Add-Snapin Vault into an Exchange Powershell

This is from a previous post of mine....

You have got to launch the x86 version of powershell from:

c:\windows\syswow64\WindoesPowerShell\v1.0

Navigate from that shell to the EV folder:

cd "\program files (x86)\enterprise vault"

Add the snapin

add-pssnapin Symantec.EnterpriseVault.PowerShell.Snapin

Run some stuff, eg

get-indexlocationbackupmode -evservername ev1a.ev.local

Maybe that'll help...

But maybe you'll need to look at remote powershell, rather than trying to add the DLL (which will no doubt rely on many of the other EV binaries) on to your Exchange server?

I tried and I am able to add the Vault snapin into the Windows Powershell x86 (ran as admin) : 

However, I am not able to add the Exchange snapin into this same Windows Powershell x86 : 

PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Enterprise Vault> Add-PSSnapin Symantec.EnterpriseVault.PowerShell.Snapin

 

PS C:\Program Files (x86)\Enterprise Vault> cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin"

 

PS C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin> Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Admin

 

Add-PSSnapin : The Windows PowerShell snap-in 'Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Admin' is not installed on this

 machine.

At line:1 char:13

+ Add-PSSnapin <<<<  Microsoft.Exchange.Management.PowerShell.Admin

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (Microsoft.Excha...owerShell.Admin:String) [Add-PSSnapin], PSArgumentEx

   ception

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : AddPSSnapInRead,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.AddPSSnapinCommand

 

PS C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin>

i think your problem with doing it that way is EV is 32bit and Exchange is 64bit

So, what should be the solution? 

after you're done with the EV snapin, load the 64bit powershell again in your script and then call the Exchange snapin

Please, could you detail this part because I am not sure whatI have to do, thanks!

the concept is that you have a script.cmd file and within that file you

1. call your x86 powershell from %SystemRoot%\syswow64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

2. load your EV snapin

3. run your EV cmdlets

4. call your x64 powershell from %SystemRoot%\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe

5. add your Exchange snapin

6. run your Exchange cmdlets

@JesusWept3 : in fact, I just want to know if my vault stores are in backup mode.

Maybe it's more easy with a SQL query, does it exist a SQL query to check that?