvs Remove-SPCentralAdministration
Deletealternatedomain Remove-SPAlternateUrl
Deleteconfigdb Disconnect-SPConfigurationDatabase
Deletecontentdb Dismount-SPContentDatabase
Deletegroup None
Deletepath Remove-SPManagedPath
Deletepermissionpolicy None
Deletesite Remove-SPSite
Deletesolution Remove-SPSolution
Deletetemplate None
Deleteuser Remove-SPUser
Deleteweb Remove-SPWeb
Deletewppack Uninstall-SPWebPartPack
Deletezoneurl Remove-SPAlternateUrl
Deploysolution Install-SPSolution
Deploywppack Install-SPWebPartPack
Disablessc None
Displaysolution Get-SPSolution
Editcontentdeploymentpath Set-SPContentDeploymentPath
Email Use Set-SPWebApplication with the -SMTPServer parameter set.
Enablessc None
Enumallwebs Get-SPContentDatabaseOrphanedData
Enumalternatedomains Get-SPAlternateURL
Enumcontentdbs Get-SPContentDatabase
Enumdataconnectionfiledependants Get-SPDataConnectionFileDependent
Enumdataconnectionfiles Get-SPDataConnectionFile
Enumdeployments None
Enumexemptuseragents Get-SPInfoPathUserAgent
Enumformtemplates Get-SPInfoPathFormTemplate
Enumgroups None
Enumroles None
Enumservices Get-SPServiceInstance
Enumsites Get-SPSiteAdministration (To run this cmdlet, you must be a member of the Farm Administrators group.) Get-SPSite (To run this cmdlet, you must be a local administrator on the computer where SharePoint Server is installed.)
Enumsolutions Get-SPSolution
Enumsubwebs Get-SPWeb
Enumtemplates Get-SPWebTemplate
Enumusers Get-SPUser
Enumwppacks Get-SPWebPartPack
Enumzoneurls Get-SPAlternateURL
Execadmsvcjobs Start-SPAdminJob
Export Export-SPWeb
Extendvs New-SPWebApplication
Extendvsinwebfarm New-SPWebApplicationExtension
Forcedeletelist None
Getadminport Get-SPWebApplication Use the following syntax: Get-SPWebApplication -IncludeCentralAdministration| ? {$_.IsAdministrationWebApplication -eq $true}
Getdataconnectionfileproperty property Get-SPDataConnectionFile Use the following syntax: Get-SPDataConnectionFile| where {$_.Name -eq "dataConFileName"}| format-list
Getformtemplateproperty property Get-SPInfoPathFormTemplate Use the following syntax: Get-SPInfoPathFormTemplate| where {$_.DisplayName -eq "formTemplateName"}| format-list
Getosearchsetting None
Getproperty Get-SPFarmConfig Get-SPTimerJob Disable-SPTimerJob Enable-SPTimerJob Set-SPTimerJob Start-SPTimerJob
Getsitelock Get-SPSiteAdministration
Getsiteuseraccountdirectorypath Use Get-SPSite to get the site object, then output the UserAccountDirectoryPath property.
Geturlzone Get-SPAlternateURL
Import Import-SPWeb
Installfeature Install-SPFeature
Listlogginglevels Get-SPLogLevel
Listqueryprocessoroptions None
Listregisteredsecuritytrimmers Get-SPEnterpriseSearchSecurityTrimmer
Localupgradestatus None. However, Get-SPPendingUpgradeActions provides similar information.
Managepermissionpolicylevel None
Mergecontentdbs Move-SPSite
Migrateuser Move-SPUser
Osearch For the Osearch parameters farmcontactemail, farmperformancelevel, farmserviceaccount, and farmservicepassword, use the Get-SPEnterpriseSearchService and Set-SPEnterpriseSearchService cmdlets. For the Osearch parameters start and stop, use the Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance and Stop-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance cmdlets, respectively. For the Osearch parameter defaultindexlocation, use the Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance cmdlet.
Osearchdiacriticsensitive Use the Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication cmdlet to retrieve the specific Search service application, and then use DiacriticSensitive parameter from the Set-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceApplication cmdlet.
Profilechangelog None. However, you can use the Stsadm profilechangelog operation if you replace the Shared Services Provider (SSP) name with the service application (SA) name: stsadm -o profilechangelog-title <SA name>-daysofhistory <number of days>-generateanniversaries
Provisionservice Start-SPServiceInstance
Quiescefarm None
Quiescefarmstatus None
Quiesceformtemplate Stop-SPInfoPathFormTemplate
Reconvertallformtemplates Update-SPInfoPathFormTemplate
Refreshdms None
Refreshsitedms None
Registersecuritytrimmer New-SPEnterpriseSearchSecurityTrimmer
Registerwsswriter None
Removedataconnectionfile Uninstall-SPDataConnectionFile
Removedrservice None
Removeexemptuseragent Remove-SPInfoPathUserAgent
Removeformtemplate Uninstall-SPInfoPathFormTemplate
Removesolutiondeploymentlock None
Renameserver Rename-SPServer
Renamesite Set-SPSite Use the Url parameter.
Renameweb Set-SPWeb Use the RelativeUrl parameter.
Restore Restore-SPFarm Restore-SPSite
Retractsolution Uninstall-SPSolution
Retractwppack None
Runcontentdeploymentjob Start-SPContentDeploymentJob
Scanforfeatures Install-SPFeature Use the Scanforfeatures parameter.
Setadminport Set-SPCentralAdministration
Setapppassword Set-SPApplicationCredentialKey Remove-SPApplicationCredentialKey
Setconfigdb Connect-SPConfigurationDatabase
Setcontentdeploymentjobschedule Set-SPContentDeploymentJob
Setdataconnectionfileproperty Set-SPDataConnectionFile
Setformtemplateproperty Set-SPInfoPathFormTemplate
Setlogginglevel Set-SPLogLevel
Setosearchsetting None
Setproperty Set-SPFarmConfig Get-SPTimerJob Disable-SPTimerJob Enable-SPTimerJob Set-SPTimerJob Start-SPTimerJob
Setqueryprocessoroptions None
Setsitelock Set-SPSiteAdministration Use the LockState parameter.
Setsiteuseraccountdirectorypath Set-SPSite Use the UserAccountDirectoryPath parameter.
Setworkflowconfig Set-SPWorkflowConfig
Siteowner Set-SPSiteAdministration
Sync Update-SPProfileSync Clear-SPContentDatabaseSyncData Get-SPContentDatabase (with the -DaysSinceLastProfileSync parameter)
Syncsolution Install-SPSolution Use the Synchronize parameter.
Unextendvs Remove-SPWebApplication
Uninstallfeature Uninstall-SPFeature
Unquiescefarm None
Unquiesceformtemplate Start-SPInfoPathFormTemplate
Unregistersecuritytrimmer Remove-SPEnterpriseSearchSecurityTrimmer
Unregisterwsswriter None
Updateaccountpassword Set-SPManagedAccount
Updatealerttemplates None
Updatefarmcredentials None
Upgrade None
Upgradeformtemplate Install-SPInfoPathFormTemplate
Upgradesolution Update-SPSolution
Upgradetargetwebapplication None
Uploadformtemplate Install-SPInfoPathFormTemplate
Userrole Get-SPUser Move-SPUser New-SPUser Remove-SPUser Set-SPUser
Verifyformtemplate Test-SPInfoPathFormTemplate

See also

Other Resources

Index of Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint Server