Changes to Content Manager administrative cmdlets introduced in SDL Web 8.5

SDL Web 8.5 introduced some changes to a number of Content Manager administrative cmdlets.

SDL Web 8.5 moved a number of cmdlets, originally in the .NET assembly Tridion.ContentManager.Automation.dll, into a new .NET assembly called Tridion.ContentManager.Server.Automation.dll. The difference between the two is as follows:
  • Tridion.ContentManager.Automation.dll contains cmdlets that can be run remotely against a Content Manager server.
  • Tridion.ContentManager.Server.Automation.dll contains cmdlets that must be run locally on a Content Manager server.
The following cmdlets can only be run locally, and so were moved from Tridion.ContentManager.Automation.dll to Tridion.ContentManager.Server.Automation.dll:
Cmdlet nameDescription
Convert-TcmPublishStatesRepurposes publish states from PublicationTarget or TargetType to provided TargetType.
Convert-TcmBinaries Transfers binaries from one storage provider to another.
Find-TcmMissingBinariesFinds all Content Manager items that have references to binaries which are missing in the permanent storage
Find-TcmOrphanBinariesFinds all orphan binaries in the permanent storage provider.
Start-TcmTracingStarts a new tracing session.
Stop-TcmTracingStops a specific tracer instance or all tracing sessions.