Built-in Operations

Batch

• BATCall - Executes an OtterScript Script stored in a raft.

Docker

• Collect Docker Containers - Collects information about Docker containers on a server.

DotNet

• Ensure AppSetting - Ensures a .NET application configuration file has the specified appSetting key/value pair.

Files

• Ensure Asset - Ensures the existence of an asset file on a server.
• Extract-ZipFile - Extracts a zip file on a server.
• Get Asset - Gets the specified asset file and saves it to the current working directory or target path.

Firewall

• Ensure Firewall Rule - Ensures the existence of a firewall rule on a Windows server.

General

• Apply-Template - Applies full template transformation on a literal, a file, or a template asset.
• Collect Debian Packages - Collects the names and versions of .deb packages installed on a server.
• Collect RPM Packages - Collects the names and versions of .rpm packages installed on a server.
• Collect-InstalledPackages - Collect list of installed universal packages
• Concatenate-Files - Concatenates files on a server.
• Copy-Files - Copies files on a server.
• Create-Directory - Ensures that a subdirectory exists in a ProGet Asset Directory.
• Create-File - Creates a file on a server.
• Create-Package - Creates a universal package from the specified directory and publishes to a feed.
• Create-ZipFile - Creates a zip file on a server.
• Delete-Files - Deletes files on a server.
• Download-Asset - Downloads a file from a ProGet Asset Directory.
• Download-Http - Downloads a file from a specified URL using an HTTP GET.
• Ensure-Directory - Ensures the existence of a directory on a server.
• Ensure-File - Ensures the existence of a file on a server.
• Ensure-HostsEntry - Ensures an entry in the hosts file on a server.
• Ensure-Metadata - Ensures that metadata exists on an Asset Directory item.
• Ensure-Package - Ensures that the specified universal package is installed in the specified directory.
• Exec - Executes a process, logs its output, and waits until it exits.
• Execute Python Script - Executes a specified Python script.
• Get-Http - Executes an HTTP GET, DELETE, or HEAD request against a URL, typically used for RESTful operations.
• Install-Package - Installs a universal package to the specified location using a Package Source.
• OSCall - Executes an OtterScript Script stored in a raft.
• OSExec - Executes an OtterScript string.
• Post-Http - Executes an HTTP POST/PUT/PATCH request to a URL, typically used for RESTful operations.
• Push-PackageFile - Uploads a universal package file to a package source.
• PYCall - Calls a Python script that is stored as an asset.
• PYEnsure - Uses a Python script asset to Collect, and then Ensure a configuration about a server.
• Query-Package - Tests whether a universal package exists and optionally extracts its metadata.
• Remediate-Drift - Checks configuration status and if drifted, triggers a remediation job in Otter.
• Rename-File - Renames a file on a server.
• Repackage - Connects to ProGet to repackage an unstable (pre-release) package into a new package with the same contents.
• Replace-Text - Searches a text file for a specified string and replaces it.
• Send-Email - Sends an email message.
• Set-FileAttributes - Sets or clears attributes on matching files.
• Set-Variable - Creates or assigns a configuration variable in Otter.
• SHEnsure - Uses two shell scripts to Collect, and then Ensure a configuration about a server.
• Sleep - Halts the execution of operations for the specified number of seconds.
• Transfer-Files - Copies files from a directory on a source server to a directory on a target server.
• Upload-Assets - Uploads files to a ProGet Asset Directory.
• Upload-Http - Uploads a file to a specified URL using an HTTP POST or PUT.

IIS

• Ensure App Pool - Ensures the existence of an application pool on a server.
• Ensure Application - Ensures the existence of an application within an IIS site.
• Ensure Site - Ensures the existence of a site on a server.
• Ensure Site Binding - Ensures the existence of a binding on a site.
• Ensure Virtual Directory - Ensures the existence of a virtual directory within an IIS site.
• Recycle App Pool - Recycles an application pool.
• Start App Pool - Starts an IIS app pool.
• Start Site - Starts an IIS Site.
• Stop App Pool - Stops an IIS app pool.
• Stop Site - Stops an IIS Site.

Otter

• Ensure Server - Ensures that a server exists within Otter.
• Restart Server - Restarts a server and waits for it to become available again.

PowerShell

• Collect DSC Modules - Collects the names and versions of DSC modules installed on a server.
• Collect PowerShell Modules - Collects the names and versions of PowerShell modules installed on a server.
• Ensure DSC Resource - Ensures the configuration of a specified PowerShell DSC Resource.
• Ensure PowerShell Module - Ensures that the specified PowerShell module is installed.
• Ensure PowerShell Repository - Ensures that the specified PowerShell Repository is registered.
• PSCall - Calls a PowerShell Script that is stored as an asset.
• PSCall2 - Calls a PowerShell Script that is stored as an asset.
• PSDsc - Ensures the configuration of a specified PowerShell DSC Resource.
• PSEnsure - Calls a PowerShell Ensure Script that is stored as an asset.
• PSEnsure using Scripts - Uses two PowerShell scripts to Collect, and then Ensure a configuration about a server.
• PSEnsure2 - Calls a PowerShell Ensure Script that is stored as an asset.
• PSExec - Executes a specified PowerShell script.
• PSVerify - Uses a PowerShell script to collect configuration about a server.
• PSVerify2 - Uses a PowerShell script to collect configuration about a server.

ProGet

• Promote Package - Promotes a package from one feed to another in a ProGet instance.

Python

• PYVerify - Uses a Python script to collect configuration about a server.

Registry

• Ensure Registry Key Value - Ensures that a registry value exists or does not exist on a specified key.
• Get Registry Value - Reads a value from the Windows registry and stores it in a variable.

Servers

• Acquire Server - Acquires a server from a resource pool defined by a server role.
• Release Server - Releases a server from a resource pool if acquired previously in the execution.

Services

• Ensure Service - Ensures the configuration of a Windows service on a server.
• Start Windows Service - Starts an existing Windows service.
• Stop Windows Service - Stops an existing Windows service.

Shell

• Execute Shell Script - Executes a specified shell script.
• SHCall - Calls a shell script that is stored as an asset.
• SHEnsure2 - Uses a Shell script to collect, and then Ensure a configuration about a server.
• SHVerify2 - Uses a Shell script to collect configuration about a server.

Windows

• Sign Binary - Signs .exe or .dll files using an installed code signing certificate.