Stsadm vs Powershell scripts for Add/Deploy Solution in SharePoint 2010

Add Solution

                1.       stsadm

a.       stsadm -o addsolution -filename "SolutionFile"

Ex:

      stsadm -o addsolution -filename "E:\HealthFirst\R&D\ListItemLimitSolution\ListItemLimitSolution\bin\Debug\ListItemLimitSolution.wsp"

                2.       Powershell

a.      Add-SPSolution -LiteralPath "SolutionFile"

Ex: 

      Add-SPSolution -LiteralPath "E:\HealthFirst\R&D\ListItemLimitSolution\ListItemLimitSolution\bin\Debug\ListItemLimitSolution.wsp"

Delete Solution

                1.       stsadm

a.   Stsadm -o deletesolution -name "SolutionName"

Ex:

     Stsadm -o deletesolution -name "ListItemLimitSolution.wsp"

               2.       Powershell

a.       Remove-SPSolution -Identity "SolutionName"

                  Ex:

                         Remove-SPSolution -Identity "ListItemLimitSolution.wsp"

Deploy Solution

              1.       stsadm

a.       All Web Applications

                                                               i.      stsadm -o deploysolution -name "SolutionName" -immediate -allowgacdeployment –allcontenturls

 Ex:

       stsadm -o deploysolution -name "listitemlimitsolution.wsp" -immediate -allowgacdeployment –allcontenturls

b.      Particular Web Application

                                                              i.      stsadm -o deploysolution -name "listitemlimitsolution.wsp"-immediate -allowgacdeployment -url  “SiteURL”

 Ex:

     stsadm -o deploysolution -name "listitemlimitsolution.wsp"-immediate -allowgacdeployment -url  “http://Site:1000”

             2.       PowerShell

a.       All Web Application

                                                               i.      Install-SPSolution "SolutionName" -AllWebApplication "    

                                          –GACDeployment

 Ex:

       Install-SPSolution "ListItemLimitSolution.wsp" -AllWebApplication "   

       –GACDeployment

b.      Particular Web Application        

                                                               i.    Install-SPSolution "SolutionName" -WebApplication   

                                          "SiteURL" -GACDeployment

                                     Ex:

                                         Install-SPSolution "ListItemLimitSolution.wsp" -WebApplication 

                                         "http://Site:1000" -GACDeployment

Retract Solution

            1.       Stsadm

a.       All WebApplication

                                                              i.      stsadm -o retractsolution -name "SolutionName" -immediate –allcontenturls

b.      Particular WebApplication

                                                              i.      stsadm -o retractsolution -name "listitemlimitsolution.wsp"-immediate -url "http://Site:1000"

            2.       PowerShell

a.       All WebApplication

                                                               i.      Uninstall-SPSolution "SolutionName" -AllWebApplication "

b.      Particular WebApplication

                                                               i.      Uninstall-SPSolution "ListItemLimitSolution.wsp" -WebApplication  

                                          "http://Site:1000

Enable Feature

             1.       Stsadm

a.       All WebApplication

----- Not Available----

b.      Particular WebApplication

                                                              i.      stsadm -o activatefeature -name "FeatureName" -url  "SiteURL"

                                    Ex:

                                            stsadm -o activatefeature -name "listitemlimitsolution_Feature1" -url 

                                           "http://Site:1800"

            2.       PowerShell

a.       All WebApplication       

                                                              i.      Get-SPWebApplication | ForEach-Object {Enable-SPFeature 

                                         "FeatureName" -Url $_.Url -confirm:$false}

 Ex:

       Get-SPWebApplication | ForEach-Object {Enable-SPFeature 

                                         "listitemlimitsolution_Feature1" -Url $_.Url -confirm:$false}

b.      Particular WebApplication

                                                              i.      Enable-SPFeature -Identity "FeatureName" -Url "SiteURL"

                                    Ex:

                                         Enable-SPFeature -Identity "listitemlimitsolution_Feature1" -Url 

                                          "http://Site:1000"

Disable Feature

            1.       Stsadm

a.       All WebApplication

----- Not Available----

b.      Particular WebApplication

                                                              i.      stsadm -o deactivatefeature -name "FeatureName" -url   "SiteURL"
                                    Ex:
                                    stsadm -o deactivatefeature -name "listitemlimitsolution_Feature1" -url
                                    "http://Site:1800”

            2.       PowerShell

a.       All WebApplication

                                           i.      Get-SPWebApplication | ForEach-Object {Disable-SPFeature
                               "FeatureName" -Url $_.Url -confirm:$false}
                         Ex:
                          Get-SPWebApplication | ForEach-Object {Disable-SPFeature
                         "listitemlimitsolution_Feature1" -Url $_.Url -confirm:$false}

b.      Particular WebApplication

                                              i.      Disable-SPFeature -Identity "listitemlimitsolution_Feature1" -Url  "SiteURL"
                           Ex:
                           Disable-SPFeature -Identity "listitemlimitsolution_Feature1" -Url
                           "http://Site:1000"