Install NCache PowerShell Module without NCache Installation

NCache allows you to install NCache Powershell module on your machines without installing NCache at all. This module contains all cmdlets as provided in NCache's shipped PowerShell module ncacheps. You can use these cmdlets to manage, configure and test NCache from a remote machine without any installation.

Important

Please note that this is an alpha release and supports only Windows environment for now. Moreover, some of the commands that do not take -Server parameter will not work with this module. We are working to update this and provide Linux support in the upcoming releases.

To install NCache PowerShell Module:

Step 1: Run PowerShell as Administrator

• Search for "Windows PowerShell" and click on Run as Administrator.

• Set script execution policy to RemoteSigned to allow remote execution:

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

Step 2: Install NCache Modules

Execute the following commands in PowerShell according to your required NCache release module:

• To use latest released modules:

Install-Module -Name NCache

Install-Module -Name NCache.Professional

Install-Module -Name NCache.OpenSource

• To use a specific version of NCache module:

Install-Module -Name NCache -RequiredVersion 5.0.3

Troubleshooting

In case of error in the aforementioned steps, execute the following commands one by one:

Install-Module -Name PackageManagement -Repository PSGallery -Force

Install-Module -Name PowerShellGet -Repository PSGallery -Force

Important

Restart PowerShell as Administrator after executing these commands.

Step 3: Verify Successful Module Installation

To verify that the module is installed successfully, you can execute the following commands:

• The following command displays the list of all modules installed on the machine. Verify that you see NCache listed with the proper version.

Get-InstalledModule

• To list all commands associated with the NCache module you just installed, execute the required command in PowerShell according to the NCache edition:

Get-Command –Module NCache

Get-Command –Module NCache.Professional

Get-Command –Module NCache.OpenSource

• You can also verify by searching "NCache" on https://www.powershellgallery.com/.

Step 4: Use NCache PowerShell Cmdlets

• To get help on using the tools, execute the following command in PowerShell or refer to our PowerShell Reference:

Get-Help <CmdletName> –Full

The following example shows how to get complete help for Get-Caches tool:

Get-Help Get-Caches –Full