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xRemoteFile

Parameters

Parameter Attribute DataType Description Allowed Values
DestinationPath Key String Path under which downloaded or copied file should be accessible after operation.
Uri Required String URI of the file which should be downloaded. It must be a HTTP, HTTPS or FILE resource.
UserAgent Write String User agent for the web request.
Headers Write MSFT_KeyValuePair[] Headers of the web request.
Credential Write PSCredential Specifies credential of a user which has permissions to send the request.
MatchSource Write Boolean Determines whether the remote file should be re-downloaded if file in the DestinationPath was modified locally. The default value is true.
ChecksumType Write String Specifies the algorithm used to calculate the checksum of the file. None, SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, MACTripleDES, MD5, RIPEMD160
Checksum Write String Specifies the expected checksum value of downloaded file.
TimeoutSec Write UInt32 Specifies how long the request can be pending before it times out.
Proxy Write String Uses a proxy server for the request, rather than connecting directly to the Internet resource. Should be the URI of a network proxy server (e.g 'http://10.20.30.1').
ProxyCredential Write PSCredential Specifies a user account that has permission to use the proxy server that is specified by the Proxy parameter.
Ensure Read String Returns whether the destination path exists on the machine. Present, Absent

Description

This resource downloads a remote file to the local machine.

Examples

Example 1

#Requires -Module xPSDesiredStateConfiguration

<#
    .DESCRIPTION
        Configuration that downloads a file.

    .PARAMETER DestinationPath
        The path where the remote file should be downloaded

    .PARAMETER Uri
        The URI of the file which should be downloaded. It must be a HTTP, HTTPS
        or FILE resource.

    .PARAMETER UserAgent
        The user agent string for the web request.

    .PARAMETER Headers
        The headers of the web request.

    .EXAMPLE
        xRemoteFile_DownloadFile_Config -DestinationPath "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg" -Uri 'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg' -UserAgent [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.PSUserAgent]::InternetExplorer -Headers @{'Accept-Language' = 'en-US'}

        Compiles a configuration that downloads the file 'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg'
        to the local file "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg".

    .EXAMPLE
        $configurationParameters = @{
            DestinationPath = "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg"
            Uri = 'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg'
            UserAgent = [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.PSUserAgent]::InternetExplorer
            Headers = @{
                'Accept-Language' = 'en-US'
            }
        }
        Start-AzureRmAutomationDscCompilationJob -ResourceGroupName '<resource-group>' -AutomationAccountName '<automation-account>' -ConfigurationName 'xRemoteFile_DownloadFileConfig' -Parameters $configurationParameters

        Compiles a configuration in Azure Automation that downloads the file
        'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg' to the local file
        "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg".

        Replace the <resource-group> and <automation-account> with correct values.
#>
configuration xRemoteFile_DownloadFile_Config
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [System.String]
        $DestinationPath,

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [System.String]
        $Uri,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $UserAgent,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.Collections.Hashtable]
        $Headers
    )

    Import-DscResource -ModuleName xPSDesiredStateConfiguration

    Node localhost
    {
        xRemoteFile DownloadFile
        {
            DestinationPath = $DestinationPath
            Uri             = $Uri
            UserAgent       = $UserAgent
            Headers         = $Headers
        }
    }
}

Example 2

#Requires -Module xPSDesiredStateConfiguration

<#
    .DESCRIPTION
        Configuration that downloads a file using proxy.

    .PARAMETER DestinationPath
        The path where the remote file should be downloaded

    .PARAMETER Uri
        The URI of the file which should be downloaded. It must be a HTTP, HTTPS
        or FILE resource.

    .PARAMETER UserAgent
        The user agent string for the web request.

    .PARAMETER Headers
        The headers of the web request.

    .PARAMETER Proxy
        The proxy server for the request, rather than connecting directly to the
        Internet resource. Should be the URI of a network proxy server (e.g
        'http://10.20.30.1').

    .EXAMPLE
        xRemoteFile_DownloadFileUsingProxy_Config -DestinationPath "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg" -Uri 'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg' -UserAgent [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.PSUserAgent]::InternetExplorer -Headers @{'Accept-Language' = 'en-US'} -Proxy 'http://10.22.93.1'

        Compiles a configuration that downloads the file 'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg',
        using proxy 'http://10.22.93.1', to the local file "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg".

    .EXAMPLE
        $configurationParameters = @{
            DestinationPath = "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg"
            Uri = 'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg'
            UserAgent = [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.PSUserAgent]::InternetExplorer
            Headers = @{
                'Accept-Language' = 'en-US'
            }
            Proxy = 'http://10.22.93.1'
        }
        Start-AzureRmAutomationDscCompilationJob -ResourceGroupName '<resource-group>' -AutomationAccountName '<automation-account>' -ConfigurationName 'xRemoteFile_DownloadFileUsingProxyConfig' -Parameters $configurationParameters

        Compiles a configuration in Azure Automation that downloads the file
        'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg', using proxy 'http://10.22.93.1', to
        the local file "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg".

        Replace the <resource-group> and <automation-account> with correct values.
#>
configuration xRemoteFile_DownloadFileUsingProxy_Config
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [System.String]
        $DestinationPath,

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [System.String]
        $Uri,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $UserAgent,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.Collections.Hashtable]
        $Headers,

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [System.String]
        $Proxy
    )

    Import-DscResource -ModuleName xPSDesiredStateConfiguration

    Node localhost
    {
        xRemoteFile DownloadFileUsingProxy
        {
            DestinationPath = $DestinationPath
            Uri             = $Uri
            UserAgent       = $UserAgent
            Headers         = $Headers
            Proxy           = $Proxy
        }
    }
}

Example 3

#Requires -Module xPSDesiredStateConfiguration

<#
    .DESCRIPTION
        Configuration that downloads a file.

    .PARAMETER DestinationPath
        The path where the remote file should be downloaded

    .PARAMETER Uri
        The URI of the file which should be downloaded. It must be a HTTP, HTTPS
        or FILE resource.

    .PARAMETER UserAgent
        The user agent string for the web request.

    .PARAMETER Headers
        The headers of the web request.

    .PARAMETER Checksum
        Specifies the expected checksum value of downloaded file.

    .PARAMETER ChecksumType
        The algorithm used to calculate the checksum of the file.

    .EXAMPLE
        xRemoteFile_DownloadFileWithChecksum_Config -DestinationPath "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg" -Uri 'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg' -UserAgent [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.PSUserAgent]::InternetExplorer -Headers @{'Accept-Language' = 'en-US'} -ChecksumType MD5 -Checksum '31C1D431BBEB65E66113A8EBB06630DC'

        Compiles a configuration that downloads the file 'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg'
        to the local file "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg" and verifies the file against specified checksum.

    .EXAMPLE
        $configurationParameters = @{
            DestinationPath = "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg"
            Uri = 'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg'
            UserAgent = [Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.PSUserAgent]::InternetExplorer
            Headers = @{
                'Accept-Language' = 'en-US'
            }
            ChecksumType = 'MD5'
            Checksum = '31C1D431BBEB65E66113A8EBB06630DC'
        }
        Start-AzureRmAutomationDscCompilationJob -ResourceGroupName '<resource-group>' -AutomationAccountName '<automation-account>' -ConfigurationName 'xRemoteFile_DownloadFileWithChecksumConfig' -Parameters $configurationParameters

        Compiles a configuration in Azure Automation that downloads the file
        'http://www.contoso.com/image.jpg' to the local file
        "$env:SystemDrive\fileName.jpg" and verifies the file against specified checksum..

        Replace the <resource-group> and <automation-account> with correct values.
#>
Configuration xRemoteFile_DownloadFileWithChecksum_Config
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [System.String]
        $DestinationPath,

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [System.String]
        $Uri,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $UserAgent,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.Collections.Hashtable]
        $Headers,

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        [ValidateSet('None', 'SHA1', 'SHA256', 'SHA384', 'SHA512', 'MACTripleDES', 'MD5', 'RIPEMD160')]
        $ChecksumType = 'None',

        [Parameter()]
        [System.String]
        $Checksum
    )

    Import-DscResource -ModuleName xPSDesiredStateConfiguration

    Node localhost
    {
        xRemoteFile DownloadFileWithChecksum
        {
            DestinationPath = $DestinationPath
            Uri             = $Uri
            UserAgent       = $UserAgent
            Headers         = $Headers
            ChecksumType    = $ChecksumType
            Checksum        = $checksum
        }
    }
}

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