In Conjunction with the release of the SharePoint 2013 preview and Office 15 and all the great releases this summer, Microsoft also saw fit to release some info on the support for PowerShell in SharePoint in Office 365 more commonly known simply as SharePoint online.
Have a look at this link:
Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Online
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161362(v=office.15)
What I regard as a bit cryptic regarding this release is this:
Applies to:Â SharePoint Online Preview
Update 20120920:Â Sign up for the preview here: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=257731
I have not spent time figuring out how to get access to a Preview, I’ll rather just read up on the CMD’lets and wait for the support to become general availability.
The list of CMD’lets is limited to just a few, but as a starter, it is a huge leap forward compared to no support, which was what we had before.
The entire list looks like this:
SharePoint Online cmdlets in verb orderÂ
| Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Cmdlet name | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Description |
|---|---|
| Add-SPOUser | Adds an existing Office 365 user or an Office 365 security group to a SharePoint group. |
| Connect-SPOService | Connects a SharePoint Online global administrator to a SharePoint Online connection (the SharePoint Online Administration Center). This cmdlet must be run before any other SharePoint Online cmdlets can run. |
| Disconnect-SPOService | Disconnects from a SharePoint Online service. |
| Get-SPOAppErrors | Returns application errors. |
| Get-SPOAppInfo | Returns all installed applications. |
| Get-SPODeletedSite | Returns all deleted site collections that are in the Recycle Bin. |
| Get-SPOSite | Returns one or more site collections. |
| Get-SPOSiteGroup | Returns all the groups on the specified site collection. |
| Get-SPOTenantLogEntry | Retrieves SharePoint Online company logs. |
| Get-SPOTenantLogLastAvailableTimeInUtc | Returns the time when the SharePoint Online organization logs are collected. |
| Get-SPOUser | Returns the SharePoint Online user or security group accounts that match given search criteria. |
| Get-SPOWebTemplate | Shows all site templates that match the given identity. |
| New-SPOSite | Creates a new SharePoint Online site collection for the current company. |
| New-SPOSiteGroup | Creates a new group in a SharePoint Online site collection. |
| Remove-SPODeletedSite | Removes a SharePoint Online deleted site collection from the Recycle Bin. |
| Remove-SPOSite | Sends a SharePoint Online site collection to the SharePoint Online Recycle Bin. |
| Remove-SPOSiteGroup | Removes a SharePoint Online group from a site collection. |
| Remove-SPOUser | Removes a user or a security group from a site collection or a group. |
| Repair-SPOSite | Checks and repairs the specified site collection and its contents. |
| Request-SPOUpgradeEvaluationSite | Requests to create a copy of an existing site collection for the purposes of validating the effects of upgrade without affecting the original site. |
| Restore-SPODeletedSite | Restores a SharePoint Online deleted site collection from the Recycle Bin. |
| Set-SPOSite | Sets or updates the values of one or more properties for a site collection. |
| Set-SPOSiteGroup | Updates the SharePoint Online owner and permission level on a group inside a site collection. |
| Set-SPOTenant | Sets properties on the SharePoint Online organization. |
| Set-SPOUser | Configures properties on an existing user. |
| Test-SPOSite | Tests a SharePoint Online site collection. |
| Upgrade-SPOSite | Starts the upgrade process on a site collection. |
Enjoy!
Regards
blksthl 
Whenever i try to the use the New-SPOsite, Powershell online tells me the command does not exist.
I have run the import-Module MSOnline . When i run the Get-Command -Module MSOnline it does not even list the New-SPOsite as a cmdlet.
How can i create a new site collection on SharePoint online, any ideas?
Thanks
Hi Bob.
If you follow the link you will find this instruction:
Perform the following:
-Install Windows PowerShell 3.0 from Windows Management Framework 3.0 – Beta.
-Install the SharePoint Online Management Shell from the Microsoft Download Center.
-Click Start>All Programs>SharePoint Online Management Shell.
-Run Connect-SPOService. For example, Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -credential admin@contoso.com
where:
Url is the URL of the SharePoint Online Administration Center.
Credential is the user name to which you want to grant access to the SharePoint Online Administration Center site.
Try it out! For example, run Get-SPOSite to get a list of all sites.
Regards
// Thomas
Hi Thomas,
I followed the instructions. Installed the files etc..
When i try to connect to the online service via Connect-SPOService, and i enter the URl, it says “Could not connect to Sharepoint online : unsupported”
Hi Bob.
The SharePoint online site you connect to, has to be a Office 365 Preview site (http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/en/whats-new)
The ‘old/current’ Office 365/SharePoint Online still don’t support PowerShell.
Sounds like this is what you are trying to access?
Regards
// Thomas
O i see.
I must be using the old/current version… You say the old current version does not support Powershell, but i can do certain things like create new users via powershell… As when i import the MSonline module, it does give me a set of Powershell commands to use.
So to confirm, to create a new site or site collection, i need to be using the Office 365 preview site?
Hi.
Yes, correct. The current version of Office 365 has PowerSHell support for Exchange and user administration. ALl SharePoint support is new and will be available once Office 365 is upgraded to what is now the ‘preview’.
PowerShell support for SharePoint online has in my opinion been long overdue…soon…;-)
Regards
// Thomas
The identity has not been authenticated? , any ideas, thats the error im receiving.
im not having no luck.
Created a free office 365 preview site….. trying to create a new site collection via powershell..
When i try to connect-SPOServer -url {Admin site url} -credential {admin account}
it just says Could not connect to SharePoint Online. 😦
Does not work. I have 2013 beta site. Installed PS3.0 etc.
PS C:\Windows\system32> Connect-SPOService -Url {adminurl} -Credential $cred
Connect-SPOService : Value does not fall within the expected range.
Got to this point, but when trying to connect to 2013 preview admin
Connect-SPOService : Value does not fall within the expected range.
Hmm, or this one: connect-sposervice : Catastrophic failure (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000FFFF
(E_UNEXPECTED))
Hi.
Not sure what you are doing exactly:
‘I have 2013 beta site. Installed PS3.0 etc.’. Does this mean that you have SharePoint Server 2013 Onprem or a SharePoint online preview?
If you have an onprem server then you can stop trying, all of the nnnn-SPOnnnnn CMD’lets are for SharePoint online(preview) only.
If it is Online, did you follow this to the letter:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161372
Regards
Yes followed that article to the letter. Can logon via browser to admin url and credentials.
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blksthl schreef: Thomas Balkeståhl commented: “Hi. Not sure what you are doing exactly: ‘I have 2013 beta site. Installed PS3.0 etc.’. Does this mean that you have SharePoint Server 2013 Onprem or a SharePoint online preview? If you have an onprem server then you can stop trying, all of the nnnn-SPOnn”
Hi Carry.
Sorry, did or do not have time to test that again which would be the only way to give any good assistance.
I recommend that you submit a Q to the SharePoint 2013 forum. Use this forum for SharePoint Online Q’s:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/onlineservicessharepoint/threads
Good luck!
// Thomas
Hi thomas It is SharePoint Online Office365 Preview 2013
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blksthl schreef: carry2web commented: “Hmm, or this one: connect-sposervice : Catastrophic failure (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000FFFF (E_UNEXPECTED))”
Just a quick note in case it is useful for anyone out there. I ran into the same error “Connect-SPOService : Value does not fall within the expected range” and it turned out to be related to the network that I’m using. Once I changed to different network, it worked fine. The problem, in my case, is most likely caused by domain controller’s blocking the command/traffic.
Hi.
Thanks for the note!
Regards
// Thomas